Our Projects

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2024 projects

• HRRMC Delnay Guest House Groundbreaking will be held February 27, 2024 at 4 PM. This 10-unit building will be located on the HRRMC Campus at 7164 CR 154, adjacent to the Rocky Mountain Eye Center and Sol Vista Health. The HRRMC Delnay Guest House will include fully-furnished one and two-bedroom units with a bathroom and kitchen. Four hospitality units will be available for charitable, overnight lodging for HRRMC and home health patients, caregivers or family members, as well as hospice patient’s family members who are traveling over 30 miles to Salida. Six units will provide HRRMC employees with affordable rentals for short-term use, while they seek more permanent housing in the area. Construction of this project is made possible due to a generous $1.5 million donation from the Robert and Bernice Delnay Trust. Land and site work were provided by the HRRMC Board. The HRRMC Foundation Board has committed $150,000 of the remaining estimated construction costs. The Picie Hylton Charitable Fund will cover operational costs for the four hospitality units.
• HRRMC Cancer Walk on Saturday April 27, 2024. 8:00AM Day of Registration, 8:30AM Gathering and Welcome, 9:00AM Walk Begins. All funds raised go towards HRRMC cancer patients.
• Mary Ann Banach Wound Care Center at HRRMC. This new service, to be located near the main entrance of HRRMC, will provide multiple wound care services to include a hyperbaric chamber with pressurized oxygen to support patients with non-healing wounds. The wound care center is anticipated to open late 2024 or early 2025.
• Health care scholarships for individuals from the area, including high school graduates, current college students and specific certified health care employees receiving a nursing degree.

2023 projects

• Facilitate funding the Mary Ann Banach Wound Care Center at HRRMC. This new service, to be located near the main entrance of HRRMC, will provide a hyperbaric chamber with pressurized oxygen to increase the healing of wounds for patients who are immune compromised, have diabetes or nerve damage.
• Fund a planned Hospitality House on the HRRMC Campus that will provide charitable overnight accommodations for HRRMC patients, their families and caregivers who live 30 or more miles from Salida. These accommodations will also support families of hospice patients in the area. We anticipate breaking ground on these four units in 2023.
• Manage the Picie Hylton Charitable Fund, the operational fund for the Hospitality House and ensure that the individuals who stay, can stay for free.
• Coordinate up to ten health care scholarships for individuals from the area.
• Host the annual HRRMC Cancer Walk in the spring of 2023, dates TBD.

2022 projects

• State-of-the-art medical technology at HRRMC and our community health centers:
  • Cardiology equipment
  • Radiology equipment, including CT scans, MRIs and 3D mammography
  • Emergency medical equipment
• Patient education and prevention
• Wellness and rehabilitation services
• Reliable 24/7 transfer services

2021 projects

ICU ventilation system upgrade: In December of 2021, with support from a grant awarded by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) , HRRMC completed an upgrade to its ICU by creating patient rooms that function with a ventilation system known as negative pressure. Negative pressure rooms support infection control and isolation for patients who have highly contagious airborne illnesses including COVID, tuberculosis, SARS and MERS. This system, beneficial to both patients and staff, has become the standard of care in hospitals nationwide.

Women’s Wellness Care: Since 2015, we have been providing regular cancer screenings and early detection for qualified uninsured and underinsured women to receive cervical cancer and mammography screenings. This program is in partnership with the Colorado Women’s Wellness Care grant. We serve women in Chaffee, western Fremont, Saguache, Custer, western Park, and Lake Counties.

HRRMC clinics in Salida, Buena Vista, Saguache, and Westcliffe provide easy access for healthcare.

We also work directly with Heart of the Rockies Home Health and Hospice.

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