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Colorado West HealthCare System
dba Community Hospital

Overview
Community Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, is a full-service, acute-care hospital licensed for 78 beds. As part of the Colorado West Healthcare System, we offer full outpatient diagnostic services and inpatient care for the Western Slope region of Colorado, and Eastern Utah. Community Hospital brings together expert staff and world-class technology in a healing, family-centered environment.

Location
Community Hospital is located on an 8-acre campus at 2021 N. 12th St. Other buildings at that location include a physician office building with a pharmacy, and a medical office building that houses home health services.

Other facilities affiliated with our system include:

  1. First Choice Outpatient Surgical Center at Community Hospital at 2596 F Road.

  2. Therapy Works at Community Hospital, 2004 N. 12th St.

Leadership
Chris Thomas, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Meet Chris Thomas.

Corporate Structure
We are a not-for-profit hospital managed by a community-based Board of Trustees.
Hospital Services
Imaging/radiology services
PET/CT
64-slice CT scanner
High-field (1.5 Tesla), open-bore MRI
Digital mammography - stereotactic biopsy capabilities
Ultrasound
Nuclear medicine

Full laboratory services
Mayo Clinic-designated reference laboratory
Full pathology services
Microbiology
Cytology
24/7 Emergency Department services

Other Core Services
Intensive Care/Critical Care (ICU/CCU)
Surgical services, including general surgery,orthopedics & vascular surgery
Medical unit
Occupational medicine

2009 Statistics
Inpatient Days - 8,212
Emergency Department Admissions - 1,242
Emergency Department Visits - 13,529
Outpatient Visits - 124,881
Physicians on Medical Staff - 256
Specialties Represented on Medical Staff - 41
Number of Employees - 576

Occupational Health Services
Number of Client Companies - 322
Number of Pre-Employment Screenings - 5,696
Drug Testing Consortium - 368 drivers
Download a printable version of our Community Hospital fact sheet.