PPHPC marks milestones in 2025
2025 was a historic year for Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, serving more patients than ever before and opening the region’s first freestanding hospice Inpatient Care Center.
PPHPC served just under 2,000 hospice patients in 2025 – a 14 percent increase from the year prior and 41 percent increase from 2023. Including palliative services, PPHPC served just over 2,500 people. PPHPC President Dawn Darvalics anticipates increasing demand for services in 2026.
“On a typical day in 2025 we served about 274 hospice patients – an all-time high for us,” said Darvalics. “Some days we reached 300 patients in our care.” Darvalics noted that growth in the aging population of El Paso County and continued awareness of the high quality of service PPHPC provides will continue to drive greater demand in the future.
PPHPC opened the region’s only freestanding hospice inpatient center in late June 2025, and usage of the center’s 12 suites exceeded internal projections for the year.
“We take this work seriously, and we’re careful with the trust families place in us,” said Darvalics. “We know how much this moment matters.”
Go Back PPHPC served just under 2,000 hospice patients in 2025 – a 14 percent increase from the year prior and 41 percent increase from 2023. Including palliative services, PPHPC served just over 2,500 people. PPHPC President Dawn Darvalics anticipates increasing demand for services in 2026.
“On a typical day in 2025 we served about 274 hospice patients – an all-time high for us,” said Darvalics. “Some days we reached 300 patients in our care.” Darvalics noted that growth in the aging population of El Paso County and continued awareness of the high quality of service PPHPC provides will continue to drive greater demand in the future.
PPHPC opened the region’s only freestanding hospice inpatient center in late June 2025, and usage of the center’s 12 suites exceeded internal projections for the year.
“We take this work seriously, and we’re careful with the trust families place in us,” said Darvalics. “We know how much this moment matters.”