Garfield County Health Center reports near-completion of conversion to Rural Emergency Hospital
County health center leaders and state partners told commissioners March 11 that facility upgrades, staffing plans and licensing steps for Garfield County Health Center(GCHC) are largely complete and that REH licensure is effective Jan. 5, 2026; Medicare/Medicaid certification and payer rules remain pending.
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Garfield County Health Center administrators and outside technical partners reported substantial progress March 11 on the facilityconversion from a Critical Access Hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH), a change county officials and partners say will help preserve local care.
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