About Us

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

Jennifer Alderfer, President

Beth Forsyth, Chief Operating Officer

Todd Mydler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer

John Higgins, Vice President, Finance

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.