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The hospital, which would open in January 2023, will be the first building on the 57.8-acre site the health care giant bought last year for $30 million and will focus on orthopedic and spinal care to serve fast-growing northern Colorado Springs and northern El Paso County, Penrose-St. Francis CEO Dr. Brian Erling said. The site would also include a medical office building and surgery center built by a group of orthopedic specialists, he said.
Penrose-St. Francis also operates St. Francis Medical Center at 6001 E. Woodmen Road and Penrose Hospital at 2222 N. Nevada Ave.
“We are incredibly excited to break ground on this project as it will extend our healing ministry to the rapidly growing communities to the north and northeast of our city, and create additional capacity for services at Penrose Hospital, Erling said. The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated a brief pause on the work, but we are now moving forward quickly with a goal of treating our first patient on the site by January
Dirk Draper, right,
will retire at year’s end after more than six years as president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC. Draper, who turns 62 in November, said his retirement is a personal choice and an amicable one made in conjunction with the Chamber & EDC’s board of directors.
JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE file
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