Latest News – June 12

St. Vincent To Reveal Design of New Hospital This Week
This Wednesday, June 15 St. Vincent Hospital (SVH) in Leadville will host a New Construction Meet and Greet. Starting at 4:30 until 7 p.m. everyone is invited to view the preliminary designs for the new construction of St. Vincent Hospital. Representatives from the SVH Board and administration, Centura Health and Davis Partnership Architects will be in attendance to answer questions and listen to feedback from the public and Lake County residents. The Meet and Greet will take place in the KW Room at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Climax Leadership Building. Refreshments will be served. For more information please contact 719-486-7135.
For those who may not be able to attend the event on Wednesday, you will have another opportunity to have your voice heard at the hospital’s regular board meeting on Thursday, June 23.
St. Vincent General Hospital District will file an application for a USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Loan for the purpose of financing the construction of a new hospital facility and refinancing bonds.
A public board meeting will be held for any citizen to become acquainted with the project and to comment on the project on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Vincent Hospital at 822 W. 4th Street in Leadville.

Local and regional emergency responders participant in an emergency training exercise at the Leadville Airport on June 10, 2016. The simulated situation was coordinated by the Lake County Office of Emergency Management in partnership with many agencies and neighboring counties. Photo: Leadville Today