Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital contact, ER, visiting hours, services, patient portal, billing, parking, and records guide
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital is a 24/7 hospital in Denver at 1375 East 19th Avenue, Denver, CO 80218. The main hospital phone number is 303-812-2000.
Use this guide to quickly find the right route for emergency care, appointments, maternity services, medical records, MyChart, billing estimates, financial assistance, visitor hours, parking, departments, and patient-prep steps before you go.
Denver, CO 80218, near 19th Avenue and Downing Street.
Use for the operator, department routing, appointment questions, and general patient information.
Emergency care is available around the clock. Department hours may vary.
Confirm restrictions for ICU, maternity, isolation rooms, and special patient situations before visiting.
The emergency department provides emergency and trauma care in Denver.
Use Intermountain Health MyChart for records, results, estimates, bills, and care communication.
Start here: what do you need from Saint Joseph Hospital?
The fastest path is to match your need with the right hospital route before calling or driving to campus.
| Your need | Best next step | What to have ready |
|---|---|---|
| Life-threatening emergency | Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. | Symptoms, medications, allergies, ID, insurance card if available, and a support person if safe. |
| Hospital department or patient room routing | Call the main line at 303-812-2000. | Patient full name, date of birth if authorized, department name, doctor name, and reason for calling. |
| New appointment or provider search | Use the Intermountain provider finder or call the hospital for routing. | Insurance plan, symptoms, preferred location, referral if required, and prior records. |
| Pregnancy, birth center, NICU, or lactation | Use the Pregnancy and Baby department page or call the maternity team. | Due date, OB or midwife name, pregnancy risk factors, birth-plan questions, and insurance information. |
| Medical records or results | Use Intermountain Health MyChart or the medical-records request page. | Patient identity, date range, facility name, document type, and where the record should be sent. |
| Bill, estimate, standard charges, or financial help | Use MyChart billing, hospital pricing, or financial assistance resources. | Account number, insurance card, procedure name or CPT code if known, and household financial information if applying for help. |
Official Intermountain Health links and what to do after each opens
Use official Intermountain pages for final verification because hours, services, visitor rules, and billing policies can change.
Saint Joseph Hospital official page
- Confirm the address, phone number, 24/7 status, and visiting hours.
- Use the page buttons for Find a Provider and Patient Portal.
- Check service tiles before calling a specialty department.
Emergency department
- Use for ER location, emergency-care scope, and trauma information.
- Call 911 for life-threatening symptoms.
- Bring current medications and allergies if safe to do so.
Medical services
- Review available departments before calling.
- Use department phone numbers where listed.
- Confirm whether a referral, appointment, or prior authorization is required.
Pregnancy and Baby
- Review labor and delivery, NICU, high-risk pregnancy, lactation, and classes.
- Call the Birth Concierge if you are planning delivery.
- Ask about preregistration, tours, insurance, and birth-plan questions.
MyChart patient portal
- Sign in to view results, after-visit information, messages, bills, and estimates.
- Use the Billing menu for estimate tools when available.
- Use record-sharing tools to send records to another provider.
Medical records
Open medical records request page
- Use this when you need records sent to yourself or another provider.
- Include facility name, service dates, and document type.
- Ask about older records if your care happened before system changes.
Billing and payment
- Use for hospital bills, physician bills, and payment questions.
- Check whether you received more than one bill for the same visit.
- Contact billing support before a balance becomes overdue.
Hospital pricing
Open estimates and standard charges
- Use MyChart to create an estimate for non-emergency care.
- Search by procedure name or CPT code if you know it.
- Confirm your exact patient responsibility with insurance or a financial counselor.
Financial assistance
- Review eligibility for assistance, discounts, or payment plans.
- Gather income, household, insurance, and bill information.
- Call before delaying necessary care due to cost concerns.
Visitor information
- Check visitor safety rules before arriving.
- Confirm ICU, maternity, isolation, and after-hours rules.
- Bring photo ID and follow screening or masking instructions if posted.
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital phone numbers and contact routing
Use the main phone number first if you are not sure which department you need.
| Department or need | Phone / route | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Main hospital operator | 303-812-2000 | General questions, department routing, patient-room routing, and service-location confirmation. |
| Emergency department | Call 911 for emergencies; hospital main line 303-812-2000 | Life-threatening symptoms, trauma, severe illness, and urgent hospital-based emergency care. |
| Birth Concierge | 303-812-4648 | Pregnancy planning, delivery preparation, hospital tour questions, and maternity-service navigation. |
| Lactation help | 303-812-4642 | Breastfeeding, pumping, infant feeding, and lactation-support questions. |
| Outpatient Infant Feeding Clinic | 303-812-3344 | Infant feeding support and follow-up care when appropriate. |
| Outpatient nutrition services | 303-467-4468 | Nutrition counseling, diet support, and outpatient nutrition scheduling. |
| Outpatient rehabilitation | 303-318-1330 | Rehab, therapy, recovery planning, and outpatient rehabilitation questions. |
| Pharmacy | 303-812-2326 | Hospital pharmacy questions, medication routing, and prescription support when appropriate. |
| Main gift shop | 303-812-3465 | Main lobby gift shop questions and visitor purchases. |
| Baby Joe’s Gift Shop | 303-812-3467 | Fourth-floor maternity-area gift shop questions. |
| Financial counselor / estimate help | 1-800-762-6438 | Cost estimates, payment questions, and financial-counselor support for non-emergency care. |
Emergency room and urgent hospital care
Saint Joseph Hospital’s emergency department is for serious illness, injuries, and trauma. Call 911 for life-threatening symptoms.
Go to the ER for serious symptoms
Use emergency care for chest pain, stroke symptoms, trouble breathing, serious injury, severe bleeding, seizure, poisoning, major burns, sudden weakness, or severe abdominal pain.
Trauma care
The emergency department includes trauma care. If the injury is severe, call 911 so emergency responders can choose the safest transport route.
Pregnancy emergencies
Pregnancy-related emergencies should be evaluated promptly. Call 911 for severe symptoms or call the hospital for direction when safe.
Bring essential information
Bring medication list, allergies, ID, insurance card, advance directive if available, and emergency contact information.
Appointments, referrals, and provider search
For non-emergency care, start with the hospital page, Intermountain provider finder, your primary care provider, or your insurance plan.
Medical services at Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital
The hospital provides hospital-based care and connects patients to multiple specialty services on or near the Denver campus.
| Service area | What it may help with | Patient tip |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency care and trauma care | Serious illness, complex emergencies, injury, trauma evaluation, and urgent hospital-based treatment. | Call 911 for life-threatening symptoms. Use ER entrance and bring medication/allergy information. |
| Heart and vascular care | Heart symptoms, cardiac evaluation, vascular concerns, and advanced heart-care routing. | Chest pain, stroke-like symptoms, or severe shortness of breath should be treated as emergency symptoms. |
| Brain and spine | Neurological, neurosurgical, spine, pain, and recovery-related care routing. | Bring prior imaging reports, medication list, and referral information. |
| Cancer care | Oncology care coordination, treatment planning, specialty referrals, and related hospital services. | Ask which records, pathology reports, scans, and insurance approvals are needed before the first visit. |
| Imaging and radiology | Diagnostic imaging, radiology exams, mammography, and test-result support. | Ask about appointment time, fasting, contrast, prior images, and MyChart result timing. |
| Surgical services | General surgery, specialty procedures, pre-op instructions, recovery planning, and hospital surgical care. | Request written estimates, pre-op medication instructions, arrival time, and discharge transportation rules. |
| Orthopedics | Bone, joint, injury, mobility, surgical, and rehabilitation-related care. | Bring prior X-rays or imaging reports and ask whether outpatient rehab is needed afterward. |
| Pregnancy and baby | Labor and delivery, OB-GYN, midwifery, high-risk pregnancy, NICU, postpartum recovery, and lactation. | Ask about preregistration, birth center tour, support person, NICU rules, and insurance benefits. |
| Pharmacy | Medication support, hospital pharmacy questions, and prescription coordination. | Ask before discharge whether prescriptions are sent to your regular pharmacy or hospital pharmacy. |
| Outpatient nutrition and rehabilitation | Recovery, diet planning, physical rehab, therapy, cardiac/pulmonary recovery, and chronic-condition support. | Verify referral, insurance authorization, appointment location, and parking instructions. |
| Women’s health, wound care, palliative care, pulmonology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, podiatry, and related specialties | Specialty evaluations and ongoing condition-specific care. | Call the main line or use Find a Provider to confirm the correct clinic, location, and appointment requirements. |
Pregnancy, birth center, NICU, and lactation information
Saint Joseph Hospital provides maternity and newborn care for Denver-area families, including labor and delivery, high-risk pregnancy support, postpartum care, and lactation resources.
Labor and delivery
The Pregnancy and Baby department supports labor and delivery, birth plan choices, C-sections, VBAC when appropriate, and postpartum recovery.
High-risk pregnancy
Maternal-fetal medicine and hospital-based teams support pregnancies needing closer monitoring or specialized care.
Level III NICU
The hospital’s maternity information describes a Level III NICU for premature or medically complex newborns.
Lactation support
For lactation help, call 303-812-4642. For Birth Concierge questions, call 303-812-4648.
MyChart patient portal and Intermountain Health app
MyChart is the main digital route for many patient tasks after care at Intermountain Health facilities.
View records and results
Use MyChart to view visit information, test results, after-visit summaries, and care-team messages when available.
Share records
Intermountain’s medical-records guidance allows patients to share records securely with another provider through the app when available.
Billing and estimates
Use the Billing menu in MyChart to create estimates for non-emergency services and review billing information.
Account access
If login fails, use the MyChart help tools or call Intermountain support. Do not create duplicate accounts if you already have one.
Medical records, imaging results, discharge summaries, and record transfers
Use MyChart for many routine records. Use the official medical-records request route for full records, older records, amendments, or provider-to-provider transfers.
| Record need | Best route | Helpful details to include |
|---|---|---|
| Discharge summary | MyChart or medical-records request | Hospital stay date, admitting doctor, department, and where the summary should be sent. |
| Lab or imaging result | MyChart first; imaging department or medical records if missing | Test date, test name, ordering provider, and whether you need images or only the written report. |
| Records for a specialist | Use Intermountain app/MyChart record sharing or formal release request | Specialist name, fax number, clinic address, requested date range, and urgency. |
| Older records | Medical-records request with facility and dates | Care date, former name, date of birth, and whether records are from Saint Joseph Hospital before current Intermountain systems. |
| Record correction or amendment | Medical-records amendment process | Document name, date, disputed information, and the correction or statement you want reviewed. |
Billing, estimates, standard charges, itemized bills, and facility fees
Hospital bills can include separate charges from the hospital, physicians, anesthesiology, imaging, labs, pathology, or other care teams.
Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, financial assistance, and cost questions
Before scheduled care, confirm coverage with both Intermountain and your insurance company.
| Question | Who to ask | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Is the hospital in-network? | Your insurance company and Intermountain billing support | A hospital can be in-network while a specific doctor, anesthesiologist, lab, or imaging provider may be billed separately. |
| Do I need prior authorization? | Ordering provider and insurance plan | Surgeries, imaging, rehab, specialty care, and non-emergency hospital services may require approval before the visit. |
| Can I get a discount or payment plan? | Intermountain financial assistance or billing | Financial assistance may reduce eligible hospital bills for qualifying patients. |
| Will I get separate physician bills? | Billing support and insurance company | Hospital facility charges and physician professional charges may be billed separately. |
| What if it was an emergency? | Billing, insurance company, and patient advocate if needed | Emergency billing rules and insurance processing can differ from scheduled-care estimates. |
Visiting hours, patient-room calls, gift shop, and visitor safety
The main hospital listing shows visiting hours of 7am–9pm, but units may have special rules.
General visiting hours
Plan around 7am–9pm general visiting hours, then confirm with the unit for ICU, maternity, isolation, surgery recovery, behavioral safety, and after-hours exceptions.
Patient-room routing
Call 303-812-2000 and ask for the patient or unit. Staff may be unable to confirm details if the patient has privacy restrictions.
Gift shop
The main-floor gift shop is near the café. Baby Joe’s Gift Shop is on the fourth floor. Call before relying on holiday or weekend hours.
Visitor safety
Do not visit if you have fever, flu symptoms, vomiting, contagious illness, or recent exposure that could endanger patients.
Parking, entrances, valet, and campus arrival tips
Saint Joseph Hospital is near 19th Avenue and Downing Street in Denver. Parking and entrance choices may depend on your appointment location.
Main hospital arrival
Use the main hospital address, then follow campus signage for patient drop-off, emergency entrance, outpatient services, or the correct clinic building.
Self-parking
Patient and visitor parking is available through campus garages and nearby surface parking areas. Confirm the best garage for your department before arriving.
Valet
Parking guidance for the campus has described free valet service for patients and visitors during weekday daytime hours. Confirm current availability before relying on it.
ER parking
For emergencies, follow emergency department signs. If someone is critically ill, call 911 rather than driving yourself when unsafe.
Saint Joseph Hospital map and location
Use this map for general directions to the Denver hospital campus. Confirm your department entrance before appointment day.
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital
1375 East 19th Avenue
Denver, CO 80218
Main: 303-812-2000
Before you go: patient checklist
A little preparation can reduce delays at check-in, billing, registration, imaging, surgery, or discharge.
| Visit type | Bring or confirm | Ask before leaving |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency care | ID if available, medication list, allergies, emergency contact, insurance card, and advance directive if available. | Diagnosis, follow-up plan, prescriptions, warning signs, return precautions, and records access. |
| Surgery or procedure | Photo ID, insurance card, pre-op instructions, medication list, responsible adult driver, and required forms. | Recovery rules, activity limits, wound care, medication changes, follow-up appointment, and billing contacts. |
| Imaging | Order/referral, insurance authorization, prior images, implant/device details, and fasting instructions if required. | When results will post, who receives the report, and whether images can be shared with another provider. |
| Maternity | ID, insurance card, birth plan, medication list, OB information, pediatrician name if chosen, and hospital bag. | Postpartum instructions, newborn follow-up, lactation support, MyChart access, and discharge paperwork. |
| Specialty appointment | Referral, imaging/labs, medication list, symptoms timeline, prior records, and insurance card. | Next tests, treatment options, risks, costs, follow-up timing, and who coordinates ongoing care. |
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital FAQs
Common questions about address, phone number, ER, visiting hours, services, MyChart, billing, maternity care, records, and parking.