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Memorial Hospital Central

Overview:

Memorial Health System is a leading employer and provider of comprehensive health care services in southern Colorado. As a self-supporting city enterprise, Memorial receives no tax subsidy, yet treats everyone regardless of ability to pay. Being locally-owned and operated means all hospital revenues are reinvested into the hospital and programs to create a healthier community.

The hospital is licensed for 477 beds with several outpatient facilities located throughout Colorado Springs and in Teller County. Through a dedicated team of 3500 employees, 700 physicians and 900 volunteers, the hospital works to optimize the health of the community. Memorial continually invests in its people, technology, facilities and practices with the ultimate goal of providing excellent service and the most sensitive care to our patients.

Mission:

To optimize the health, safety and comfort of our patients, their families and the community we serve by providing the best and most sensitive professional care and service.

Vision:

To remain the pre-eminent health care provider in the community, developing a health care system with physicians to provide patient care that is predictable, stable and seamless.

Key Services:

Memorial provides comprehensive medical, surgical and critical care services centered around several areas of excellence:

  • Emergency and trauma
  • Mother/baby
  • Memorial Hospital for Children 
  • Rehabilitation
  • Oncology
  • Cardiology

Memorial offers southern Colorado’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and its only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The hospital is also unique in providing children’s surgery and child life programs. Outpatient services provided by Memorial include occupational health, radiology, laboratory, surgery, urgent and after hours care, and disease and wellness programs.

Community Value:

In the spirit of contributing to and fostering a healthy community, Memorial operates a free health information call center staffed by licensed nurses (444-CARE). Additionally, through its HealthLink program, Memorial Health System hosts numerous wellness classes and health screenings, and participates in nearly 100 community events per year.

History:

For more than a century, Memorial Health System and the health of Colorado Springs have been inseparable.

In 1904, when Colorado Springs had only 21,000 people, the Methodist Church established Colorado Conference Deaconess Hospital, the facility that would one day become Memorial Hospital Central. Several years later the founder of Colorado Springs, William J. Palmer, donated land at our present site, 1400 E. Boulder. A new facility opened in 1911 with a new name, Beth-El General Hospital. In 1943, when Colorado Springs had grown to 40,000 people, city leaders recognized the need for a community-owned hospital. They purchased Beth-El for $75,000 and renamed it Memorial to honor those who lost their lives in World War II. Today, the hospital is governed by a board of trustees made up community citizens and leaders who volunteer their time to the board.

Contacts:

Memorial Health System
1400 E. Boulder St.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
719-444-CARE (2273)
www.memorialhealthsystem.com
Chief Executive Officer: Richard Eitel

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