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San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital

19021 US Highway 285, La Jara, CO 81140 · (719) 274-5121

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNo emergency room

San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in La Jara, Colorado (Conejos County), with 17 beds. It has no emergency room. It lists $2.03 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Colorado hospital ($6.22).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$2.03listed for every $1 its care costs Colorado typical $6.22
1 h 34 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
17beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

78%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
69%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    1 h 34 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    0%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

    ER volume: low.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $49what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $1.6Mnet income, all sources
    4.4%margin on patient care alone
    $500,282cost of charity care (3.9% of costs)
    $539,342unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    61full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    15 miles awaySan Luis Valley Regional Medical CenterAlamosa, CO★★★★★$3.00 listed per $1 of cost37 miles awayRio Grande HospitalDel Norte, CO★★★★★$1.93 listed per $1 of cost

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