Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Hospital, Salida, Colorado Hospitals -- Colorado -- Salida. D & RG Hospital 1885 2008 38.534081 -105.987452 Salida Chaffee Colorado USA place:1093 Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (Salida, Colo.) This hospital was established in 1885 as the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Hospital for railroad employees. In 1962, the railroad sold the hospital to a group of local community leaders. The hospital ran as a private corporation until 1976, when the Salida Hospital District was formed, and the community members who had provided money in 1962 were reimbursed. In 1989, the hospital's name changed to Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, to better reflect the services and area served. yes yes