Mt. San Rafael Hospital

Mt. San Rafael Hospital
The hospital's main façade.
A map of Colorado with a dot showing the location of Mt. San Rafael Hospital in the city of Trinidad.
A map of Colorado with a dot showing the location of Mt. San Rafael Hospital in the city of Trinidad.
The hospital's location in Colorado.
Geography
LocationTrinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates37°10′23″N 104°29′15″W / 37.17306°N 104.48750°W / 37.17306; -104.48750
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityNone
Services
Emergency departmentLevel IV trauma center
Beds25[1]
HelipadYes
History
Opened1889
Links
Websitewww.msrhc.org
ListsHospitals in Colorado

Mt. San Rafael Hospital is a general hospital in Trinidad, Colorado. Founded in 1889, the hospital is a level IV trauma center.[2] It is notable for being a pioneer in sex-change operations, with the hospital's first of thousands of such surgeries being completed there in 1969.[3]

  1. ^ "American Hospital Directory". 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-08-28. Total Staffed Beds: 25
  2. ^ "Trauma Facilities". Southern Colorado Regional EMS & Trauma Advisory Council. Retrieved 2018-08-28. Level IV Trauma Center.
  3. ^ Pressley, Sue Anne (1998-05-13). "In the Rockies, a gender crossroads". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-28.