1400 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909 · (719) 365-5000
Beds
526
FY 2025
Star rating
4 of 5
Patient survey: 3 of 5
Net patient revenue
$1.26B
FY 2025
Net income
$51.9M
Patient care margin 5.3%
Discharges
28,928
Occupancy 69.4%
Clinicians
1,641
From the hospital's yearly cost reports (fiscal years as the hospital reports them)
Locations are shown at the center of the ZIP code.
US dollars as reported. Patient care margin = net patient revenue minus operating expenses, before other income such as grants, donations and investments.
| Fiscal year | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Patient care margin | Net income | Discharges | Uncompensated care | Medicare days | Medicaid days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.26B | $1.19B | 5.3% | $51.9M | 28,928 | $51.4M | 20.4% | 22.6% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Death rate after heart bypass surgery | 1.9% | US median 2.3% |
| Death rate for COPD patients | 9.7% | US median 8.5% |
| Death rate for heart attack patients | 9.2% | US median 11.8% |
| Death rate for heart failure patients | 11.6% | US median 11% |
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 3.3% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 14.5% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
Inpatient stays by diagnosis related group (DRG), 2024
Official US government data: hospital records, ownership records, yearly cost reports and quality measures, linked by the hospital's CCN and NPI. Financials are for fiscal years as reported by the hospital.
Medicare clinicians who work here
| 2024 | $1.16B | $1.12B | 4.0% | $56.5M | 28,484 | $43.9M | 20.1% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | $1.11B | $1.07B | 3.5% | $30.0M | 28,091 | $29.1M | 22.1% | 27.1% |
| 2022 | $1.01B | $975.8M | 3.6% | -$2.1M | 25,717 | $26.9M | 24.4% | 26.3% |
| 2021 | $928.3M | $843.3M | 9.2% | $211.2M | 24,427 | $29.4M | 25.8% | 28.2% |
| 2020 | $820.6M | $793.2M | 3.3% | $137.6M | 22,964 | $24.8M | 25.9% | 32.0% |
| 13% |
| US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate after heart bypass surgery | 9.9% | US median 10.9% |
| Readmission rate for COPD | 18.6% | US median 19.8% |
| Readmission rate after a heart attack | 12.8% | US median 14.4% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 17.9% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 17.2% | US median 17.2% |
| Serious complications (patient safety composite) | 0.71 | US median 0.96 · better |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.37 | US median 0.28 · better |
| Central line bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.29 | US median 0.48 · better |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery (ratio to expected) | 1.10 | US median 0.72 |
| Surgical site infections after hysterectomy (ratio to expected) | 1.05 | US median 0.81 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) | 0.66 | US median 0.60 |
| Catheter urinary tract infections (ratio to expected) | 0.45 | US median 0.40 · better |
| Doctors always communicated well | 76% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 76% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 3 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 53% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 71% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 70% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% | US median 71% |
| Patients who left the emergency department before being seen | 0% | US median 1% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 103 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 13% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 74% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 95% | US median 79% |
| Stroke patients who got a brain scan within 45 minutes of arrival | 45% | US median 74% |
| 132 |
| $72,774.14 |
| $8,311.63 |
| $9,867.73 |
| DRG 177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 129 | $68,162.72 | $10,699.62 | $12,667.88 |
| DRG 274 PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 115 | $185,399.77 | $22,495.87 | $24,748.54 |
| DRG 853 INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 88 | $272,996.44 | $37,438.28 | $40,556.82 |
| DRG 683 RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 87 | $47,982.80 | $5,761.98 | $6,629.69 |
| DRG 189 PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 87 | $66,235.66 | $8,345.29 | $9,973.97 |
| DRG 481 HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 82 | $124,671.85 | $13,876.40 | $15,801.33 |
| DRG 322 PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 78 | $121,438.27 | $12,329.36 | $12,904.99 |
| DRG 065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 75 | $69,243.25 | $6,651.17 | $7,474.08 |
| DRG 378 GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 74 | $57,685.66 | $6,653.22 | $7,294.77 |
| DRG 690 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 72 | $45,230.86 | $5,230.96 | $5,985.69 |
| DRG 522 HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 70 | $143,497.16 | $14,184.00 | $15,768.13 |
| DRG 641 MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 69 | $51,670.07 | $4,843.99 | $5,829.71 |
Hospital outpatient services by payment group (APC), 2024
| Service group | Services | Patients | Medicare pays per service | All hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC 8011 Comprehensive Observation Services | 1,916 | 1,688 | $2,062.27 | $2,090.36 |
| APC 5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 317 | 287 | $1,211.36 | $1,219.56 |
| APC 5361 Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 284 | 277 | $4,313.68 | $4,357.80 |
| APC 5302 Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 251 | 212 | $1,440.25 | $1,444.50 |
| APC 5191 Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 241 | 239 | $2,211.16 | $2,207.96 |
| APC 5183 Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 218 | 205 | $2,417.58 | $2,405.01 |
| APC 5213 Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures | 201 | 200 | $20,863.88 | $21,117.37 |
| APC 5375 Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 193 | 180 | $3,924.56 | $3,917.51 |
| APC 5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 163 | 159 | $10,744.94 | $10,771.69 |
| APC 5374 Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 162 | 135 | $2,643.92 | $2,629.24 |
| APC 5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 158 | 153 | $2,127.81 | $2,141.49 |
| APC 5362 Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 151 | 151 | $8,105.84 | $8,164.45 |
Reported payments to this teaching hospital
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. 4568.T | 21 | $319K |
| Amgen Inc. AMGN | 3 | $151K |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AZN | 1 | $115K |
| Eli Lilly and Company LLY | 1 | $88K |
| AstraZeneca UK Limited AZN | 1 | $69K |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC MRK | 3 | $54K |
| MicroVention, Inc. | 7 | $30K |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 6 | $30K |
| Boston Scientific Corporation BSX | 9 | $19K |
| Genentech, Inc. ROG.SW | 1 | $14K |
Official US government data on Original Medicare hospital stays and outpatient services; groups with fewer than 11 cases are not published. Payments are those drug and device companies must report.
Uch-Memorial Health System is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Colorado Springs, CO with 526 beds, part of University of Colorado Health and a 4-star overall rating.
Uch-Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, CO has 526 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report); 583 beds are certified for Medicare. It discharged 28,928 inpatients that year, with 69.4% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-06-30), Uch-Memorial Health System reported net patient revenue of $1.26B and operating expenses of $1.19B, a margin on patient care of 5.3%. After other income and expenses its net income was $51.9M (3.8% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Uch-Memorial Health System is part of University of Colorado Health, a health system with 13 hospitals based in Aurora, CO. It is a nonprofit hospital.
Uch-Memorial Health System has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 3 out of 5 stars in the patient survey. 1 death rate measures are better and 1 worse than the national rate.
Yes, Uch-Memorial Health System provides emergency services.
1,641 Medicare clinicians list Uch-Memorial Health System as a hospital they work at, most often in Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Family Practice.
In 2024, Uch-Memorial Health System had 4,836 Medicare inpatient stays in 150 diagnosis groups. The most common was DRG 871 (septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc) with 326 stays; Medicare paid $13,110.34 per stay on average, compared with $15,524.21 across all hospitals.
In 2025, companies reported $917K in payments to Uch-Memorial Health System as a teaching hospital ($33K general and $884K for research) from 19 companies.