Keefe Memorial HospitalCheyenne Wells, CO
Keefe Memorial Hospital is a public critical access hospital in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr 24 min in its emergency department, 6 min longer than the Colorado average of 2 hr 18 min.
- Time ZoneMST
- CountyCheyenne
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS8017
- Area Code719
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 2 hours 24 minutes in the emergency department at Keefe Memorial Hospital. That is 6 minutes longer than the Colorado average of 2 hours 18 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Keefe Memorial Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 174 patients. | 144 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 13 patients. | 299 min | 287 min |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 49 patients. | 84% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Doctors at Keefe Memorial Hospital
12 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 6 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Keefe Memorial Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (keefemh.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Colorado hospital finances.
Who owns Keefe Memorial Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Keefe Memorial Health Service District, a non-profit organization.
30 doctors and other clinicians list Keefe Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Keefe Memorial Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Cheyenne is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 11.
Mental health: Cheyenne is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 13.
Dental: Cheyenne is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 10.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Colorado earn a median $100,260 a year. Healthcare salaries in Colorado.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Colorado shortage areas
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