In 1945, with the help of Dr. Ernest Ceriani, the Middle Park Medical Association was established to support development of Kremmling Hospital. Dr. Ceriani’s home, clinic, and Kremmling Hospital were located in the white wooden building which is now home to Rehabilitation Services, Wellness Center and the Administration Offices. In 1973, construction of the current hospital began, and in 1975 a special Tax District was formed to support the hospital. The Long-term care wing was added in 1993. Debts incurred for construction of the hospital were completely repaid by 1995 and the Mountain Valley Medical Center (our family practice clinic) was purchased from the Ceriani family.
(Original Board of Directors)
The actual name of the hospital is; Kremmling Memorial Hospital District (KMHD). The hospital is non-profit and community supported. April 1, 2003, KMHD became a Critical Access Hospital (CAH), and the Mountain Valley Medical Center became a “Provider Based” clinic making it a department of the hospital. CAH designation provides cost based Medicare reimbursement.
KMHD is a Level IV Trauma Center and was the first Level IV Trauma Center in the State of Colorado. KMHD also provides In-patient Acute Care, Medicare “Swing Beds” (transitional care), Out-patient services and Long-term Care
In addition to the above services, KMHD provides: Same-day surgery, Diagnostic Imaging (including Ultrasound, Mammography, CT Scan, Fluoroscopy, Echocardiograms), Laboratory Services, GI Lab, PT, OT, Speech/Language Pathology, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardio/Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Graded Exercise Testing, Pain Control Clinic, and several Specialty Physicians (Orthopedics, General Surgery, Podiatry, Urology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Chiropractic).
KMHD has specialized equipment and a highly trained staff who have been providing top quality care to residents of and visitors to Grand and Summit Counties for over 60 years.
