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About

Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) is a locally owned, private, not-for profit organization with a strong vision: to provide world-class health care.

PVHS, based in northern Colorado since 1925, provides evidence-based health care and wellness services and products in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. PVHS' service area covers more than 50,000 square miles.

PVHS is a regional medical hub that includes Poudre Valley Hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies, Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Center, Poudre Valley Medical Group, and dozens of associated clinics and outpatient services.

The organization's mission is to be an integrated, independent, non-profit organization providing innovative, comprehensive care of the highest quality while exceeding expectations of the communities we serve.

President/CEO

Rulon F. Stacey, Ph.D., FACHE (hi-res photo, bio, blog)
1996-present

PVHS leadership

Board of Directors

Stu VanMeveren, chairperson
Chris Osborn, vice chairperson
Dr. Gary Ludwin
Thaine Michie
Dr. Todd Sorensen
Rulon Stacey, Ph.D.
Laurie Steele
Dan Stroh
Mike Dellenbach
Christine Chin
Joe Hendrickson

Poudre Valley Health System is a locally owned, nonprofit organization.

Employees and volunteers

More than 5,100 staff
More than 1,000 volunteers

Medical staff

More than 550 physicians in more than 40 specialties

Facilities

Poudre Valley Hospital (281 beds)
Medical Center of the Rockies (136 beds)
Mountain Crest Behavioral Healthcare Center
Harmony Campus (outpatient services and PVHS corporate offices)
Family Medicine Center (Family practice/rural medicine residency program)
Windsor Medical Clinic
Outpatient clinics

Major services

PVHS offers a full spectrum of healthcare services, including emergency/urgent care, intensive care, medical/surgical care, maternal/child care, oncology care, and orthopedic care. Some of PVHS' unique focus areas include:

Heart Center of the Rockies, Colorado's third-largest cardiac program
The only Level IIIa neonatal intensive care unit between Denver and Billings, Mont.
Level II and III trauma centers
Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
PVH Cancer Network
Regional Neurosciences Center
Regional Orthopedic Center
Robotic-assisted surgery
Community health programs

Major awards

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 2008
100 Top Hospital, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2007
America's 50 Best Hospitals for Orthopedics, US News & World Report, 2003-2005, 2009
HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, 2004, 2006-2008
Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence, 2000, 2004
100 Most Wired Hospitals & Health Systems, Hospitals & Health Networks, 2004-2011
25 Most Wireless Hospitals & Health Systems, Hospitals & Health Networks, 2004-2008
100 Best Places to Work, Modern Healthcare, 2008

See our Awards and Recognition page for more

 

About Us
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About PVHS
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History
PVHS Facts
Mission, Vision and Values
Charity Care
Communities We Serve
Quality
Leadership
Awards
Baldrige National Quality Award
Nonprofit Status
Center for Performance Excellence
Joint Ventures
Report a Problem
To Report a Problem to the Joint Commission
Institutional Review Board



Awards and Recognition


University of Colorado Health employees dedicate themselves to providing patients and other customers with world-class care and service. Outside organizations recognize that, calling University of Colorado Health's hospitals some of the best in Colorado and even the best in the nation. Some of those accolades are listed below:

 




Contact

University of Colorado Health
Fort Collins, Colorado
970.495.7000
PVHS@pvhs.org

 

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