Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Emergency Services and Trauma Department


If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 immediately.

A trip to the ER can be unsettling. Rest assured that you’re in the hands of an advanced trauma life support (ATLS) team. We’re open 24/7 and have short wait times. 

Our capable team includes trauma-trained nurses and board-certified physicians. We’re nearby to stitch a wound, diagnose pain, secure an injury, or stabilize a critical condition. With 24/7 access to lab services and an on-site pharmacy, we can immediately get the tests and medications you need. 

Follow-up care is an important part of recovery. We’re part of a large, medically skilled community connected to dozens of specialists and rehabilitation professionals. We’ll fast-track your recovery program and help align your post-ER stay with the professionals you’ll need to keep healing. 

We hope you are never in need of emergency care, but we want you to know that we are here for you and those you love if you are met with an unexpected medical challenge.

Trusted Trauma Care


As a Level IV Trauma Center, we are fully qualified and equipped to provide most ER services. From a broken bone to a behavioral emergency, we have the technology, training, and staff to stabilize or treat most emergencies. We maintain a comprehensive quality assessment program to ensure high-quality standards are met and kept. 

Our neurological and behavioral telehealth programs are able to provide specialized care in minutes for life-threatening situations. When more advanced care is needed, our transfer protocols with the region’s largest hospital are seamless. You can rest assured that you’ll be in the capable hands of compassionate professionals from the moment you arrive.

Emergency Care Services


Emergency room and trauma services include:

  • Evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostics for emergency room patients 
  • Advanced trauma life support (ATLS) protocols for transfer patients 
  • 24/7 ER, laboratory, and pharmacy
  • Many critical care and surgical procedures
  • Neurology on-demand for head and stroke emergencies 
  • Psychology on-demand to address mental instability and avoid hospital holds
  • Direct Emergency Department phone line

Indigent Care and Financial Counseling


Sometimes, emergencies hit when you least expect them and can least afford them. Regardless of your ability to pay, you will receive the emergency care you need. For those not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or commercial insurance, we’re proud to participate in the Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP). We have financial counselors here to help guide you through these processes.

The Emergency Room is open 24/7. In an emergency, call 911. To speak to the ER desk, call 970-858-2119

Meet Your Providers

Hall, Jared

Jared Hall, DO

Emergency Medicine
970-858-2119
300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita
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Scott Vincent, MD

Emergency Medicine
970-858-2119
300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita
Dr. Simmons (2)

Paul Simmons, MD

Emergency Medicine
970-858-3900
401 Kokopelli Blvd, Unit 3, Fruita
Jeff Wuerker, MD

Jeff Wuerker, MD

Emergency Medicine
970-858-2119
300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita
Dr. Eric Frankel, ER

Eric Frankel, MD

Emergency Medicine
9700-858-2119
300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita
FHW Dude

Glenn Burket, DO

Emergency Medicine
970-858-2119
300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita
Dr. Derek Donovan

Derek Donovan, MD

Emergency Medicine
970-858-2119
300 W Ottley Ave, Fruita

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