{"id":2372,"date":"2020-04-05T12:29:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-emergency-care-highlands-ranch-hospital\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T00:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:07:36","slug":"uchealth-emergency-care-highlands-ranch-hospital","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-emergency-care-highlands-ranch-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Emergency Care &#8211; Highlands Ranch Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>For emergency medical care, call 911.<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<div class=\"su-pullquote su-pullquote-align-right\">\r\n<h4>Our FNE program for those affected by violence.<\/h4>\r\nPatients who are affected by violence need specialized care, and forensic nurse examiners (FNEs) have received that training.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/community-health\/university-of-colorado-anschutz-forensic-nurse-examiner-program\/\">Learn more &gt;<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Healing starts here.<\/h2>\r\nWhether your emergency requires care for a minor injury or a life-threatening event, rest assured that UCHealth Emergency Care at Highlands Ranch Hospital in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, is ready. Our board-certified emergency physicians and specially trained teams are here for you 24\/7, with cutting-edge techniques and medical technology.\r\n\r\nEmergency care is located on level one on the southwest side of UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. Convenient visitor parking is available to the west of the entrance on the top level of the parking garage.\r\n<h2>A Level III Trauma Center<\/h2>\r\nHighlands Ranch Hospital Emergency Care in Highlands Ranch is a Level III Trauma Center.\r\n\r\nWe provide 24-hour emergency services that meet the needs of acutely ill patients of all ages.\r\n<h3>Our trauma services include:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Assessment and stabilization.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Care provided by board-certified physicians and emergency-credentialed nurses.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Comprehensive advanced radiology and lab diagnostics.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Available medications and procedures.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Trauma surgery, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/treatments-procedures\/neurosurgery\/\">neurosurgery<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Emphasis on patient safety and comfort.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Patient education and discharge planning.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHospital admission or transfer, as appropriate.\r\n\r\nWe personalize a treatment plan for each of our patients, working with them, their family and the team of doctors who will take over their care.\r\n\r\nTrauma can be a life-changing event, but with excellent care, we can help our patients move forward.\n\n\n<h2 id=\"insurance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCHealth participates with many different insurance companies. Because insurance plans, policies and laws often change, please contact your insurance company to see if we are a contracted provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please notify us if you have an insurance-plan change, coverage change or insurance loss, so we can properly bill your claims in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"billing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions about your bill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information or answers about your bill, please download the UCHealth app or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/billing-and-pricing\/\">UCHealth bill pay site.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Download the UCHealth App today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"accreditation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accreditation <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/24160606\/GEDAP-Bronze-Seal-500x500-1.webp\"><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\nAs an Accredited Geriatric Emergency Department, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital\u2019s protocol-driven approach to geriatric care allows us to provide superior, tailored care. Seniors who visit our emergency department can be assured that the facility has the necessary expertise, equipment and personnel in place to provide optimal care. We\u2019re excited that our dedication to this population has been recognized and look forward to many more years of building the best geriatric emergency department.<br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\nUCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital has earned Geriatric Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":7623,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2372","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/2372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}