Family Health West

Name :

Family Health West

Address  :

228 North Cherry Street
P.O. Box 130

Town  :

Fruita

State  :

Colorado

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

81521

Phone  :

970 858 9871

Fax  :

970 858 7911

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

info@familyhealthwest.org

Description

Our Mission

As a communitybased nonprofit organization Family Health West is committed to providing a Continuum of Care enhancing our communitys quality of life through professional health care and related services

A Tradition of Caring

At Family Health West everything we do revolves around our mission We have been taking care of families in the lower valley community since 1946 Our people know that those entrusted to our care receive uncompromised compassion and concern We not only care for individual physical needs but for the overall wellbeing of our patients and their families This is accomplished through our Continuum of Care

Continuum of Care
Our Continuum of Care ensures that our patients receive the best in health services through all the stages of their lives These services include the following

New 16bed Hospital

Urgent Care

Imaging Center

Rehabilitation Therapy and Fitness Center

Secure 24bed secure assisted living residence The Willows

A 90bed assisted living residence The Oaks

A 120bed adult extended longterm care nursing home

Specialized Alzheimers Care featuring the Main Street Experience

Respite Care

Our Continuum of Care ensures that our patients remain with their family at Family Health West as their health care needs change The patient feels secure in knowing that their needs can be met without the undue stress and anxiety of moving to an unfamiliar place We have onsite nursing and social work assessments to assure appropriate efficient placement and treatment Coordinated physical rehabilitative programs allow the patient to recover as quickly as possible close to home

History

Family Health West located in Fruita Colorado has remained on the leading edge of rural health care service delivery for over 60 years The 20bed hospital was a result of a community effort in the mid 1940s to provide health care for residents of rural Mesa County in Western Colorado Local farmers and ranchers drove to Utah and brought back loads of bricks and supplies to build the hospital

Although the hospital weathered many crises in the early years it survived because of the communitys commitment and dedication to maintaining local health care

In the 1980s Family Health West began to implement a broader range of health care services to meet the needs of the community The Continuum of Health Care was developed to include senior elder and Alzheimers care services Family Health West is now recognized as a pioneer and leader in health care services for individuals of all ages and in the implementation of innovative Alzheimers and eldercare

In 1997 Family Health West unveiled their quotMain Street Experiencequot a social model for Alzheimers and elder care This approach is designed to positively stimulate the longterm memories of Alzheimers patients in a nonthreatening enjoyable environment

Today
Family Health West has over 350 employees serving over 245 patients As a nonprofit provider 80 of the clientele are predominately lowincome Medicaid or Medicare patients Being the areas premier provider of Alzheimers and elder care since the mid1980s the goal is to continue to develop and provide stateoftheart programs for our patients resulting in a higher quality of life

In the last few years we have added the Kokopelli Outpatient Clinics and most recently a brand new hospital to continue to provide the best of care for our communitys families News and updates can be found here as well as information about how you can contribute