The Guadalupe County Hospital represents one of only two emergency care providers between Albuquerque, NM and Amarillo, TX (a 288 mile distance). The current Hospital was constructed by the county in 1956. It is a two story building which houses the hospital, a primary care clinic and the county public health office.
The new 35,000 sf Guadalupe County Hospital will include a general acute care hospital with a 10 bed inpatient unit, an emergency department, a medical office building for primary care, public health, and a pharmacy. The facility will allow the hospital to continue to provide emergency care as well as outpatient and inpatient services to the entire county. Aside from creating a more functional and safe facility, the new building sets out to: Create a home-like atmosphere where patients feel comfortable; foster a better partnership with the Department of Health; Establish a facility that better reflects its importance as a community space; Create a facility that maintains the culture and traditions of the people it serves; Allow public education to become a more central part of the hospital’s service
