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Birthing-friendly hospitals in Colorado

44 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, Colorado has 44 birthing-friendly hospitals. 44 of 44 have an emergency room; among the 43 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 2 hr 18 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

Birthing-friendly hospitals by state · Maternity hospitals near me

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Birthing-friendly hospitals44in Colorado
With an ER44of 44
Median ER visit2 hr 18 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated38average 4.0 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Every birthing-friendly hospital in Colorado

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San Luis Valley Regional Medical CenterAlamosa Alamosa 2 hr 48 min 3 of 5
Aspen Valley HospitalAspen Aspen not reported —
The Medical Center of AuroraAurora Aurora 2 hr 16 min 4 of 5
UCHealth University of Colorado HospitalAurora Aurora 1 hr 44 min 5 of 5
Boulder Community HospitalBoulder Boulder 2 hr 14 min 4 of 5
St Anthony Summit Medical CenterBreckenridge Breckenridge 2 hr 24 min —
Platte Valley Medical CenterBrighton Brighton 2 hr 50 min 3 of 5
East Morgan County Hospital DistrictBrush Brush 1 hr 45 min —
St Thomas More HospitalCanon City Canon City 2 hr 16 min 4 of 5
AdventHealth Castle RockCastle Rock Castle Rock 2 hr 56 min 5 of 5
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health ServicesColorado Springs Colorado Springs 3 hr 9 min 3 of 5
UCHealth Memorial Hospital CentralColorado Springs Colorado Springs 1 hr 45 min 4 of 5
Denver Health Medical CenterDenver Denver 3 hr 26 min 3 of 5
Exempla Saint Joseph HospitalDenver Denver 2 hr 45 min 5 of 5
Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical CenterDenver Denver 2 hr 6 min 2 of 5
Rose Medical CenterDenver Denver 2 hr 8 min 4 of 5
Mercy Regional Medical CenterDurango Durango 2 hr 43 min 5 of 5
Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood Englewood 2 hr 3 min 4 of 5
Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins Fort Collins 2 hr 4 min 5 of 5
Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterFort Collins Fort Collins 2 hr —
St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan Fort Morgan 1 hr 49 min 4 of 5
Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Springs Glenwood Springs 2 hr 32 min 4 of 5
Community HospitalGrand Junction Grand Junction 2 hr 20 min 4 of 5
St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterGrand Junction Grand Junction 3 hr 16 min 4 of 5
North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley Greeley 2 hr 17 min 4 of 5
UCHealth Greeley HospitalGreeley Greeley 2 hr 14 min 4 of 5
UCHealth Highlands Ranch HospitalHighlands Ranch Highlands Ranch 2 hr 41 min 5 of 5
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical CenterLafayette Lafayette 2 hr 53 min 4 of 5
Centura Health-Littleton Adventist HospitalLittleton Littleton 2 hr 46 min 4 of 5
Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree Lone Tree 2 hr 17 min 3 of 5
Longmont United HospitalLongmont Longmont 2 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Longs Peak HospitalLongmont Longmont 2 hr 10 min 5 of 5
Centura Health-Avista Adventist HospitalLouisville Louisville 2 hr 40 min 4 of 5
Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland Loveland 2 hr 13 min 5 of 5
Montrose Memorial HospitalMontrose Montrose 2 hr 28 min 4 of 5
Parker Adventist HospitalParker Parker 2 hr 43 min 5 of 5
Parkview Medical CenterPueblo Pueblo 2 hr 51 min 3 of 5
Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs Steamboat Springs 1 hr 52 min —
Sterling Regional MedcenterSterling Sterling 1 hr 38 min 3 of 5
HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton Thornton 2 hr 9 min 3 of 5
Vail Health HospitalVail Vail 2 hr 18 min 5 of 5
Centura Health-St Anthony North HospitalWestminster Westminster 2 hr 40 min 5 of 5
Exempla Lutheran Medical CenterWheat Ridge Wheat Ridge 3 hr 14 min 4 of 5
Wray Community District HospitalWray Wray 1 hr 50 min —

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in Colorado

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in Colorado?

Colorado has 44 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.