Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Colorado

Last updated: June 2026.

At a glance

97
Hospitals
210
Nursing homes

Want to see how Colorado compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Colorado based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Rio Grande Hospital Del Norte 42 min
Lincoln Health Hospital Hugo 1h 33m
Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC Durango 1h 37m
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling 1h 39m
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez 1h 41m
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora 1h 43m
Mt San Rafael Hospital Trinidad 1h 43m
Uch-Memorial Health System Colorado Springs 1h 44m
San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara 1h 44m
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield 1h 45m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Vi at Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing Highlands Ranch 2.79
Neurorestorative Colorado Littleton 2.60
Ahc of Lakewood, LLC Lakewood 1.98
Columbine Commons Health and Rehab LLC Windsor 1.89
Center at Foresight LLC, The Grand Junction 1.78
Suites at Holly Creek Care Center, The Centennial 1.77
Continuing Care at Wind Crest Highlands Ranch 1.76
Centre Avenue Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins 1.61
Valley View Villa Fort Morgan 1.53
Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durango 1.53

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