Salida healthcare
Heart of the Rockies gives Salida real local care, while specialist depth and transfers need a plan
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center publishes emergency trauma care open 24 hours, Level IV trauma, ICU, imaging, MRI, laboratory, dialysis, chemotherapy infusion, oncology and hematology, surgery, family medicine, hospitalist care, home health and hospice, and swing-bed services. The catalog lists one major hospital and five pharmacies nearby.
The catalog's hospital access is strong, but its specialist access field is low. Confirm the household's insurance network, primary care, specialists, referrals, prescriptions, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home support, transport, and which procedures or clinicians require travel outside the valley. HRRMC's emergency preparedness program and campus construction information deserve a place in the care plan.
Run the complete care day from the selected home. Include snow, smoke, river conditions, parking, entrance changes, a companion, a low energy return, and the route to a larger referral center if needed.
Access to care
1 hospitals are listed within 12 km. A primary care visit, a pharmacy stop, and an urgent need may not all be equally close to the same home.
1
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 23.2 mi
Everyday and urgent care
Primary care and pharmacy access shape frequent appointments. Specialist and emergency options matter when a need cannot wait.
Everyday care
- Primary Care Access
- Very Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 5
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 22
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Specialists and long term care
Specialist availability, emergency options, and longer term health can matter once you have chosen a neighborhood.
- Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 1
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 25
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 8
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.7 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 23.7%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 2
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Healthcare Quality
- Very Poor
- Healthy Aging Environment
- Very Poor
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
1 of 5 stars · 1.1 mi away
COLUMBINE MANOR CARE CENTER (065220) · 0.7 mi away
Salida in everyday life
Could Salida work for you?
What may work well
- Heart of the Rockies publishes a broad local hospital service set with 24 hour emergency care and Level IV trauma.
- Five pharmacies, family medicine, hospitalist, home health, hospice, and swing-bed services create a concrete local starting point.
- Emergency preparedness and campus information help a household plan for wildfire, construction, and access changes.
What to think about
- Specialist access is low in the catalog, so some care may require travel beyond Salida.
- Snow, smoke, river conditions, construction, parking, and a low-energy return can change the care day.
- Facility proximity does not settle insurance, appointment access, personal outcomes, or transfer timing.
Plan a Salida care route before moving
Confirm the network
Check Heart of the Rockies, primary care, specialists, pharmacies, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home health, and emergency services against the insurance plan.
Run the hospital trip
Travel from the possible home to the hospital, including entrance, parking, construction detours, snow, smoke, river conditions, and the route home after a long visit.
Map prescriptions and support
List medications, refill timing, pharmacy hours, delivery, backup pickup, family contact, transport, and help after an appointment or discharge.
Ask what leaves the valley
Identify specialists, procedures, imaging, rehabilitation, or transfers that may require travel, and price time, coverage, parking, weather, and support.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Salida?
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is the local hospital. It publishes 24 hour emergency trauma care, Level IV trauma, ICU, imaging, MRI, laboratory, dialysis, oncology, surgery, family medicine, hospitalist, home health, hospice, and swing-bed services.
Does a local hospital guarantee easy specialty care?
No. Confirm insurance, clinicians, referrals, appointment timing, prescriptions, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, parking, transfers, and which needs may require travel beyond Salida.
How should I use the pharmacy count?
The catalog lists five pharmacies nearby. Confirm the preferred location, medication availability, delivery, refill timing, after-hours coverage, snow and smoke route, and a backup pickup plan.
What should I ask Heart of the Rockies?
Ask about the insurance network, primary care and specialty referrals, emergency entrance, construction access, imaging, rehabilitation, prescriptions, transfer arrangements, and the route from the home in winter or smoke.
Who may find Salida healthcare manageable?
It may fit someone who values a strong local hospital, can verify specialist and referral routes, and chooses a home with manageable weather, parking, transport, and future mobility access.
Salida gives a small city a meaningful local care anchor through Heart of the Rockies, pharmacies, clinics, and home services. The right fit still depends on confirmed coverage, specialist routes, transfers, construction access, weather preparation, and a practical home-to-care plan.
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- OpenStreetMap healthcare amenities static probe
Used for Healthcare Access, Primary Care Access
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km, Healthcare Quality, Healthy Aging Environment
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Selected Specialists in City, Medicare-Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Neurology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
Checked 2026-07-13
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPPES NPI Registry
Used for Registered Retail Pharmacies
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Emergency Care, Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles, Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital
Checked 2026-07-12
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-06-18
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles, Nearest CMS-Certified Nursing Home
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Long-Term Care Hospitals in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ With a Disability
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City, CMS-Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Walkability Index
Used for Walkability for Health
Checked 2026-07-10
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