Sleep Medicine

Boulder County's Only Accredited Sleep Program

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Boulder Community Health has partnered with the Colorado Sleep Institute (CSI) to create an integrated sleep center where all sleep-related services are available at a single facility, including:

Office visits with a sleep specialist
Home and laboratory sleep testing
Insomnia treatment
Oral appliances
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP)

Our Sleep Diagnostic Center in Boulder is the only sleep lab in Boulder County fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the professional medical association dedicated to assuring quality care for patients. The AASM sets standards and promotes excellence in treatment, education and research. Accreditation ensures that:

Our sleep technologists are certified and participate in on-going education on the latest advancements in treating sleep disorders
Our center is equipped with the latest tools to diagnose sleep and accurately measure disorders that may occur during sleep
When necessary, diagnostic results and treatment recommendations can be delivered 24 hours after a sleep study

Our Services

Patients receive consultations with board-certified specialists and may undergo overnight sleep studies. We then develop a holistic treatment plan that can include therapeutic devices, oxygen or cognitive-behavioral therapies, along with surgical or medication treatments, nutrition changes or acupuncture. Our staff can clinically monitor therapy devices, such as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), and provide analysis of CPAP effectiveness for patients.

When necessary, diagnostic results and treatment recommendations can be delivered 24 hours after a sleep study.

Comfortable Facilities

Our facilities offer comfortable, home-like settings. Each room has a queen-size premium mattress fitted with high-quality linens, private bathroom with shower, flat screen HD television, gourmet coffee and a personal wardrobe closet. These amenities serve an important clinical purpose: recreating the comforts of home helps patients experience a better, truer sleep quality that gives clinicians more accurate data.

To schedule an appointment with a sleep physician or learn more about treatment options, call (720) 279-9098.

For questions about diagnostic sleep testing, call 303-415-8890 (Boulder) or email Brian Pollock at bpollock@bch.org.

Questions to Ask When Selecting a Sleep Disorder Center

Does the medical staff consist of a wide range of board-certified sleep medical specialists?

Properly diagnosing and treating sleep disorders requires a wide range of medical expertise because of the numerous types of disorders that exist. Sleep problems may be caused by medical, neurological or behavioral issues. The CSI staff consists of neurologists, internists, pediatricians and pulmonologists who are also board-certified sleep specialists and have the necessary expertise to diagnose and treat all varieties of sleep disorders.

Does the sleep center offer a full range of services or just deliver a sleep study?

Select a center that offers both evaluations by specially trained physicians and a sleep laboratory staffed by registered sleep technologists. Patients who require initial evaluation by a sleep specialist may not require an over-night sleep study, but if they do they will likely receive a more comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan since they will already be working with a sleep physician. The CSI sleep specialists have the medical expertise to develop treatment plans with highly successful outcomes. Patients receive continued monitoring even after they receive treatment.

Is the sleep center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)?

The AASM is the only professional society dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine. The AASM sets high standards and promotes excellence in treatment, education and research. Accreditation ensures that technical and medical staff participate in on-going education on the latest advancements in treating sleep disorders. BCH's sleep disorder program is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.