Healthcare in Colorado Springs
An overview of healthcare in Colorado Springs for newcomers: the major hospital systems, finding a provider, insurance networks, altitude and wellbeing, and military and veteran health resources.
A real regional healthcare hub
Colorado Springs supports multiple full hospital systems and a broad base of specialists, reflecting its role as a regional center rather than a small satellite town — a meaningful factor for newcomers with ongoing care needs or growing families.
The major systems
- UCHealth operates hospital and clinic locations in the city, including Memorial Hospital;
- Centura Health operates Penrose-St. Francis Health Services and associated facilities;
- Additional specialty practices, urgent care chains and community clinics round out the picture, with coverage and locations shifting as the city grows — verify current facilities and in-network status directly.
Finding a provider
- Check your insurance network first — especially if you're switching states or plans as part of the move, confirm which local providers and hospital systems are actually in-network before you need care;
- Line up a primary care provider early rather than waiting for an urgent need — many practices have waitlists for new patients;
- Know your nearest urgent care and emergency room for your new neighborhood, since travel times vary a lot across a spread-out city (getting around).
Military and veteran healthcare
Given the city's large military and veteran population, military treatment facilities and VA resources are a significant part of the local healthcare landscape alongside the civilian system. See military relocation & PCS for the service-specific starting points.
Altitude and general wellbeing
The altitude adjustment covered on our weather & altitude page is a genuine, if usually short-lived, consideration for newcomers — worth mentioning to a new provider if you have any relevant heart, lung or sleep conditions. The area's active, outdoor-oriented culture is also a real asset for general health once you're acclimated (the outdoors).