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Centura Health Announces Phase One of its $23.6 Million Castle Rock Medical Campus

Establishing Itself as Castle Rock’s Health Expert and Health Care Partner
Castle Rock, Colo. (Jan. 13, 2010) — Delivering advanced care to more than half a million people each year, Centura Health today announced its $23.6 million Castle Rock expansion plans. Centura Health – Colorado’s largest health care system – plans to build a new 40,000- square-foot medical office building, 20,000-square-foot emergency room and imaging center in Castle Rock to offer full emergency medical services. In partnership with the Castle Rock community, the Centura Health Castle Rock project will bring advanced, specialized health care to the growing population of 42,000-plus in Castle Rock who must currently travel outside of their community to get medical care. Residents will now have direct access to programs and services in the Centura Health network, recognized nationally for its treatment of cancer and stroke, along with the most extensive network of health care anywhere in Colorado.
CREATING SYSTEMS OF CARE IN CASTLE ROCK:
Slated to break ground in summer 2010, the first of two-phases include a new facility that will boast a state-of-the-art emergency department open 24-hours a day, seven days a week, providing emergency care for everything from fevers to bumps and bruises, and major medical events.
The emergency department will be staffed by board certified emergency physicians and nurses who specialize in emergency care and will offer the same resources as a hospital’s main emergency department including: laboratory services; radiology and CAT scan.
Ten percent of patients are admitted into the hospital following an emergency department visit. If a patient is in need of an additional level of care, they will be transferred to another hospital in the Centura Health network.
In 2007, the faith-based, non-profit hospital and health care provider purchased 50 acres in The Meadows at Historic Castle Rock on the northeast corner of Meadows Parkway and Prairie Hawk Drive. The Meadows, a planned community, borders to the west and includes a town center and various residential units, with convenient access provided by I-25. With 12 hospitals, seven senior living communities, medical clinics, Flight For Life®
Colorado, and home care and hospice services, Centura Health will be able to offer a team of connected networks and shared resources to deliver ccessible, reliable and costeffective health care to Castle Rock and across the state. Funding for the $23.6 million project is provided by Adventist Health System.
CASTLE ROCK RESEARCH INITIATIVE:
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Castle Rock’s general physical and mental health exceeds Colorado’s averages, yet there are higher incidents of breast cancer, prostate cancer and stroke.As of 2009, the population in Castle Rock was 42,447 people, with families (non-single residences) representing 76.7 percent of the population, giving Castle Rock a higher than average concentration of families.Since 2000, Castle Rock has had a population growth of 96.21 percent. Approximately 65 percent of Castle Rock residents are under the age of 44, with only seven percent above the age of 65. In February 2010, Centura Health will engage residents, physicians, community leaders and major employers to identify local hospital services, market challenges and community health care preferences. Through intensive community research and community collaboration, Centura Health will develop programs that address the current and future needs of the Castle Rock community.
Beginning in 2011, with the addition of the emergency room, imaging center and medical office building, the majority of health needs will be provided directly in the homes, schools, churches, places of work, places of leisure and Centura Health facilities in and around Castle Rock.
QUOTES:
“As we approach the development of our Castle Rock-focused health services and facilities, we are very excited about the opportunity of being trusted partners for life with the residents of Castle Rock,” said Gary Campbell, president and CEO, Centura Health.
“We would not be able to embark on this project without the strong partnerships and support from local officials, business and civic leaders and the residents. It’s our commitment to deliver specialized expertise and quality health care in a facility designed on behalf of the Castle Rock community.” Campbell adds, “Through direct linkages to the Centura Health network, the Castle Rock community will have access to the best and most extensive system of health care anywhere in Colorado, but even more importantly, programs and services specifically tailored to the needs of the residents of Castle Rock.” “Later this month, we’ll undergo an extensive research project to further engage the community to help us identify local hospital services, and opportunities for us to collaborate and continuously improve the health status of the community,” said Brian Moore, administrator of the Centura Health Castle Rock Project.
“We look forward to partnering with the Castle Rock community to chart the course for the future of health care in Colorado.”
“Our partnership with Centura Health is a win-win for the Town of Castle Rock and the region,” said Frank Gray, president and CEO of the Castle Rock Economic Development Council. “Not only is the project bringing tailor-made health care to our community, it will create numerous primary and secondary jobs for our community and further bolster the area’s strong health services sector.”
About Centura Health Centura Health is Colorado’s largest hospital and health care network and we are charting the course for the future of health care. Approximately 13,000 of the health care industry’s best and brightest deliver advanced care to more than half a million people each year, across 12 hospitals, seven senior living communities, medical clinics, Flight For Life® Colorado, and home care and hospice services. Our strength lies in our ability to offer a team of connected networks and shared resources to deliver accessible, reliable and cost-effective health care across the state.