Region?s hospitals, docs find common ground

While physicians and hospitals across the state fight over the increasing number of physician-owned surgical centers, doctors and hospitals in Northern Colorado are working together to develop surgical centers, which typically are able to offer outpatient services at a lower cost than hospitals.
Skyline Center for Health opened last December in east Loveland as a joint venture between physicians and McKee Medical Center. The 79,000-square-foot medical complex includes an ambulatory surgical center, physician office space, urgent care and other services.
Poudre Valley Health System is looking at joint ventures with physicians at the new Medical Center of the…