HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital officially opened early Tuesday morning at 1500 Park Center Dr.
It opened its door to patients at 5:30 a.m. but just prior to that, there was a flag-raising ceremony that included the singing of the national anthem and a blessing for the hospital, its staff, and clinicians.
With 74 inpatient beds and room to grow, the six-story hospital features a birth center including C-section operating rooms and Level III NICU.
There's also an 18-bed intensive care unit, six operating rooms, a Level III trauma center and emergency department, advanced cardiac services and complete imaging capabilities including 3D mammography.
“Specialists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital offer clinical trials and innovative treatments sometimes years before they’re more broadly available, giving patients the best possible outcomes, " said UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Purcell, who is also the associate director for clinical services at the CU Cancer Center.
"This new hospital will allow patients in this area to receive many of these advanced treatments without having to travel to the Anschutz Medical Campus.”
The hospital will serve many of the rapidly growing communities of Douglas County including Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Roxborough, Sterling Ranch, Ken Caryl, and Columbine.
About 500 employees are on staff to care for patients, guests and the facility.
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