Boulder Community Health in Boulder, CO
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About Boulder Community Health
Boulder Community Health is an acute care hospital in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Foothills Hospital, about 0.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 2.19
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.64
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.28
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.81
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.11
56% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend81%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
- Completed surveys1,171
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.01480, -105.23961
Nearby hospitals
- Foothills HospitalBoulder, CO · Level II traumaHospital0.2 mi
- Adventhealth Avista100 Health Park Dr, Louisville, CO · Level III traumaAcute care hospital6.5 mi
- Centennial Peaks Hospital2255 S 88th St, Louisville, COPsychiatric hospital6.6 mi
- Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC200 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO · Level II traumaAcute care hospital8.5 mi
- Uchealth Broomfield Hospital11820 Destination Dr, Broomfield, CO · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Longs Peak Hospital1750 E Ken Pratt Blvd, Longmont, CO · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Pam Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Westminster6500 W 104th Ave, Westminster, CORehabilitation hospital13 mi
- Longmont United Hospital1950 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, CO · Level III traumaAcute care hospital13 mi
- Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus, Broomfield469 West State Highway 7, Broomfield, COChildren's hospital13 mi
- Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus14300 Orchard Pkwy, Westminster, CO · Level III traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Boulder Community Health located?
Boulder Community Health is at 4747 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304 in Boulder County.
Does Boulder Community Health have an emergency room?
Yes. Boulder Community Health reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 135 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Boulder Community Health?
Boulder Community Health has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Boulder Community Health a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Boulder Community Health. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Colorado trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Boulder Community Health?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (303) 440-2273.
Would patients recommend Boulder Community Health?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,171 completed surveys), 81% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.