{"id":24964,"date":"2019-06-18T05:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=24964"},"modified":"2021-11-02T10:03:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T16:03:54","slug":"uchealth-highlands-ranch-hospital-officially-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/uchealth-highlands-ranch-hospital-officially-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital officially opens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UCHealth’s Highlands Ranch Hospital. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UCHealth\u00a0Highlands Ranch Hospital is now\u00a0open\u00a0and providing advanced, patient-centered care close to home for residents of Douglas County\u00a0and beyond.<\/p>\n

During a special ceremony at 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2019, the hospital celebrated the opening with a flag-raising, singing of the national anthem and a blessing for the hospital, its staff and clinicians. At 5:30 a.m., Highlands Ranch Hospital<\/a> opened its doors to patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have worked and prepared for this day for some time now, and we are proud to open our doors and welcome patients to our state-of-the-art facility designed for efficiency, safety, convenience and comfort,\u201d said UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital President and CEO Diane Cookson<\/a>. \u201cEvery detail of our new hospital has been developed with patient care as the priority, and I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll be able to provide the very best experience for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

With 74 inpatient beds and room to grow, the six-story hospital features a birth center including C-section operating rooms and Level III NICU, 18-bed intensive care unit, six operating rooms, a Level III trauma center and emergency department, advanced cardiac services and complete imaging capabilities including 3D mammography and PET\/CT. The adjoining UCHealth Highlands Ranch Medical Center houses a two-story cancer center with advanced oncology services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to bring innovative care and an excellent experience to residents in one of the fastest growing areas of the state,\u201d said UCHealth President and CEO Elizabeth Concordia<\/a>. \u201cIt is important for us that\u00a0our patients have access to advanced care close to home. With improved access to nationally recognized specialists, advanced treatments and clinical trials, we are making health care more convenient and effective, and helping people live their extraordinary lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An artist’s rendering of UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many patients living in the Douglas County communities of Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Roxborough, Sterling Ranch, Ken Caryl and Columbine have been traveling to University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus for care. Now they have more options for care, including a cancer center, close to home. The two-story cancer center offers medical oncology, infusion, radiation oncology, clinical trials, surgical sub-specialties and affiliation with the state\u2019s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecialists from the CU School of Medicine and University of Colorado Hospital offer clinical trials and innovative treatments sometimes years before they\u2019re more broadly available, giving patients the best possible outcomes. This new hospital will allow patients in this area to receive many of these advanced treatments without having to travel to the Anschutz Medical Campus,\u201d said UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Purcell<\/a>, who is also the associate director for clinical services at the CU Cancer Center. \u201cThis is important, because it ensures patients receive the best and most advanced care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional services not previously offered in this community that patients may now receive at Highlands Ranch Hospital include:<\/p>\n