Conejos County Hospital Earns 2025 Performance Leadership Award
As part of National Rural Health Day, Conejos County Hospital, located in La Jara, Colorado, announced they have earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Patient Quality for the fourth time in five years. The hospital is a Critical Access Hospital that serves rural southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
From left to right: Adena Ross, MSN, CEN, Tennie Masterson, and Zachary Weiderspon
As a part of San Luis Valley Health, Conejos County Hospital offers a wide variety of services including lab, imaging, therapy and sleep studies. In addition, Conejos County Hospital operates the only 24/7 emergency room staffed by Board Certified Emergency Medicine physicians between Alamosa, CO and Taos, NM.
Quality Healthcare Close to Home
SLV Health’s Conejos County Hospital is a great resource for care close to home. Even when a higher level of care is needed, Conejos County Hospital can help coordinate that care and be a resource in recovery with post-acute swing bed services. The hospital maintains a high patient satisfaction rating and and looks forward to taking care of you and your family, right here, close to home.
Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards program recognizes top Quarterly performance among hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective. Chartis is an independent review firm that benchmarks Critical Access Hospitals across the country.
Compassion for Every Patient
“Conejos County Hospital is honored to be recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health with the 2025 Performance Leadership Award in Quality. This recognition reflects our team’s ongoing commitment to providing exceptional, patient-centered care in our rural community. It’s a true testament to the dedication of our nurses, providers, and staff who continue to uphold the highest standards of quality and compassion for every patient we serve,” stated Adena Ross, MSN, CEN.
Zach Weiderspon, Administrator for SLVH’s Conejos County Hospital, commented, “This distinction and recognition are a testament to the team and the care provided at SLV Health – Conejos County Hospital. We are very proud and honored to take care of the communities we serve. Our team excels at providing patient and family centered care and in return our patients feel valued as part of their care at SLV Health - Conejos County Hospital.”