Emergency Services

Life-Saving Heart Care

Heart attacks are one of the most frightening medical experiences a person can go through. Thankfully for the residents of Fort Morgan and surrounding communities, St. Elizabeth Hospital is an accredited Chest Pain Center. St. Elizabeth Hospital’s expert emergency medicine teams are trained to spot heart attacks quickly and provide emergency treatments that will limit any damage to your heart. 

To become an Accredited Chest Pain Center, St. Elizabeth Hospital engaged in rigorous evaluation by SCPC for its ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. To Morgan County, this means that processes are in place that meet strict criteria aimed at:

• Reducing the time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis and treatment
• Treating patients more quickly during the critical window of time when the integrity of the heart muscle can be preserved
• Monitoring patients when it is not certain that they are having a heart attack to ensure that they are not sent home too quickly or needlessly admitted to the hospital

St. Elizabeth Hospital addresses the entire continuum of care for the heart patient, including important areas such as the emergency department, quality assurance plan, and community outreach programs. By becoming an Accredited Chest Pain Center, St. Elizabeth Hospital has enhanced the quality of care for the cardiac patient and has demonstrated its commitment to higher standards. This accreditation is awarded by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC), the accrediting arm of the American College of Cardiology. St. Elizabeth Hospital has held this accreditation since 2016.

St. Elizabeth Hospital is one of only two Level III Trauma Centers in northeast Colorado, providing access to high-level care to  As a Level III Trauma Center, CPMC’s emergency department provides comprehensive medical and surgical inpatient services to patients who can be maintained in a stable or improving condition without specialized care. Emergency physicians and nurses are immediately available, with surgeons within 20 minutes to access, stabilize, or resuscitate. Our patients can rest easy knowing that our ER is staffed 24 hours a day by physicians who are board certified in emergency medicine, family practice, internal medicine or surgery and whose primary practice is in emergency medicine. They are also certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support. Registered nurses are in-house 24 hours a day, with some who have specialized education in trauma. An operating room and imaging services are available 24/hours a day. Respiratory therapy, lab, and rehabilitation services are also available when needed.

St. Elizabeth Hospital is one of only two Level III Trauma Centers in Northeast Colorado, serving more than 35,000 residents in two counties. St. Elizabeth Hospital received its first Level III Trauma certification in 1991. Every three years our hospital must go through a renewal process and meet rigorous criteria and standards to maintain this designation. The state trauma review team performs chart checks as part of the review process to ensure that patients are treated appropriately in the ER. Written policies and procedures for trauma and critical care patients are also scrutinized and checked for adherence. Having adequate training and expertise working with emergent patients are also integral to the trauma designation. The certification also requires that community outreach and education services on injury prevention are performed throughout the year on an on-going basis.

Location

St. Elizabeth Hospital Express Care clinic is conveniently located on the campus of St. Elizabeth Hospital, on the lower level of the Medical Office Building inside Colorado Plains Medical Group. Our address is 1000 Lincoln St., Suite 101.

Hours

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Appointments

We offer walk-in care without an appointment, or you can call ahead to schedule a same-day appointment: 970-867-1843