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Wheat Ridge stands firm on its prohibition of free-standing ERs

WHEAT RIDGE — Free-standing emergency rooms may be on a growth streak in Colorado — there are around three dozen facilities today from just a handful a few years ago — but not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat. On Monday night, the Wheat Ridge City Council voted to extend a year-long moratorium it had placed on free-standing ERs in 2016 for another year as it comes up with regulations for the medically advanced, emergency care centers before the first sets up shop in the city. Wheat Ridge appears to be the only community in Colorado with a temporary ban on the ERs, which have been popping up in suburban strip malls and shopping centers in and around Denver.

 

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