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Lutheran Medical Center
At Lutheran 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. Our patients and families are the center of every thought, communication and action that takes place in this healing space.
303-425-4500
8300 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO
Open - 24/7 - Visiting hours 7am - 9pm
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Meet the new Lutheran Medical Center
Residents have asked us to build the "hospital of the future" in Wheat Ridge. Our board of directors has approved a Lutheran Medical Center replacement at the Clear Creek Crossing development on a 26-acre parcel at I-70 and 40th Avenue, approximately 3.5 miles from the existing campus
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