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HCA HealthONE Rose seeks code change to add freestanding emergency department and health park at 38 and Wadsworth
Summary
HCA HealthONE Rose presented plans to redevelop the city-owned Midas/Wilmore site at West 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard into a “health park” anchored by a freestanding emergency department; city staff recommended a targeted zoning amendment and council signaled support to send a code change to public hearing.
HCA HealthONE Rose executives asked Wheat Ridge City Council on March 3 to clear a path for a freestanding emergency department (FSED) and a linked medical office “health park” at the northwest corner of West 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard, a site the city currently owns.
The proposal would replace the existing Midas/Wilmore shopping center and create a mixed-use medical campus that HCA said would provide quicker access to emergency care, women’s services and pediatric and specialty outpatient care for residents east of Wadsworth. Casey Goober, president and CEO of HCA HealthONE Rose, told council the group holds a letter of intent on roughly 5.5 acres at the corner and expects the ED to handle about 15–30 visits per day while the broader medical office building would bring multiple specialties to the corridor.
Why it matters: Council adopted an ordinance in 2018 that effectively prohibited freestanding emergency departments…
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