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Healthcare
TRANSITION SUGGESTIONS
Bring Your Records
Your new physician needs to know your medical history.
Visit all your healthcare providers in the community a few
weeks before moving. Explain that you are moving to Colorado
Springs and request copies of your healthcare records for
every member of your household. If you have already located
new providers you can sign a release and have the records
sent directly. If you have children, it is imperative that you
bring their immunization records with you. Required school
immunizations include: Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis, Polio,
Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Hepatitis B and Varicella. Children in
daycare and preschool must also be immunized for Haemophilus
infl uenza type B (HIB) and Pneumococcal Conjugate.
Referrals
Your healthcare providers may also be able to refer you to
counterparts in your new community. Like most professionals,
they have an extensive network of contacts throughout the
country, which could include colleagues, classmates or conference
attendees they have worked with or met. Area hospitals
also offer referral services.
Medications
If you are taking prescription drugs for any existing or
recurring conditions, ask your current physician for extra
Good health, fi tness and regular
healthcare make work, travel
and leisure time more enjoyable.
Residents of Colorado Springs make
it a point to stay healthy.
Men’s Fitness Magazine named
Colorado Springs the 6th Fittest City
in the Country in 2006. Colorado
Springs has a bounty of opportunity
for fi tness and offers a full range
of healthcare services. Making
the transition to these healthcare
professionals is easy.
medication before you leave for Colorado Springs. In the
hustle and bustle of moving, scheduling appointments with
a new provider in Colorado Springs to obtain prescriptions
could easily slip your mind, and you could run out. Pharmacies
are plentiful with many open seven days a week; some
are open 24 hours a day.
Health Insurance
En route to Colorado Springs, make certain that you have
quick access to insurance cards, phone numbers and claim
forms needed to obtain health care. If something goes wrong
on the road, or during your fi rst few days in town, you may
need to use your health insurance. Many health insurance
plans require you to use preferred, network or HMO providers.
Contact the plan administrator before leaving to fi nd out
provisions for coverage while traveling and after you arrive.
Most plans cover a smaller portion of the cost for out-of-area
or non-participating providers.
Traveling Tips
A little prior planning for healthcare issues can pay big
dividends. Don’t forget a good fi rst aid kit, www.redcross.
org has a complete list of what to include. Once you arrive,
continue to carry it with you in your vehicle at all times. It
never hurts to be prepared.
30 Colorado Springs Relocation GUIDE 2007