Rose Medical Center
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| Rose Medical Center Hospital Corporation of America |
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| Location | |
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| Place | 4567 East 9th Avenue Denver, Colorado, (US) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Private |
| Hospital Type | General, Teaching |
| Affiliated University | University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 292[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Links | |
| Website | Rose Medical Center Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in Colorado |
Rose Medical Center is a private hospital in Denver, Colorado. It is known as "Colorado's Baby Hospital"; famous births include Ashley Bush.[2] It is currently ranked among the best hospitals in Colorado and was ranked 50th nationally in neurology and neurosurgery in 2006 by U.S. News & World Report. [3]
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[edit] History
A group of Denver Jewish community leaders began organizing a hospital open to doctors and patients of all creeds, races and origins in 1944. Following a national fundraising campaign, the new hospital was named in honor of Major General Maurice Rose and the cornerstone of the main building of the hospital was laid by General Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 31, 1948. [4] General Rose Memorial Hospital opened in 1949.
Rose Medical Center quickly gained a reputation for its women's health and maternity services, cementing its place in local memory in 1984 with a television ad featuring images of babies born at Rose floating through the clouds. The "Rose babies" advertising campaign was revived in the late 1990s as the hospital's 50th anniversary approached.[5]
On April 25, 1995, Rose Medical Center was acquired by Hospital Corporation of America. Several dozen Rose physicians left following the acquisition, purchasing the former Mercy hospital to start Precedent Health Center[6], which closed in 1999.[7]
The hospital gained a new CEO during the physician flight and the institution recovered from the changes resulting from its acquisition, earning the honor of being named a finalist in the 2001 RIT/USA Today Quality Cup Competition. [8]
[edit] Campus
- Main Hospital Building (4567 East 9th Avenue)
- Goodstein Family Pavilion addition (1961)
- Physician Office Building 1 (4545 East 9th Avenue)
- Physician Office Building 2 (4500 East 9th Avenue)
- Wolf Building (4600 Hale Parkway, opened 1996), housing outpatient surgery and doctors' offices
- Rose Founders Building (1700 Hale Parkway, opened 2006), housing oncology, surgery, and preventative medicine centers[9]
[edit] References
- ^ usnews.com: Health: Directory of America's Hospitals: Rose Medical Center -- At a Glance. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ For Bush, an 11th Grandchild. New York Times (1989-02-08). Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- ^ usnews.com: Health: Best Hospitals 2006: HealthOne Rose Medical Center, Denver. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Rose Community Foundation History. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Marsha Austin (1998-09-11). Rose recalls its roots with baby campaign. The Denver Business Journal. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Marsha Austin (1999-05-28). Big Precedent profile fades as docs clam up. The Denver Business Journal. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Office of Evaluation and Investigation (April 2001). Hospital Closure - 1999 20. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Amy Fletcher (2001-05-25). Rose regains footing. The Denver Business Journal. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Randy Barber (2006-12-10). Hospital hosts Colorado's largest Chanukah party. KUSA-TV. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
