Keefe Memorial Hospital is a Rural Health Facility in Colorado. We welcome you to our facility that was designed specifically with your health care needs in mind. We have created a hospital environment that focuses on the delivery of “caring and healing” in a confidential and professional manner.
The dedicated physicians and employees at Keefe Memorial Hospital are devoted to treating you as family, with the caring, compassion, and skill that will enhance your treatment process.
Our goal is to develop your trust in our complete health care service, so that when medical needs arise your first thought is that of us, Keefe Memorial Hospital.
On behalf of our Board of Commissioners, Medical Staff, Employees, and Volunteers, thank you for making Keefe Memorial Hospital your “Hospital of Choice”.
We strive to continue earning the confidence you’ve placed in us.
Keefe Memorial Hospital... For your health. For the future.
** Keefe Mission Statement **
** Our Mission **
Keefe Memorial Hospital is rural health care provider, committed to improving and maintaining the health of the people whom we serve.
Our mission is to nurture human innovation, human dignity, and individuality. Through our collaborative efforts, we will expand our services and our outlook for a healthier community. Our employees are the source of our strength and care is the end result of our efforts.
We reach success through the satisfaction of those we serve.
History Of Keefe Memorial Hospital
** Our History **
Keefe Memorial Hospital
In 1931 in an old boarding house (on what is now Main Street) Dr. Leonard N. Meyers opened the first small hospital in Cheyenne Wells to serve the people of Cheyenne County and the surrounding area. In 1947 this small hospital became the St. Joseph Hospital of the Plains when the Sisters of St. Joseph Third Order of St. Francis (TSOF) from Bartlett, Illinois Province assumed ownership.
In 1960 the booming medical needs of this deemed it necessary for a new facility. The Sisters of St. Joseph, a federal grant and a community fund campaign provided funding. In October 1962, the new St. Joseph Hospital of the Plains was opened and was formally dedicated in May 1963. This is still our current facility. Also in 1962, Dr. Jerome Keefe built a new clinic just south of the hospital. The additional and location of the clinic helped facilitate better utilization for outpatient services and also ensured the availability of a doctor just steps away!
** Expanding Our Services **
The need for more space and more services arose once again in 1974. A building fund was raised and a new addition was started in the summer of 1975. Upon completion services expanded included a patient care area, the solarium and a larger laboratory area. This new addition was dedicated on April 25, 1976. The Sisters of St. Joseph (TOSJ) from 1947 to December 1987 governed this hospital, when the sisters generously gifted the facility to the county and it became Cheyenne County Hospital. In 1992 the hospital received a small facelift making its internal appearance beautiful, warm and caring. In 2004, the heating and air conditioning system was replaced making for a much more efficient comfortable building.
** A New Name **
In May of 1993, Cheyenne County Hospital was renamed to Keefe Memorial Hospital in recognition of Dr. Jerome Keefe who has dedicated nearly half a century to the delivery of health care to the people of Cheyenne County and the surrounding area.
