Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO
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About Poudre Valley Hospital
Poudre Valley Hospital is an acute care hospital in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 255 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Banner Fort Collins Medical Center, about 4.4 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 0.27
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.81
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.21
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.46
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.99
75% 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 recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1077%
- Completed surveys1,637
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.57222, -105.05782
Nearby hospitals
- Banner Fort Collins Medical Center4700 Lady Moon Dr, Fort Collins, CO · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.4 mi
- Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus2000 Boise Ave, Loveland, CO · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Medical Center of the Rockies2500 Rocky Mountain Ave, Loveland, CO · Level II traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc4401 Union St, Johnstown, CORehabilitation hospital12 mi
- Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital4401a Union St, Johnstown, COLong-term care hospital12 mi
- Pam Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley6810 10th St, Greeley, CORehabilitation hospital18 mi
- Uchealth Greeley Hospital6767 29th St, Greeley, CO · Level III traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Banner North Colorado Medical Center1801 16th St, Greeley, CO · Level II traumaAcute care hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Poudre Valley Hospital located?
Poudre Valley Hospital is at 1024 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524 in Larimer County.
Does Poudre Valley Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Poudre Valley Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 127 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Poudre Valley Hospital?
Poudre Valley Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Poudre Valley Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date January 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Colorado EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Poudre Valley Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (970) 495-7000.
Would patients recommend Poudre Valley Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,637 completed surveys), 79% 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 HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- 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.
- 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.