Colorado (CO) Critical Care Surgery Doctors and Physicians

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Critical Care Surgery Information

Description

Critical care surgery is surgery on patients in the emergency unit or critical care unit of a hospital. A critical care or trauma surgeon is a physician who performs emergency surgery on patients who are critically ill. The critical care surgeon may also communicate with the patient’s primary physician and other specialists, and the critical care staff to coordinate treatment and care. This surgeon has a comprehensive surgery background, and is knowledgeable in a wide variety of surgical procedures and life-threatening injuries.

Location Density Information

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Colorado has 45 practicing critical care surgeons. Broken out by city, critical care surgery doctor density in Aspen is 2, in Aurora is 7, in Breckenridge is 1, in Colorado Springs is 5, in Cortez is 1, in Denver is 14, in Englewood is 4, in Fort Collins is 3, in Frisco is 1, in Grand Junction is 1, in Greeley is 1, in Highlands Ranch is 1, in Littleton is 1, in Lone Tree is 2, in Vail is 2, in Westminster is 1, and in Wheat Ridge is 2.

Colorado Information

Colorado is the Centennial state; having won statehood in 1876. Its capital is Denver, called the “Mile High City,” because its altitude at the state capitol steps is 5,280 feet. Colorado’s population is 4,653,023, and over half the state’s population is in the Denver metro area. Known for its Rocky Mountains and abundant outdoor sports opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, fishing and hunting, Colorado also offers tourists Pike’s Peak, the Royal Gorge, and the Red Rocks outdoor amphitheater. Denver is home to an active theater culture, a world-class symphony, and many sports activities. You can visit a gold mine, tour the state capitol building, climb a mountain, or relax in some therapeutic natural hot springs.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Colorado has a population of 4,665,177. Of this population, 1,140,002 are under the age of 18 and 462,190 are at or above the age of 65.

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