HOSPITAL OVERVIEW - Services Provided at SLVRMC 2007

Full time Lab – 24/7 Coverage

• State of the art equipment and expert staff

Full time Imaging Services 24/7 Coverage

• State of the Art Equipment
• New 1.5 MRI Unit
• 16 Slice CT Scan\Research Grade Bone Densitometer
• New Mammogram Equipment
• CAD reading unit providing added reading of results
• New state-of-the-art Ultra Sound Units

Level III Trauma Center

• Physician coverage 24/7
• Surgery coverage 24/7
• 1 Paramedic and One EMT I on per shift, generally
• Lab/X-Ray available 24/7
• 1,200 ER visits on average, per month, currently
• 1,800 Ambulance Runs per year

Intensive Care Unit – 6 Beds – (Only ICU in the Valley)

• Telemetry equipped (equipment used to constantly monitor patients vitals)

In/Out Patient Surgery Unit

• Three General Surgeons and an Orthopedic Surgeon currently on staff - recruiting for one more Orthopedic Surgeon

Med/Surg/Pediatric Unit

Nutrition Services

• Registered Dieticians providing expertise and instruction
• Obesity Clinic in conjunction with the PRO Center
• Diabetic training in conjunction with the DEEP clinic
  

OB/Gyn – (Only OB Services in the Valley)

• 7 Mother and baby delivery suites and 5 gynecology suites – over 600 births per year
• Nursing expertise in mother and baby care
• Low C-Section rate compared to state and national percentages

Oncology/Infusion Center

• New to the facility providing all types of infusion therapy
• Navigator on staff to guide people through the insurance process and providing assistance in making medical appointments and tracking instructions and care ordered for patients

Diabetes Education Center

• Teaching diabetics how to live full healthy lives

PRO Therapy – Outpatient therapy services
2115 Stuart St., Alamosa, CO 81101
PEAK Therapy in Del Norte – located at the old Rio Grande Hospital

• Providing physical, occupational, speech therapies
• Expertise and certification in oncology therapies and treatments

Patient and Family Services

• Assisting patients with insurance and placement post hospital visit issues, discharge orders, and post discharge resources

Pharmacy

• Full time Pharmacists, including a Pharm D. – (Doctor in Pharmacy)

Physical Rehabilitation Unit

• Acute physical rehabilitation designed to help patients resume functional daily living after serious injury or an accident leaving them impaired

Physician Services Clinic

• Currently 20 physicians – 6 mid-level providers (Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners)

Cardio/Pulmonary Services

• EKG/Stress test
• Cardiac ultrasound
• Nuclear medicine
• Holter Monitor

Specialty Clinics

• Regional Occupational Medicine (ROMP) providing help to businesses in management of their employees healthcare
• Visiting Specialists
• Oncology
• Neurology
• Pediatric Cardiologist
• Cardiologists

Stephanie L. Miner Women’s Imaging Center

• Newly opened with state of the art equipment and qualified staff to provide imaging services including mammography, bone densitometry, and ultra sound in a quiet comforting environment
  

Whistle Stop Café is open from 7:30-2:00 PM providing salad bar and full meals to visitors and staff of the hospital.

Last Modified: March 22, 2009