Regional West Health Services and Poudre Valley Health Systems of Fort Collins, Colo. have formed a unique partnership between hospitals in two different states to build a new hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies.

Regional West owns 12 percent of the $240 million hospital with Poudre Valley owning the remaining 88 percent.

Medical Center of the Rockies will specialize in cardiac and trauma care, offering comprehensive cardiovascular services including open-heart surgery. In addition, it will provide intensive care, surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and more.

The five-story, 136-bed hospital will provide easy access for patients who need a higher level of medical care than is available at Regional West. It is located just off the I-25 exit at Loveland, Colo. near the Loveland Outlet Mall and the new, upscale Centura Shopping Mall. Medical Center of the Rockies will open February 14, 2007.