University Of Colorado Hospital Authority Ratings

---

Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

---

Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does University Of Colorado Hospital Authority save lives? 19% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at University Of Colorado Hospital Authority	National Average
Heart Attack	12.3%	12.6%
Stroke	11.2%	13.9%
Heart Failure	10.6%	11.8%
Pneumonia	13.2%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at University Of Colorado Hospital Authority

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.

Infectious Disease	Cases
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year1	81
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2	12

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 1h 54m

Patient Ratings

While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.

Overall Patient Rating: AVERAGE



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

University Of Colorado Hospital Authority Stories

Share your experience

Mar 12, 2026, 1:16 PM
Adventhealth Castle Rock: "Electrocardiogram procedure to examine change in paracardial effusion. $130 Sent to my cardiologist who said it was one of the poorest readings he ever saw. He said it didn't even mention effusion. I read it too and found no effusion mentioned. Called and put in a complaint. It was investigated. It had been read by their TOP guy. He said he mentioned the effusion. Really? Had to pay to have another one. " - Sharon

Jun 11, 2025, 1:03 PM
Sky Ridge Medical Center: "April went in to have chemo port implanted in my chest. Two days later felt fatigued with chills. Fell in bathroom. Called ambulance. Was admitted later that night with UTI which turned into staph infection. Ended up being in hospital and rehab for 22 days. Port had staph infection therein. Removed port. Surgeons took flippant attitude. Please pay attention and ask lots of questions.
Had a t line inserted to receive 28 antibiotic infusions. Started using this line for chemo treatmant. This line clogged. Interventional Radiology now wants to remove T line and reimplant the chemo port. I said, "Why would I give you another opportunity to infect me?"" - Brian

Feb 15, 2025, 10:40 AM
Sky Ridge Medical Center: "Went to Sky Ridge for Cardiac care and will NEVER go back. MD would not see me or talk to me saying they are too busy. Did not explain test being order that in my opinion not necessary. Sent in PA and NP to talk to me but their limited knowledge did not help (Bad Advise). Got frustrated and left AMA. Recommend you not go there. " - BIll

Jan 23, 2025, 1:23 PM
Community Hospital: "GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! NOVEMBER 2021, SENT ME HOME WITH A DISLOCATED HIP JOINT AFTER I TOLD THREE NURSES IT WASN'T HOLDING MY WEIGHT. FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT 2 WEEKS LATER, NEVER X-RAYED BUT TOLD ME I HAD COVID. EXCRUCIATING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A MONTH ON A DISLOCATED JOINT!! AFTER SUFFERING FOR OVER MONTH, DOCTOR FINALLY X-RAYED AND EMBARRASSINGLY SAID IT WAS DISLOCATED AND WANTED TO TAKE ME BACK INTO SURGERY THAT DAY! AFTER SECOND SURGERY, STARTED TO GET AN INFECTION IN THE JOINT. HAD TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL ONCE A WEEK FOR I.V. ANTIBIOTICS. AFTER PAYING ALL COPAYS AND GETTING MONEY FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING ALL OVER AGAIN!!" - JON

Dec 17, 2024, 5:15 PM
Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical Center: "20" - TzwSVsOw

Compare hospitals in Adams County