Telluride Health & Wellness

Community healthcare needs are evolving and broader than the primary and emergency care TMC currently provides. A small group of community leaders have stepped forward to steward a new process to define and plan for Telluride’s future health care needs.

This community group has developed a set of initial guiding principles:
1. Genuine and active public participation is vital to determining the community’s health and wellness needs now and into the future.
2. The current medical center’s age, location and space and licensing constraints suggest a new facility is needed to meet the burgeoning demand, changing patient needs, and variety of future health care models.
3. An opportunity exists to expand the scope of health and healthcare services offered in the Telluride region based on a suitable site and a sustainable business plan. Additional services not presently available could be included in a facility and/or campus, providing costs savings and regional economic development.
4. Limited sites in Telluride, Mountain Village and Society Turn are available and should be evaluated and may be suitable for the current and expanded facility needs.
5. Plans should be developed that will avoid additional district tax levies, and the facility should be financially self-sustaining.