Parkview Medical Center

This article is about community hospital located in Pueblo, Colorado. For the community health system in Indiana, see Parkview Health.
Parkview Medical Center
Geography
Location Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Organization
Funding Public hospital
Hospital type Community
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds 370
History
Founded 1923[1]
Links
Website www.parkviewmc.com
Lists Hospitals in Colorado

Parkview Medical Center is a community hospital located in Pueblo, Colorado. The hospital has 370 licensed beds.[2] In the last year with available data, the hospital had 14,617 admissions, 69,023 emergency room visits, performed 5,963 inpatient surgeries, and 6,657 outpatient surgeries.[2] Parkview Medical Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.[2]

History

Parkview Medical Center was established in 1923. The hospital is the largest employer in the city of Pueblo, with 2,600+ employees.[3]

Graduate medical education

The hospital operates a number of residency and fellowship programs that train osteopathic physicians (DO). Each program is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association. The sole residency program at Parkview Medical Center is internal medicine.[4] The internal medicine residency has received initial accredidation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).[5] Fellowships include pulmonary/critical care,[6] gastroenterology,[7] and palliative care.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "About Parkview Medical Center". Parkview Medical Center.
  2. 1 2 3 "Parkview Medical Center". U.S.News & World Report.
  3. ↑ "City of Pueblo, Colorado Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF). City of Pueblo, Department of Finance.
  4. ↑ "Parkview Medical Center - Internal Medicine Residency". American Osteopathic Association.
  5. ↑ Raymond, Rose (October 11, 2016). "Osteopathic recognition is key to GME program's forward-thinking approach". The DO.
  6. ↑ "Parkview Medical Center - Pulmonary-Critical Care Fellowship". American Osteopathic Association.
  7. ↑ "Parkview Medical Center - Gastroenterology Fellowship". American Osteopathic Association.
  8. ↑ "Parkview Medical Center - Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship". American Osteopathic Association.

Coordinates: 38°16′55″N 104°36′43″W / 38.282°N 104.612°W / 38.282; -104.612

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