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The planned hospital will relieve pressure on Penrose-St. Francis Health Servicesâ other facilities, including St. Francis Medical Center (pictured) on Woodmen Road. Photo by Helen Robinson
The area around Interquest Parkway and Interstate 25 is a hotbed of development in north Colorado Springs, where hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested.
One notable project is a 72-bed orthopedic and spine hospital planned on a 57.8-acre parcel owned by Centura Health on the southeast corner of the Interquest and I-25 intersection.
The $150 million hospital, which is in the design and planning stage, is projected to start receiving patients in 2023.
The hospital will open with 48 equipped beds and will open the other 28 beds when needed, said Dr. Brian Erling, president and chief executive officer of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services.