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About Us
Pioneers history began in 1947 when Freeman Fairfield a former resident of this community approached the Rio Blanco County Commissioners about establishing a hospital Mr Fairfield worked with the Commissioners and a group of local citizens to build a hospital for the Meeker community Opening its doors in 1950 Pioneers Hospital began offering acute health care and surgical services to the community Today Pioneers Medical Center is licensed through the Colorado State Department of Health and is both Medicare and Medicaidcertified We accept commercial insurance most health plans and selfpay Financial arrangements may be set up through the Business Office

In 1960 the Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing opened its doors for longterm care made possible through the generosity of Lewis and Adelaide Walbridge Attached to the north side of the hospital the Walbridge Wing with its 33 beds provides longterm skilled nursing services to its residents Through the Wings rehabilitation services exercise and activity groups each residents care is individualized to meet his or her physical emotional nutritional and spiritual needs The Wing is also licensed by the Colorado State Department of Health and accepts Medicare Medicaid Veterans and privatepay residents Please visit the Walbridge Wings individual page on this site

A wide variety of health care services are delivered through Meeker Family Health Center The MFHC originated in 1990 as a rural health clinic and its physicians nurse practitioners physician assistant and staff continue to strive to meet our communitys workers and visitors healthcare needs Please visit MFHCs individual page on this site for more information and visit our Physician Directory to locate a specific provider

Mission
Pioneers Medical Center will lead the effort to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents workers and visitors of our community

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History

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Our History
The history of Pioneers Medical Center begins in 1947 with the generous endowment from Freeman Fairfield

In 1950 PMC opened its doors providing clinical and acute care services In 1960 Adelaide and Carl Walbridges generosity made it possible to grow the PMC campus to include The Walbridge Memorial Wing a licensed skillednursing facility

In 1998 through the generosity of the entire community and foundations the PMC campus expanded to meet the growing community needs and added the Meeker Family Health Center During this recent expansion several other services were able to grow such as surgical services rehabilitation therapy cardiopulmonary services laboratory and radiology services

Today PMC is a vibrant rural healthcare center It offers a Level IV Emergency RoomTrauma Center to stabilize and treat emergency patients Modern technology allows PMC to perform proactive health services such as cancer screenings child wellness women wellness and much more Additionally PMC has collaborative relationships with St Marys Hospital in Grand Junction and Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs to increase patient care