Conejos County Hospital is a
critical access hospital The Critical Access Hospital program is a United States federal program established in 1997 as part of the Balanced Budget Act. The program aims to offer small hospitals in rural areas to serve residents that would otherwise be a long distance from ...
in
La Jara, Colorado
La Jara is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 818 at the 2010 United States Census.
Geography
La Jara is in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado. U.S. Route 285 passes through La Jara, leading nor ...
, in
Conejos County
Conejos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,461. The county seat is the unincorporated community of Conejos.
Being 50.7% Hispanic in 2020, Conejos was Colorado's largest Hispa ...
. The hospital has 17 beds.
The hospital is a Level IV trauma center.
The hospital serves
Conejos and
Costilla counties in the
San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It co ...
. It is the only emergency service provider in the two counties.
History and organization
The hospital was established in 1963. It was originally started and staffed by Mennonites who continued running the hospital through the 1970s. The hospital completed a $6 million expansion in 2019, which included an upgrade to its emergency rooms.
The hospital is one of two hospitals (and several regional clinics) that make up San Luis Valley Health (SLV Health), a small
hospital network
A hospital network is a public, non-profit or for-profit company or organization that provides two or more hospitals and other broad healthcare facilities and services. A hospital network may include hospitals in one or more regions within one o ...
. The other hospital in the network is the
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center (SLVRMC) is an acute care hospital located in the San Luis Valley in Alamosa, Colorado. It serves southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
The hospital has 49 licensed beds and is a Level III trauma ce ...
in
Alamosa. SLV Health was founded in 2013.
References
External links
Hospital website
Hospitals in Colorado
Buildings and structures in Conejos County, Colorado
Hospitals established in 1963
1963 establishments in Colorado
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