Monte Vista is served by the San Luis Valley Medical Clinic and Rio
Grande Medical Clinic. Services provided include 24-hour emergency care
and laboratory/x-ray. There are currently staff physicians with
specialties represented in family practice and office surgery.
Additionally, we have four dentists and three optometrists providing
dental and eye care services. A chiropractic clinic and massage therapy
clinic is also located in Monte Vista. Other services include 24-hour
ambulance service, San Luis Valley Home Care nursing service, social
services and long-term care. The surrounding area provides additional
support that includes three hospitals with a total of 146 beds.
The Rio Grande Hospital is located in Del Norte and is a
primary care facility (719) 657-2510. The area's largest hospital is
the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center located in Alamosa (719)
589-2511. For specific information on physicians, contact the San Luis
Valley Medical Clinic, 404 Morris Street, Monte Vista, CO 81144, (719)
852-4073 or Rio Grande Medical Center, 95-A W. First Avenue, Monte
Vista, CO 81144, (719) 852-2512.
Nursing care facilities include the Colorado State Veterans
Center (providing service to veterans since 1889) and Mountain Meadows
Nursing Center. Both have 60 beds with skilled nursing care and the
Veterans Center also has capacity for 40 veterans and/or spouses in
cottages. The Center has committed resources to increase its
facilities. There are several additional nursing homes in the
surrounding area.