Colorado’s rural hospitals need hundreds of millions in upgrades

The nurse station at Lincoln Health Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 25, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 25, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Nationwide, 104 hospitals in rural areas have closed since 2005, and hundreds limited their services. While 16 hospitals in Colorado limited their services, none have closed.

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Colorado’s rural hospitals need hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrades — and have no easy way to fund the work

With little ability to upgrade and attract more patients, rural medical facilities are caught in “vicious cycle”

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