UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital expanding to meet increased patient demand.
Highlands Ranch, Colo. (July 24, 2023) – UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital just celebrated its fourth year, but it’s already operating at capacity most days.
“Highlands Ranch and the surrounding areas are one of the fastest growing areas in the state,” said Merle Taylor, UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital president. “Our hospital is a state of the art facility designed to bring innovative care and an excellent experience to patients, and we are grateful that so many in the community have chosen us for their health care needs.”
The current hospital has 93 inpatient beds and features a birth center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), eight operating rooms, a Level III trauma center and emergency department and a two-story cancer center with advanced oncology services.
The expansion will include the buildout of 31,687 square feet of shell space on the top floor of the existing hospital as well as the construction of two new buildings, totaling 314,000 square feet.
Construction on a new 194,000 square foot hospital tower began on July 24 is expected to take just over two years to complete.
Highlights include:
- 14 new beds in the emergency department, including one dedicated to caring for victims of assault or domestic violence.
- Expanded outpatient lab.
- New electrophysiology (EP) lab.
- Expansion of the oncology and stroke programs.
- A new spine program.
- Shelled space for future growth, including additional inpatient beds and operating room space.
In September 2023, construction will begin on a new medical office building (MOB) that will feature an innovative outpatient surgery center along with an imaging center.
“We are grateful the community has embraced our hospital,” said Cathy Ehrenfeucht, chief nursing officer at Highlands Ranch Hospital. “Prior to the opening of UCHealth Highlands Ranch, many in our community were traveling to the Anschutz Medical Campus to receive care. This expansion will allow us to bring additional, advanced care options to patients close to home.”
The expansion will cost about $119M and will be constructed in phases with substantial completion of both buildings expected late 2025.