When I was on the verge of death due to a heart attack a few years ago, this was my first helicopter ride in my life to the regional hospital in Colorado Springs. It was unforgettable!
Posted on 11/18/2014 6:08:22 PM PST by george76
The only hospital in the historic mountain town of Leadville is closing.
St. Vincent has been around for 135 years.
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A lot of small hospitals are closing. Thanks to obamacare
I was born there. Sad to hear about this.
Beautiful town. Sorry to hear it.
> A lot of small hospitals are closing. Thanks to obamacare
And illegal aliens who don’t pay their hospital bills.... or their car payments for that matter...
No problem - they have numerous pot dispensaries in town.
IIRC Leadville CO is where the Army has/had their cold weather test station.
> Beautiful town. Sorry to hear it.
It used to be. The scenery in the background is great but the city is going downhill Detroit style or at least the last time I was there...
During WW II, the 10th Mountain Division was based/trained there. There is a commemorative sign to that effect at Tennessee Pass.
Tough duty!
Sad news.
Now that’s its closed, nearest rural hospital is Heart Of The Rockies Hospital in Salida, Colorado an hour’s drive away.
Its part of the Centura Health network, its modern, efficient and well-run. Its on the outskirts of the city.
Leadville’s residents have to go for a long drive for medical care. I don’t envy the fact they no longer have a hospital serving them nearby.
In the late 19th century, Leadville was the second most populous city in Colorado... including outlaw Doc Holliday who moved to Leadville, shortly after the gun fight at the O.K. Corral.
Then the Unions and Democrats took over.
Vail is actually a little closer -- 37 miles over Tennessee Pass, 44 miles over Fremont Pass. But problematic in the Winter...
Frontier medicine, come on down !
The main north south highway is Highway 24, open all year round.
I’ve been to Aspen but in the late fall-winter-spring, Independence Pass is closed.
Vail is somewhat more accessible, like a 40 minute drive. But I wouldn’t recommend going up mountain passes at night.
Leadville, Colorado, population 2,602. St. Vincent hospital, 25 beds.
The option for Front Range mountain communities is the Flight For Life air ambulance service.
It provides emergency transport by helicopter/plane to a fully equipped regional hospital when time is of the essence and ground transportation can’t transport patients in the time required to a hospital.
When I was on the verge of death due to a heart attack a few years ago, this was my first helicopter ride in my life to the regional hospital in Colorado Springs. It was unforgettable!
When the weather is too bad to drive, it is usually too bad to fly. We use helos in North Dakota, too, weather permitting.
A very nice return from route from Independence Pass.
I am a Colorado native. Lots of fun jeep trailing in the area, too.
Colorado is a grear state!
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