CO · 64 Counties

Colorado Rural Hospitals

121 active hospitals serving 64 counties. 16 counties have no hospital access.

121
Hospitals
32
Critical Access
42
Rural
15,477
Beds
16
Deserts
25%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Colorado Receives $200.1M/year$1.0B total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Colorado receives $200,105,604/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: State of Colorado - Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing
Award ID: RHTCMS332081

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Colorado's 64 counties and 121 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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No HospitalHas Hospital

Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 121 active hospitals in Colorado. Search by name, city, or county.

HospitalCityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Adventhealth AvistaLouisvilleBoulder114Government
Adventhealth Castle RockCastle RockDouglas50Government
Adventhealth LittletonLittletonArapahoe231Government
Adventhealth ParkerParkerDouglas104Government
Adventhealth PorterDenverDenver368Government
Animas Surgical Hospital, LlcDurangoLa Plata12GovernmentRural
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical CenterLa JuntaOtero25GovernmentCAHRural
Aspen Valley Hospital DistrictAspenPitkin25Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterFort CollinsLarimer23Not-for-Profit
Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeleyWeld378Government

121 hospitals shown

16 counties in Colorado have no hospital.

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Critical Access Gaps 2

Counties with no hospital, a primary care shortage designation, and high social vulnerability (SVI > 0.75) represent the most critical access gaps. These communities face a triple burden of absent infrastructure, workforce shortage, and socioeconomic disadvantage.

CountyPopulationSVI ScoreHPSA TypesNearest Hospital
Costilla3,4990.87Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health28.4 mi
Crowley5,9220.86Primary Care, Dental, Mental Health25.7 mi

Source: CMS Provider of Services (hospital presence), HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA designations), CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 (SVI scores).

County Health Profiles

All 64 counties in Colorado. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

CountyPopulationHospitalsStatus
Adams519,5721010 Hospitals
Alamosa16,37611 Hospital
Arapahoe655,07088 Hospitals
Archuleta13,35911 Hospital
Baca3,50611 Hospital
Bent5,65011 Hospital
Boulder330,75855 Hospitals
Broomfield74,11222 Hospitals
Chaffee19,47611 Hospital
Cheyenne1,74811 Hospital

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County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Colorado's 64 counties

8.3%
Avg Diabetes Rate
27.7%
Avg Obesity Rate
9.7%
Avg Uninsured Rate
7.0
PCPs per 10K
12
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.44

Health Professional Shortage Areas

198
Primary Care HPSAs
143
Dental Health HPSAs
128
Mental Health HPSAs
9.0M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

0.5%
Median Operating Margin
16
Negative Margin Hospitals

16 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

23 active HRSA grants totaling $23.4M in FY2025

$13.9M
Rural Health Outreach
20 grants · CFDA 93.912
$5.0M
1 grant · CFDA 93.241
$3.1M
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 grant · CFDA 93.301
$1.5M
State Office of Rural Health
1 grant · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

Colorado Rural Health Center$9.7M
The Memorial Hospital$5.5M
Illuminate Colorado Inc.$2.0M
Tri-County Health Network$1.1M
The Schreiber Research Group$1.0M

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

4,887
Primary Care Physicians
83.1/100k
6,935
Nurse Practitioners
5,168
Physician Assistants
205.9 NP+PA/100k
5,292
Dentists
90/100k
$11,178
Medicare Per Capita Cost
13.8%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

270
FQHC Sites
110
Rural Sites
40.7% of total
160
Urban Sites
19
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

75
Total Designations
68
Underserved Areas (MUA)
7
Underserved Populations (MUP)
44.7
Avg MUA Score

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

10.7%
Diabetes
Max: 17.6%
27.4%
Obesity
Max: 37.1%
22.6%
Depression
Max: 25.9%
16.1%
Mental Distress
Max: 20.2%
7.1%
COPD
13%
Smoking
31.7%
High Blood Pressure
6.9%
Heart Disease
3.6%
Stroke
11.5%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Colorado's 121 hospitals by ownership type

55
Not-for-Profit
45% of total
4
For-Profit
3% of total
62
Government
51% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.