The Rocky Mountain MS Center delivers needed programs & services to individuals and families living with MS and related neurological disorders. Your donation makes those efforts a reality and continues to build the sustainability of our organization for those counting on us.
Founded in 1978, the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center (RMMSC) is a family- and patient-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way we think about and treat MS. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and their families living with MS and related neurological diseases through care, support, education, and research. We are committed to providing innovative, specialized, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary care to treat, support, and rehabilitate people living with MS.
All services and programs offered by the Rocky Mountain MS Center are available for anyone impacted by MS or related neurological disorders regardless of where they receive their health care.
CARE: Through a partnership between the non-profit, Rocky Mountain MS Center, and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, patients benefit from state-of-the-art care provided by MS-specialized practitioners and neurologists. The Clinic currently serves more than 4,500 adults and children with world-class clinical services. KADEP welcomes more than 60 clients every weekday and 150 individuals annually. KADEP is an innovative and award-winning adult day program designed to provide holistic support to individuals with a range of neurological disabilities, including traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and rare neurological diseases.
SUPPORT: Promote quality of life for MS patients through comprehensive services to more than 470 people annually. Services include counseling hydrotherapy, adaptive online exercise classes, disability assessments, and our MS Young Professionals Network to meet the continuum of needs.
EDUCATION: Provide free educational publications, classes, and events to MS patients, their families, and health care professionals so they can make informed decisions about their care. We have expanded our educational programming, which is now available across multiple platforms. Our educational publications reach 76,500 people around the world and we provide educational programming to more than 2,000 individuals through MS 101, Education Summits, our speaker series “Conversations on MS”, and webinars. These programs offer updates on MS and empower patients to make the most informed healthcare and lifestyle decisions tailored to their needs.
RESEARCH: The MS Center’s cutting-edge research program, one of the largest in the world, conducts basic science, clinical trials, and translational research to find biomarkers and effective MS treatments helping to improve the lives of people living with MS.
Entering our third year, the MS Rural Engagement Program aims to address the health disparities facing rural-based MS patients, including lack of access to specialized MS care, education, and support services. With our Rural Engagement Program, we have built many relationships and connections with rural-based MS patients and families through in-person outreach and by delivering a range of our education programs and support services. We have also forged trusting relationships and collaborations with rural health care providers and community-based organizations in our targeted rural Colorado communities.
The mission of the Rocky Mountain MS Center is to improve the quality of life of individuals and their families living with MS and related neurological diseases through care, support, education and research.
The Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center (RMMSC) is a patient and family-centered nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive and integrated wellness approach to multiple sclerosis (MS) and related diseases, life-changing support services, and innovative research. The mission of RMMSC is to improve the quality of life of individuals and their families living with MS and related neurological diseases through care, support, education, and research.
In 1978, doctors and community leaders in the Denver area recognized a troubling gap in services for people living with MS. Inspired to take action, they created one of the nation's first comprehensive centers dedicated to the study and treatment of MS: the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, unpredictable disease of the central nervous system (CNS), which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. It is an immune-mediated disorder, in which the immune system incorrectly attacks healthy tissue in the CNS. Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50.
In 1992, RMMSC broadened its continuum of care by merging with MS Community Resources. This merger enhanced community services with the addition of the King Adult Day Enrichment Program (KADEP), an innovative and award-winning adult day program designed to provide holistic support to individuals with neurological disabilities. KADEP opened its doors in 1991 with just six program participants in a one-room facility. Today, we serve over 150 clients per year in a 30,000 square foot facility that includes a fully accessible fitness center, a full-size gym, classrooms, a computer lab, a large dining area, gardens, a fountain, and outdoor patio. While the program originally focused on individuals with MS, KADEP has expanded over the years in response to community needs to include a large number of clients with TBI, stroke, and rare neurological diseases.
In 2008, RMMSC partnered with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center to create The Rocky Mountain MS Center at the University of Colorado. Medical Director, Dr. John Corboy leads a robust research program and innovative care model serving more than half of the MS patients in Colorado. The team of doctors at CU Anschutz also participates in RMMSC's educational programs.
Today, the Rocky Mountain MS Center serves more than 16,000 people through our education programs, counseling, young professionals network, hydrotherapy, online weekly exercise classes, adult day enrichment program, and through the Rocky Mountain MS Center at CU.
Organization name
Rocky Mountain MS Center
other names
Rocky Mountain MS Center, RMMSC, Center for Neurological Diseases
1978
Tax id (EIN)
84-0795455
Category
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
8845 Wagner St.Adams County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
Arapahoe County, CO, US
CO, US