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Residents in Battlement Mesa have access to primary care at the Battlement Mesa Medical Center; four hospitals are less than one hour away; chiropractic, orthopedic, and dental services, as well as an assisted living center, are available in our community. In addition to having access to medical care, residents also have opportunities for volunteering to provide support for healthcare delivery.

Grand River Medical Center
Photo by GRHD

Battlement Mesa Medical Center, located in City Market Plaza, is a clinic staffed with full-time family medicine providers five days a week, consulting speciality physicians. and a physical therapist three days a week. According to information provided by Kris Daler, Director of Public Relations at Grand River Medical Center, the clinic is part of the Grand River Hospital District which also includes Grand River Medical Center in Rifle which opened in 2003 replacing the older Clagett Memorial Hospital which had been built in 1962.

The new, larger facility in Rifle includes a Level 4 Trauma Center which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is always staffed by an emergency physician. A helicopter can land immediately outside the ambulance entrance if Care Flight to another facility is needed. Both semi-private and private patient rooms are equipped with a restroom, bathing facilities, and a locking cabinet for personal items. Two observation rooms are available for visitors as well as the Sun Room with its historic stained glass windows in the Acute Care Unit.

Grand River Medical Center’s radiology department provides high quality diagnostic imaging including CT Scan, ultrasound, mammography, x-ray, bone-density scan, and MRI. Two large operating rooms were built for orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, cataract surgery, urology, etc.

According to published information, “The Wellness Center is the home of the Rehabilitation Department and the Cardiopulmonary Department. Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Occupations Therapy, and Women’s Bladder Health Therapy are performed at the Wellness Center. Cardiopulmonary procedures such as Respiratory Therapy, Pulmonary Function Testing, Cardiac Stress Testing, Cardiac Diagnostic Testing, Electrocardiograms, Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring, Sleep Apnea Studies, and Echocardiography are also performed in the Wellness Center.”

In addition to these services, Grand River Primary Care, houses the offices and exam rooms used by the primary and speciality physicians and providers of Grand River Medical Center. These specialities include Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Integrative Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology and the specialities related to surgery.

Besides the medical centers in Battlement Mesa and Rife, the E Dene Moore Center, also in Rifle, is a 57-bed long term facility which was built in 1968. It offers skilled nursing care, respite care and rehabilitation care. The E Dene Moore Center is certified to serve Medicare A patients.

Area hospitals besides the one in Rifle include two in Grand Junction: St. Mary’s Hospital and Community Hospital; and Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. Outlaw Medical Arts in Rifle is affiliated with Valley View Hospital. Since Grand River is not set up for baby delivery, area mothers use the hospitals in Glenwood Springs or Grand Junction.

Other medical services in Battlement Mesa are Battlement Mesa Chiropractic Center, Rocky Mountain Orthopedic Associates, and Bookcliff Dental Hygiene Services in City Market Plaza, can provide dental cleanings, x-rays, bleaching, sealants, and oral evaluations.

Mesa Vista Assisted Living is a forty room asssisted living facility. Studio and one bedroom apartments are available. Rent is based on income or assets. They accept medicaid.

Meals on Wheels, which serves Western Garfield County, is supported by Grand River Medical Center. Hot, nutritious, noontime meals are home-delivered to elderly and disabled residents.

Residents looking for volunteer opportunities can obtain additional information from Meals on Wheels by calling Lynne Miller, Program Coordinator, at 625-6415. Another volunteer opportunity is available through the Grand River Volunteer Association. Volunteer positions include individuals who interact with patients, who assist with public relations, who work with computers, who run errands or work as interpreters. For more information contact Sherri Doll, Volunteer Coordinator, at 625-6490.

Medical Facilities

Grand River Hospital and Clinic
Emergency Room (24 hours)
501 Airport Road
Rifle, CO 81650
(970) 625-5110

Community Hospital
2021 North 12th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81502
(970) 242-0920; Emergency (970) 256-6400

Valley View Hospital
1906 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-4227

St. Mary’s Hospital
The Regional Medical Center
2635 North 7th Street
P.O. Box 1628
Grand Junction, CO 81502-1628
St. Mary’s Hospital is the largest hospital between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah

Mesa Vista Assisted Living Residence
72 Siprelle Drive
Battlement Mesa, CO 81635
970-285-1844

Valley Senior Center
540 N Parachute Ave.
Parachute, CO 81635
285-7216
The Valley Senior Center is the social center for residents over the age of 55. Lunch is served every Wednesday at 11:30. For reservations, call 285-7216 on Mondays between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Bingo is played every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. On the third Saturdays hot dogs are served. You will always meet friendly, helpful people at the Senior Center. Plan to stop by for lunch or bingo.