Have a Question? Call Us. 970-476-2451
  • COVID-19 Updates
  • Make a Gift
  • Financial Assistance
Logo for Vail Valley Medical Center depicting a stylized letter 'V'
  • 970-476-2451

    Have a Question? Call Us.

  • Emergency?

    Tell us you are coming

  • About
    • Awards & Accreditations
    • Care Philosophy
    • Community Health Needs
    • Doctor Directory
    • Giving Back
    • History
    • Leadership & Board
    • Master Facility Plan
    • Mission & Values
    • News Archives
    • Publications
    • Research
    • Volunteer Corps
      • Become a Volunteer
      • FAQs
      • Volunteer Positions
      • Volgistics Login
  • Locations
    • Avon
    • Beaver Creek
    • Breckenridge
    • Dillon
    • Eagle
    • Edwards
    • Frisco
    • Gypsum
    • Leadville
    • Silverthorne
    • Vail
  • Services
      • Behavioral Health
        • FAQ
      • Breast Health
      • Cancer Diagnostics & Care
      • Cardiovascular
        • Anticoagulation Clinic
        • Cardiac Catheterization Lab
        • Cardiac Diagnostics
        • Cardiac Rehabilitation
      • Childbirth
        • Classes
        • Obstetrics
        • Level II Nursery
        • Lactation Services
        • Childbirth Team
        • Pre-Registration for Birth
      • Dermatology
      • Ear, Nose & Throat
      • Emergency Services
        • Vail Emergency Department
        • Beaver Creek Medical Center
      • Endocrinology
      • Family Medicine
      • Flu Vaccinations
        • Vacuna para la gripe
      • Food & Nutrition
      • Gastroenterology
      • Geriatrics
      • Hernia
        • Understanding Hernias
        • Patient Information
        • Types of Hernias
      • Hospitalist Services
      • Imaging
      • Infusion Therapy
      • Internal Medicine
      • Lab Tests
      • Neurosurgery
      • OB-GYN & Infertility
      • Occupational Health
        • Occupational Health Services
      • Ophthalmology
      • Orthopaedics
        • Steadman Philippon Research Institute
        • The Steadman Clinic
        • Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
        • Vail-Summit Orthopaedic Foundation
      • Ostomy Clinic
      • Pediatricians
      • Pharmacy
      • Physical & Occupational Therapy
      • Plastic Surgery
      • Primary Care
      • Respiratory Care
      • Sleep Disorders
      • Surgery
        • Robotics
        • Surgical Associates
        • Vail Valley Surgery Center
        • Vail Health Surgical Services
        • Travel to Vail
      • Total Joint Care
        • FAQs
        • Total Joint Physicians
        • Recovery And Rehabilitation
      • Travel
      • Urgent Care
        • Vail Urgent Care
        • Avon Urgent Care
        • Eagle Urgent Care
      • Urology
      • Wound Care
      • Other Services
        • Allergy & Immunology
        • Anesthesiology
        • Hospice
        • Mountain Family Health Center
        • Podiatry
  • Patients & Visitors
      • Billing
      • Dining
        • Starbucks
      • Estimate Your Cost of Care
      • Financial Assistance
      • Gift Shop
      • Insurance
      • Medicare & Medicaid
      • Medical Records
      • Medical Resources
      • Online Bill Pay
      • Parking
      • Patient Advocacy & Satisfaction
      • Patient Family Advisory Council
      • Patient Portal
      • Patient Rights & Privacy
      • Quality & Safety
      • Support Services
      • Visiting Hours
      • Where To Go
      • Write A Review
  • Community
    • Classes
      • Cancer Support Groups
      • Childbirth
      • Fitness
    • Events
      • Annual State Of Vail Health
      • Arts In Healing
      • Blood Drives
      • Car Seat Checks
      • Health Fairs
    • Outreach
      • High School Physicals
      • MIRA
      • Pet Partners
      • Shaw Outreach Team
      • Stop The Bleed
      • Sun Safety
      • ThinkFirst/Injury Prevention
  • Careers
  • Giving
  • My Health
    • Patient Portal
    • Estimate Cost Of Care
    • Pre-Registration Planning
    • Pay My Bill Online
    • Financial Assistance
  • COVID-19
    • En Espanol
    • Clean Clinic
      • Clinica Limpia
    • Facility & Service Updates
      • Acceso a Vail Health y Facilidades
    • FAQS
      • FAQS En Espanol
    • Currently Hospitalized
    • Social Distancing
      • Distanciamiento Social
    • Testing - Eagle County
      • En Español
    • Testing - Summit County
    • Trusted Sources
    • Vaccines
    • Video Resources
      • Video En Espanol
    • Ways To Help
      • Formas de ayudar
  • Home

News

Medical Students Should Consider Evidence-Based Medicine

November 07, 2016

Dr. Robert F. LaPrade orthopedic knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail Colorado recently contributed to U.S. News and World Report's educational medical feature on the use and trend concerning evidence-based medicine.

Read more

More News

  • More
    What a difference a week makes for Eagle County’s COVID-19 vaccination process

    What a difference a week makes for Eagle County’s COVID-19 vaccination process

    Under the new system implemented this week, both Eagle County and Vail Health accept sign-ups from any residents in...

  • More
    Shots of hope: Images of Eagle County residents getting the COVID-19 vaccine

    Shots of hope: Images of Eagle County residents getting the COVID-19 vaccine

    By the end of the week, 5,800 Eagle County residents will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine....

  • More
    Colorado hospital ‘Superheroes’ honored for work during pandemic

    Colorado hospital ‘Superheroes’ honored for work during pandemic

    The Colorado Hospital Association is honoring a group they call “Superheroes” of the pandemic. Kimberly...

Find a Doctor

For your specific needs

  • 2021
  • January
  • 2020
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2019
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2018
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2017
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2016
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2015
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2014
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2013
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2012
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January
  • 2011
  • December
  • October
Logo for Vail Valley Medical Center depicting a stylized letter 'V'

Vail Health is a nonprofit, community health care system with locations in Eagle and Summit counties. Vail Health offers a 56-bed hospital, 24/7 emergency care, helipad, urgent care clinics, cancer care, breast centers, cardiovascular services, surgery, childbirth, physical therapy, internal medicine, endocrinology, and more.

  • Contact
  • Employee Portal
  • Financial Assistance
  • Make a Gift
  • Notice of Privacy Practices
  • Website Policies & Terms
  • Patient Rights & Responsibilities
  • Vendor & Provider Portal
  • Phone: (970) 476-2451
  • Email Vail Health
  • Main Entrance: 180 South Frontage Road West, Vail, CO 81657
  • Delivery & Pedestrian Entrances: 181 West Meadow Drive, Vail, CO 81657
  • Mail: PO Box 40,000
    Vail, CO 81658

Vail Health is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization
© Vail Health. All Rights Reserved.