We are a small nonprofit organization with the mission to drive health equity across Colorado by delivering health and wellness services to our local community members by means of mobile care. We operate on a pay-what-you-want model, allowing everyone to pay what they can for the care that they need.
At Essential Project, we are challenging the norms of the traditional health care industry. Our organization was founded during The Great Resignation period by Dr. Susan Hansen, a visionary Chiropractor who questioned the intentions of the mainstream health care system. We asked ourselves: Why aren't people receiving the necessary health care services more often? Why do those who need care the most neglect their physical well-being? Why are insurance companies denying claims that are clearly medically necessary? And why are highly-educated Chiropractors among the lowest reimbursed health care professionals?
Driven by a desire for change, Dr. Susan Hansen, a Doctor of Chiropractic and the President of Essential Project, created this nonprofit health care organization. Our primary mission is to deliver health equity to our essential community members in Eagle County and provide practitioners across the nation the opportunity to participate in this nontraditional model of care. We have adopted a "Pay-What-You-Want" approach, allowing individuals to contribute what they can afford for the care they need. Our services are delivered through our newly-renovated Mobile Health Clinic shuttle, bringing health care directly to your place of work or home.