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Haxtun Hospital District, Haxtun, CO

235 W Fletcher St, Haxtun, CO 80731Phillips County

Critical access hospital 25 beds (Medicare cost report FY2024) Emergency room

Independent directory · data from CMS, not from this hospital

Haxtun Hospital District is a public critical access hospital in Haxtun, Colorado, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr 24 min in its emergency department, 7 min longer than the average across Colorado hospitals (2 hr 17 min).

Median ER visit 2 hr 24 min treated & sent home +7 min vs CO hospitals' avg
Medicare star ratingNot ratedReason below
Beds25Medicare cost report FY2024

CMS did not publish an overall star rating for this hospital; hospitals that report too few quality measures are not rated.

Source: CMS Care Compare, October 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data

Visiting Haxtun Hospital District

Address 235 W Fletcher St
Haxtun, CO 80731
County: Phillips
Directions Apple Maps Call (970) 774-6123
Emergency room Yes. For patients treated and sent home, the median ER visit here lasts 2 hr 24 min (average across CO hospitals: 2 hr 17 min). Medicare's median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home; not a live wait. ER times across CO
What to bring
  • Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
  • A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
  • Your doctor's name and phone number
  • A phone charger
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Official links: Website for Haxtun Hospital District (opens the hospital's site)

Quick answers about Haxtun Hospital District

How long is the ER wait at Haxtun Hospital District?

CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 24 min in the Haxtun Hospital District emergency room (the average across Colorado hospitals is 2 hr 17 min). For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (970) 774-6123. In an emergency, call 911.

What is the phone number for Haxtun Hospital District?

The main phone number for Haxtun Hospital District is (970) 774-6123, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (970) 774-6123
What is the address of Haxtun Hospital District?

Haxtun Hospital District is at 235 W Fletcher St, Haxtun, CO 80731.

Directions (opens Google Maps)
Does Haxtun Hospital District have an emergency room?

Yes. Haxtun Hospital District has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.

Quality and performance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of October 2026

Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Haxtun Hospital District spend a median of 2 hours 24 minutes there. That is 7 minutes longer than the average across Colorado hospitals (2 hours 17 minutes).

Type Critical access
Ownership Government

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 Haxtun Hospital District. For a medical emergency, call 911.

Compare ER waits across Colorado · Other Critical Access hospitals in Colorado · How we source this data · Something wrong on this page? Tell us

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Health insurance at Haxtun Hospital District

Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 061304). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.

Colorado runs its own exchange, Connect for Health Colorado. Check its provider directory for Haxtun Hospital District.

Is Haxtun Hospital District in your plan?

Colorado runs its own health insurance marketplace, so plan networks there aren't in HealthCare.gov's data.

Check on Connect for Health Colorado

Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.

Timely and effective care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

MeasureThis hospitalU.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. 462 patients. 144 min 162 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 27 patients. 187 min 257 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 48 patients. 235 min 287 min
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 149 patients. 85% 77%

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. About the data.

Care after a stay at Haxtun Hospital District

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

Skilled nursing facilities nearby

Skilled nursing ratings and inspections at Nursing Homes In Each State

Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Doctors at Haxtun Hospital District

14 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 7 specialties.

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Prices at Haxtun Hospital District

Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Haxtun Hospital District lists them here:

From the hospital's price transparency file (haxtunhealth.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Nov 7, 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

Beds
25
Reported to Medicare, FY2024
Employees
93
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
56
Inpatient stays a year
Patient revenue
$14.9 million
Net of discounts
Operating margin
-6.9%
On patient care
Charity care
$14,000
0.1% of expenses
Bad debt
$225,000
Unpaid patient bills

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 Haxtun Hospital District

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Haxtun Hospital District, a non-profit organization.

22 doctors and other clinicians list Haxtun Hospital District 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 Haxtun Hospital District

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Parts of Phillips are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 12.

Mental health: Phillips is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 13.

Dental: Phillips is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 15.

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

Healthcare pay in Colorado

Registered nurses across Colorado (all employers) earned a median of $100,260 a year (BLS, May 2025).Registered Nurse (RN) salary in ColoradoNurse Practitioner salary in ColoradoRespiratory Therapist salary in ColoradoHealthcare salaries in Colorado

Cite this data

Writing about Haxtun Hospital District? You're welcome to quote these figures. They are free to use under CC BY 4.0: please credit HospitalsInEachState.com and link to this page.

Figures as of the October 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/colorado/haxtun/haxtun-hospital-district/235-w-fletcher-st/

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