Mt San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad, CO
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About Mt San Rafael Hospital
Mt San Rafael Hospital is a critical access hospital in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Miners' Colfax Medical Center, about 22 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
93% 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. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend82%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1075%
- Completed surveys52
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
37.17326, -104.48865
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mt San Rafael Hospital located?
Mt San Rafael Hospital is at 410 Benedicta Ave, Trinidad, CO 81082 in Las Animas County.
Does Mt San Rafael Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Mt San Rafael Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 107 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Mt San Rafael Hospital?
Mt San Rafael 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 Mt San Rafael Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV 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 Mt San Rafael Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (719) 846-9213.
Would patients recommend Mt San Rafael Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (52 completed surveys), 82% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 75% 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.
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- What Is the HCAHPS Patient Survey?How the national hospital patient experience survey works, what it asks, how results appear on Care Compare and what they do not show.