Penrose Hospital

• 450-bed, full-service Acute Care hospital with a reputation for excellence
• Penrose-St. Francis has been named One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 10 years in a row (2008 - 2017) by Healthgrades
• Southern Colorado's only Magnet Recognized hospital
• Emergency Medicine Physicians actively engaged with all major hospital committees including Chief of staff, Director of Peer Review, Credentials Committee, and Quality Committee

At the base of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs is home to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the Olympic Training Center, and the U.S. Senior Open. An outdoor paradise, the city features 265 miles of park and urban trails and more than 5,000 acres of open space. Its close proximity to skiing, hiking, mountain biking, road cycling, and fishing makes it an ideal community for families and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Colorado Springs has earned numerous accolades, including being voted the Most Desirable Place to Live in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, the #1 Mountain Community by Money magazine, and Outside magazine’s “Best Town.” It truly offers something for everyone.

With some of the best public school systems in the state, Colorado Springs is an excellent place to raise a family, especially for those who want to live, work, and play in the mountains.

• ED Volume: 36,000

• Level II Trauma Center – with Level I verification
• Recipient of Healthgrades Emergency Medicine Excellence awards
• Ranked among the Top 5% in the nation for Emergency Medicine
• Five-Star recipient for Emergency Medicine
• 32 main ED treatment rooms
• Close proximity to all Radiology services, with bedside Ultrasound
• ED Point of Care testing
• Flexible documentation system using templates and voice recognition
• Fully mature PA program with 15 years of full PA integration
• ED managed Observation Unit
• Incentive-based compensation

• Obs Daily Encounters: 8

• Closed ICU model with patients managed by a team of Critical Care Physicians and APPs
• Inpatient pulmonary consult service
• Advanced bronchoscopy (ION Navigation, EBUS)
   

• Average Daily Encounters: 25

• Closed ICU model with patients managed by a team of Critical Care Physicians and APPs
• Inpatient pulmonary consult service
• Advanved bronchoscopy (ION Navigation, EBUS)