DATE: October 1, 2020—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Allison Gergley, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
1000 Rush Drive, Salida, CO 81201 Email: Allison.gergley@hrrmc.net
Tel.: 719-530-2217 Fax: 719-530-2232
HRRMC assumes management of Custer County Medical Center on Oct. 5
SALIDA, Colo.—Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center will begin operating Custer County Medical Center in Westcliffe on Monday, Oct. 5. HRRMC will provide services moving forward under the name Custer County Health Center (CCHC).
CCHC recently became certified as a hospital-based rural health clinic by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
HRRMC is increasing family medicine, specialty and ancillary services to the clinic. HRRMC recruited Dr. G. Marcus Stephens, a board-certified family medicine physician who recently relocated from Wichita, Kansas to join CCHC full-time. Dr. Stephens will also serve as CCHC’s medical director. HRRMC Specialty providers in gynecology and cardiology will see patients on a monthly basis, and orthopedics providers will offer a weekly walk-in clinic in addition to regular patient visits.
“We’ve been working towards expanding and enhancing services for the residents of Custer County, and we are grateful to the community and West Custer County Hospital District board of directors to helping us achieve this vision,” said HRRMC CEO Bob Morasko.
HRRMC will also provide rehabilitation, imaging, direct access lab testing and pharmacy delivery services. Pharmacy services are available to the public, with medication pick up occurring directly at CCHC on weekdays.
For more information, please visit hrrmc.com, or call (719) 530-2217.
