| Prowers Medical Center | |
|---|---|
 The hospital's main entrance and parking area | |
  The hospital's location in Colorado. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 401 Kendall Drive Lamar, Colorado[1], Prowers County, Colorado, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°4′12.87″N 102°36′35.26″W / 38.0702417°N 102.6097944°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | District hospital |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Critical access hospital[1] |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level IV trauma center |
| Beds | 25[2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Colorado |
Prowers Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Lamar, Colorado, in Prowers County. The hospital is a level IV trauma center.[3]
History
Lamar's first hospital was a privately funded hospital called Charles Maxwell Hospital that began operating in 1920. Maxwell Hospital's first dedicated hospital building was built in 1928. In 1946, the Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception bought the hospital and changed its name to Sacred Heart Hospital. In 1967, the Dominican Sisters, facing insufficient funding, decided to close the hospital. At this time, the community came together and formed the Prowers County Hospital District, a special district under Colorado law. A new hospital building was completed in 1978, and three expansions have been added since then.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Prowers Medical Center". Colorado Hospital Association. 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Prowers Medical Center". American Hospital Directory. February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Health Facilities & Emergency Medical Services Division (n.d.). "Trauma facility listing : Trauma facilities in Colorado by level". State of Colorado. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Prowers Medical Center Celebrates 50 Years!". Prowers Medical Center. May 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "About Prowers Medical Center". Prowers Medical Center. May 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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