3 NoCo hospitals among state’s most affordable

Three northern Colorado hospitals made a new top 10 list of affordable health care centers in the state, with Poudre Valley Health in Fort Collins securing the top spot, Loveland’s Medical Center of the Rockies ranking fifth, and McKee Medical Center, also of Loveland, ranking seventh.

The ranking, by consumer finance blog NerdWallet.com, included an analysis of the most affordable procedures each facility offers as well as patient satisfaction statistics. According to NerdWallet’s analysis, Poudre Valley Health offers the most affordable treatments for appendicitis, kidney damage and asthma and has a patient satisfaction rating of 82 percent, while Medical Center of…