About

At Good Samaritan Medical Center, we’re happy to tell you about us: our compassionate caregivers, our clinical excellence, our award-winning care and even our beautiful campus. But it’s really all about you. Our patients and families are the center of every thought, communication and action that takes place in this healing space.

Good Samaritan Medical Center is a community-based, acute-care hospital in Lafayette, Colorado. We opened on December 1, 2004, and are part of SCL Health, a nonprofit faith-based health system.

What sets us apart

Here, you’ll experience:

Caregivers who put the patient and family at the center of everything
Integrative care such as acupuncture, massage therapy and healing touch
Mountain views, natural landscaping and walking trails
Spacious, private patient rooms
State-of-the-art equipment

Services

Our health services include:

24-hour emergency services
Adult critical care services
Cancer Centers of Colorado
Accredited Chest Pain Center & Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Integrative Health and Healing Center
Level II Neonatal Care Unit
Level II Trauma Center
Mom-friendly Birthing Center
Orthopedics, Bone and Joint Institute
Primary Stroke Center
Radiology and imaging services
Rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy
Robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci^® Surgical System
Surgical services
Women’s and family services

Leadership

ForsythBeth

Beth Forsyth, Interim President and Chief Operating Officer

MydlerTodd

Todd Mydler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer

KerschenSusan

Susan Kerschen, RN, M.S., Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer

CavanaughSandy

Sandy Cavanaugh, Ed.D., Vice President, Community and Business Development

HigginsJohn

John Higgins, Vice President, Finance

BenkowskiPeter

Peter Benkowski, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

Good Samaritan Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization. Learn more about our System Leadership Team.

Message from the CEO

Welcome to Good Samaritan Medical Center! We are built on the rich history and caring traditions of our sister institutions Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge and Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver. With more than 235 years of healing patients and families in the communities we serve, we are committed to continuing this legacy of excellence at Good Samaritan Medical Center. It is our mission to foster health and healing for the people and communities we serve.

Just as our founders brought the most advanced care of the day to their communities, Good Samaritan Medical Center brings you comprehensive, quality care close to your home. We are your hospital. We are your neighbor. We are Good Samaritan Medical Center continuing a legacy of healing.

Contact us

We welcome your questions, comments and concerns. We take all inquiries seriously and will work diligently to resolve any problems and answer your questions.

For questions, call the hospital at 303-689-4000. For billing inquiries, call 866-665-2636.

200 Exempla Circle
Lafayette, CO 80026