Heart Of The Rockies Med Ctr

Description

Mission Statement
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center exists to enhance the health of our community through the delivery of personalized and exceptional care Our vision is to be the healthcare provider of choice for our region as a worldclass rural healthcare organization

Our mission as well as our vision and values serves as a guideline for daily decision making and represents the principles and practices that we constantly apply The comfort and care of our patients is a major focus of ours We want to provide quality and cost effective care that is close to home

Another objective is to provide education and to increase your health awareness Part of our mission is to continually put the quotcarequot in healthcare More healthcare information is now available from our Web site which also provides patient education resources for you your family and friends to explore

HRRMC has adopted the following values to guide the everyday behavior of each and every employee Teamwork Recognition Attitude Customer Service Safety Talent Accountability Respect These values are further defined in the HRRMC employee performance standards

Welcome

We welcome you to explore our site and give your comments by directly emailing us Take a look at the services we provide and be assured that we are here to provide for our patients 24 hours a day seven days a week

We continue to grow and adapt to meet your current and future healthcare needs Visit our Whats New page to find out whats happening to help improve your health

History

Serving You Since 1885
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is a 25bed Critical Access hospital located in Salida Colorado The hospital serves the 16000 residents of the Upper Arkansas Valley including the communities of Buena Vista Villa Grove Saguache Granite Howard and surrounding communities

HRRMC was first established in 1885 as the Denver amp Rio Grande Railroad hospital for railroad employees In 1962 the railroad decided to sell the hospital Despite offers of purchase from two outside private companies a group of local community leaders gave money to buy the hospital The hospital ran as a private corporation until 1976 when the Salida Hospital District was formed and the community members who had provided money in 1962 were reimbursed In 1989 the hospitals name changed to Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center which better reflected the services offered and the area served

Hospital Changes
The old hospital underwent many renovations including two additions After a fire in 1899 the hospital was rebuilt This section of the historic building still stands today During 192425 a large twostory patient wing was added to the hospital Another addition and further renovations were made in the early 1980s which allowed for a new Intensive Care Unit laboratory emergency room and two additional patient rooms

In 1994 renovations included the addition of ten semiprivate patient rooms a new operating room CardioPulmonary Department and an expanded Emergency Department

The hospital moved into a new stateoftheart facility 11 miles west of the old facility on Hwy 291 on April 1 2008 This 85000 squarefoot 25bed hospital will serve the medical needs of the Upper Arkansas Valley for decades to come

In addition to facility changes HRRMC has kept up with medical technology by investing in several pieces of stateoftheart diagnostic equipment including a multislice CT scanner a Mammography unit a new 15 Tessla MRI a Pulmonary Function Test PFT machine a hematology analyzer gastroscope and fetal monitoring equipment that includes the capability to monitor the mother

Exceptional Care
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is proud to offer exceptional care to the community and its visitors We provide a full range of services Our 31 fulltime physicians provide everything from complete family care obstetrics to geriatrics to surgery including Dermatology Gastroenterology General Cataract amp Laser Surgery Orthopedic Foot amp Ankle Gynecological and Urological