The licensed bed, full-service hospital, located on 77 acres just north of Denver on Highway , offers surgical services, obstetrics, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, pediatrics and a hour emergency department with urgent care. Selberg, president and chief executive officer of Exempla Healthcare. Exempla Healthcare selected the location northwest of Denver to meet the healthcare needs of the fast-growing population in Boulder County and the northwest corridor.
The Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority predicts , new jobs will be created in the corridor between I and US Highway 36, generating , new households by the year Gary Klaphake, Lafayette city administrator, concurs. It also will provide jobs, payroll and a huge economic stimulus to the area. The facility will offer some of the most technologically advanced features being used in medicine today to support its goals of being one of the safest hospitals in the country.
Steve Lowenthal, vice president and chief medical officer. Two medical office buildings are attached to the hospital. The Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center Community Physicians Pavilion for community physicians and the Kaiser Permanente Rock Creek Medical Offices provide convenient access to the patient for outpatient and inpatient visits, and for the physicians and their staffs.
The hospital is supported by an environment designed to facilitate a healing sanctuary for patients, featuring all-private patient rooms, most with mountain views, landscaping that includes a healing garden reflecting the agricultural heritage of the area, water features and new trees. An ecumenical chapel will provide an environment for prayer and meditation. Colorado artists created all of the original art in the hospital. Patients will be provided a list of services including massage therapy, acupuncture and pet therapy, to name a few.
Additionally, Exempla Good Samaritan hired a nationally recognized, Boulder-based composer to create original music that will be played in waiting areas and staff areas. The hospital will serve as a national research site to look at how sound and music affects the work environment. The hospital has generated significant interest from prospective employees, receiving more than 20, job applications for its staff of The medical staff is comprised of private-practice physicians from six counties in the north-metro area and Kaiser Permanente physicians.
