Southwest Memorial Hospital

Critics of HR 1 warned in a Zoom call Thursday that its impacts to patients and hospitals in rural Colorado will be enormous.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez has been honored nationally, even as it faces financial struggles that are being shared by many hospitals across the state and nation.

The finances of Southwest Health System in Montezuma County have been on something of a roller-coaster ride.

Southwest Health System in Montezuma County is doing well financially, but changes at the federal level will have an impact in coming times.

Rumors of a major restructuring of Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez are false. That was the message given to about 20 members of the public who came to Wednesday night’s meeting of the Southwest Heath System board.

The impacts of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to health care will be devastating. That was the message delivered by one Colorado senator, four Colorado congresspeople, the state’s governor, and some members of the health-care industry during a Zoom press conference Wednesday.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez is one of six hospitals in Colorado that could wind up closing if the federal budget reconciliation bill passes in its current form.

Governor Polis signs the budget with temporary fixes, local events for National Hospital Week and Mancos construction, plus efforts against invasive species and Utah's collective bargaining referendum.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez has earned high ratings from its patients.

Women ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s spoke in support of a popular doctor at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Southwest Health System board in Cortez.