Draft floor plan, subject to change
January 2026
The South Routt Community Corporation (SRCC) has received a short-term $75,000 bridge loan from the Yampa Valley Community Foundation to renovate the first floor of the Community Center in Oak Creek. This renovation will enable UCHealth to continue providing physical therapy services to South Routt County residents.
UCHealth currently provides physical therapy services within the South Routt Medical Center. However, due to an upcoming remodel and expansion of the Medical Center for its own use, outside tenants, including UCHealth, are losing use of the facility. To avoid loss of physical therapy services in the region, UCHealth and SRCC entered into a long-term lease agreement for a portion of the Community Center, which is operated by SRCC. To make the space adequate for medical services – including adding an accessible bathroom, private rooms, and a changing area – a remodel is necessary. SRCC will pay upfront costs of remodel construction, and UCHealth will reimburse SRCC upon occupancy.
With a relatively small, short-term loan, the Foundation’s Impact Investment Program is generating several community benefits. Residents of South Routt County will continue to be able to access important medical services without having to drive or find transportation to Steamboat Springs or further. In addition, placing a long-term tenant creates a sustainable funding source and improved financial viability for the Community Center itself and, consequently, stability for its other nonprofit tenants.
Mary Alice Page-Allen, Secretary/Treasurer of the SRCC Board of Directors, says “We appreciate UCHealth’s desire to remain in South Routt to provide physical therapy services. The quick bridge loan from Yampa Valley Community Foundation allowed the project to come together and maintain continuity of services, and in an expanded location. It’s partnerships like these with UCHealth and Yampa Valley Community Foundation that remind us that when we work together, good things happen.”
To learn more about YVCF’s Impact Investment Program, go to: https://yvcf.org/impact-investing/