Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Dedicated

A new, 85,000-sq-ft hospital recently opened in Salida. A number of officials involved in the project attended the dedication (l-r): Ken Leisher, HRRMC chief executive office; Doug Lamborn, U.S. congressman; Mike Haselden, vice president, Haselden Construction LLC; Dr. Adrienne Marks, president of the HRRMC board of directors; Alan Spidel, vice president Lancaster Pollard; John Diesslin, president, Diesslin Structures Inc.; Charles Forster, president HRRMC Foundation.

Photo courtesy of Haselden Construction

Haselden Construction of Centennial, along with joint-venture partner, Salida-based Diesslin Structures, recently dedicated a new $33 million Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida. It’s the town’s first new hospital in 111 years.

The new 25-bed, 85,000-sq-ft hospital is located on a 25-acre campus on the west side of Colorado 291 and replaces an aging and once-overcrowded building that the hospital has occupied since 1885. The old hospital building is historic and now up for sale.

The new facility offers 25% more space and includes surgery suite, pharmacy, rehabilitation, family birthing center, private patient rooms, emergency department, radiology, cardiopulmonary and laboratory spaces serving the communities of the upper Arkansas Valley.

In fundraising efforts, the public donated $2.3 million toward the project—testimony to the level of value this facility brings to these rural areas. The hospital was largely funded through tax-exempt investment bonds.

Design and construction of this project was achieved through a collaborative process involving not only the design team but with the HRRMC staff and user groups. Haselden, Diesslin and architect Davis Partnership of Denver worked closely with HRRMC to meet current needs and maximize future expansion capabilities.

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