North Platte Valley Medical Center chosen as name for new hospital

The North Platte Valley Medical Center has been chosen as the name for a new Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to be built in Saratoga, the Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) recently announced. A site has been selected and purchased on Highway 130 between the Forest Service District Office and the Whistle Pig Saloon.

Plans developed for the project by HGFA Architects of Billings, MT, including the floorplan, site plan and interior and exterior elevations, will be on display in various locations throughout the community over the next three months. Residents are urged to review the plans and to direct questions to PVHP committee members.

“We have been meeting with groups and organizations in the Valley for several months to explain the hospital project and get feedback,” said Sonja Collamer, chair of the PVHP marketing committee. “HGFA has come up with a beautiful facility and this will be a great opportunity for more people to see what we have been working on.”

Collamer said the PVHP had also chosen a logo, designed by Cassie Orduno of Saratoga, and a tagline, “Quality Care from the Heart of the Valley”.

Mounted posters of the North Platte Valley Medical Center plans are currently on display at the Platte Valley Community Center and at the Encampment and Riverside Town Halls.