I’m sure you have all been watching the progress of our new Ambulatory Care Center (ACC), located in River’s Landing by Hobby Lobby. The NexCore Group, Layton Construction along with our local companies, Iron INDAstries, K & K Concrete, Summit Sealants, Three Brothers Construction, Western Gravel, Montrose Signs, and many other professionals are ahead of schedule and working at an amazing pace. It’s been exciting to watch the building transform and you will see curb and gutter as well as the parking lot being developed in the next couple of weeks.
The plan is to occupy the building in late January of 2024. Alpine Women’s Centre at MRH and Western Slope Orthopaedics will share the 2nd floor while Cedar Point Health is consolidating their Montrose clinics to occupy 20,000 sq feet on the third floor. The first floor will house mammography, CT, MRI, X-ray, lab and a new Mountain View Therapy rehabilitation clinic. Dr. Holmes and Dr. Wood, who partner to lead the Spine and Pain Clinic at Montrose Regional Health, will also have a presence on the 2nd and 4th floors. The Ambulatory Surgery Center will open later in 2024 with two OR suites and two procedure rooms on the top floor. The ACC is a viable alternative to hospital-based care and maintains the same level of quality care and patient safety while enhancing the patient experience. The new building will be much easier to navigate through for these procedures and appointments.
The goal of the ACC is to provide more efficient, lower cost care for our patients. Hospitals are an expensive environment to provide care and by moving some outpatient services to the new building. It will cost less to provide the services and therefore decrease the cost. MRH serves Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Delta, Hinsdale and San Juan counties which is a growing area. Montrose County itself is expected to reach a population of 55,997 in the year 2050 according to the Montrose Economic Development Corporation. MRH has outgrown its current footprint and needs to grow into a new space to continue to provide the award-winning care our communities are accustomed to receiving. The larger space will mean new providers and new services will be available to our patients and families.
Montrose Regional Health has been providing high quality, compassionate care by highly skilled caregivers to our communities for over 70 years. As a not-for-profit entity, we don’t pay shareholders in another city – we reinvest any profit back into our organization and our communities. We are proud to sponsor high school activities, the senior safe graduation parties, HopeWest, Monte De Rosa, Habitat for Humanity, Montrose County Fair, Montrose Community Foundation, the Montrose Recreation Foundation, and so much more. If you would like more information, please check out our website at www.MontroseHealth.com.
Leann Tobin, Chief Ancillary Services and Marketing Officer, Montrose Regional Health
About Montrose Regional Health (www.MontroseHealth.com)
Montrose Regional Health is a 501(c)3 nonprofit healthcare system serving Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Delta, Hinsdale and San Juan counties. The hospital is licensed for 75-beds and offers an extensive range of inpatient & outpatient health care services, including cardiology, oncology, minimally invasive surgery, laboratory, medical imaging/radiology, Mountain View Therapy, Level III Trauma Center, Acute Rehabilitation Unit, Spine & Pain Center, advanced respiratory & pulmonary services, and the family birthing center. The health system has a reputation for acquiring the latest technologies in healthcare, from robotic assisted surgical services to UVC-disinfection technology. Montrose Regional Health is the second-largest employer in Montrose County, with more than 700 employees and 100 providers who represent 23 medical specialties. With a tagline that reads Caring for you like family, the health system is known for its warm patient care.