Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital

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Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital
Kit Carson County Health Service District
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The hospital's main entrance area
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The hospital's location in Colorado.
Geography
Location286 16th Street
Burlington, Colorado 80807, Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates 39°18′10.16″N102°16′14.49″W / 39.3028222°N 102.2706917°W / 39.3028222; -102.2706917 Coordinates: 39°18′10.16″N102°16′14.49″W / 39.3028222°N 102.2706917°W / 39.3028222; -102.2706917
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type Critical access hospital
Services
Emergency department Level IV trauma center
Beds19 [1]
History
Opened1946
Links
Website www.kcchsd.org/home.aspx
Lists Hospitals in Colorado

Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital in Burlington, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. Originally established in 1946, the hospital has 19 beds. [1]

The hospital is part of the Kit Carson County Health Service District, a special district. Other facilities within the district include the Parke Health Center, the Parke Wellness Center, the Stratton Medical Clinic, the Siebert Clinic, and the Kit Carson County Home Health and Caring Hands Service. [2]

The hospital is a Level IV trauma center. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "American hospital directory". 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. Kit Carson County Health Service District (2019-01-31). "Annual budget 2019". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. State of Colorado. Retrieved 2019-09-29.