Colorado Springs: Health Care

The Colorado Springs metropolitan area is served by five major hospitals. Memorial Hospital, with 477 beds, was named in 2004 by ModernHealthcare as one of the nation's top 100 hospitals for cardiovascular care. It is also a regional center for high-risk pregnancies, with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Penrose-St. Francis Health Services runs Penrose Hospital, Penrose Community Hospital, and St. Francis Health Center. Penrose Hospital completed a $52 million expansion in 2005 with the opening of "E Tower," containing critical care and cardiac units, a wellness center, a chapel, and a new main lobby. SemperCare Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital with 30 beds. There are a variety of rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and behavioral health centers in the city and surrounding county.