1311 N Mildred Rd, Cortez, CO, 81321 · (970) 565-6666
Beds
20
FY 2025
Star rating
4 of 5
Patient survey: 4 of 5
Net patient revenue
$72.9M
FY 2025
Net income
$5.8M
Patient care margin -10.4%
Discharges
856
Occupancy 54.9%
Clinicians
226
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 | $72.9M | $80.5M | -10.4% | $5.8M | 856 | $3.9M | 34.2% | 21.7% |
Official hospital quality measures with the national median across hospitals. For ratios, 1.00 means as many cases as expected.
| Hospital-wide death rate within 30 days | 4.7% | US median 3.9% |
| Death rate for pneumonia patients | 13.7% | US median 15.2% |
| Death rate for stroke patients | 11.5% | US median 11.6% |
| Readmission rate for heart failure | 21% | US median 21.3% |
| Readmission rate for pneumonia | 16.7% | US median 17.2% |
Medicare clinicians who list this hospital, by specialty
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 | $80.2M | $79.2M | 1.2% | $5.4M | 781 | $3.2M | 35.1% | 21.5% |
| 2023 | $76.4M | $79.0M | -3.5% | $613K | 885 | $2.4M | 40.4% | 24.4% |
| 2022 | $74.6M | $78.0M | -4.5% | -$670K | 895 | $2.4M | 40.2% | 25.5% |
| 2021 | $63.6M | $71.8M | -12.9% | $1.3M | 931 | $1.9M | 37.2% | 24.1% |
| 2020 | $52.6M | $67.8M | -28.9% | $794K | 908 | $3.2M | 42.7% | 30.2% |
| C. diff intestinal infections (ratio to expected) | 0.80 | US median 0.28 |
| Doctors always communicated well | 83% | US median 79% |
| Nurses always communicated well | 82% | US median 80% |
| Patient survey summary star rating | 4 of 5 | US median 3 of 5 |
| Area around the room always quiet at night | 61% | US median 59% |
| Patients who rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 68% | US median 72% |
| Room and bathroom always clean | 82% | US median 73% |
| Patients who would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% | US median 71% |
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving (minutes) | 106 min | US median 148 min |
| Patients prescribed 2 or more opioids or opioids with benzodiazepines at discharge | 12% | US median 15% |
| Patients who got appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock | 71% | US median 65% |
| Healthcare workers given the flu vaccine | 98% | US median 79% |
| Stroke patients who got a brain scan within 45 minutes of arrival | 46% | US median 74% |
Southwest Memorial Hospital is a government-owned critical access hospital in Cortez, CO with 20 beds, part of Community Hospital Corporation and a 4-star overall rating.
Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO has 20 beds (fiscal year 2025 cost report). It discharged 856 inpatients that year, with 54.9% of its beds in use on average.
In fiscal year 2025 (ending 2025-12-31), Southwest Memorial Hospital reported net patient revenue of $72.9M and operating expenses of $80.5M, a margin on patient care of -10.4%. After other income and expenses its net income was $5.8M (6.8% of revenue), so it made a profit that year.
Southwest Memorial Hospital is part of Community Hospital Corporation, a health system with 15 hospitals based in Plano, TX. It is a government-owned hospital.
Southwest Memorial Hospital has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars in the official hospital quality ratings. Patients rate it 4 out of 5 stars in the patient survey.
Yes, Southwest Memorial Hospital provides emergency services.
226 Medicare clinicians list Southwest Memorial Hospital as a hospital they work at, most often in Family Practice, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner.