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VVMC's Donation Builds Therapy Room In Senior Center
Castle Peak Senior Care is a long-awaited, incredible resource for our community. Vail Valley Medical Center is honored our donation to Castle Peak's Capital Campaign was used to build a therapy room, and I hope it provides rehabilitation to many patients for years to come.
Many congratulations to our friends at Augustana, who developed the care community. Thanks to the vision of community members like Dr. Tom Steinberg and Dr. Jack Eck; the hard work of the Capital Campaign Committee, including Chair Merv Lapin; and to Eagle County's Commissioners and housing specialists for making this possible.
Castle Peak allows our aging community members to continue to live and thrive here in Eagle County. Our seniors and their families can find comfort when in need of skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, assisted living or memory care. We are all aging, and it's nice to know we can do so with support right here in the mountains we love and call home.
Doris Kirchner
President & CEO | Vail Valley Medical Center
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First Chair to Last Call: What Does Alcohol Really Mean For Your Health?
In nearly every Colorado ski town, some iteration of the neon sign blares its play-hard-party-harder anthem. It’s a not-so-subtle nod to mountain party culture, a lifestyle that normalizes combining sports and outdoor adventures with heavy drinking and partying. In Eagle County, après culture, high-altitude living and outdoor performance have coexisted for as long as locals have been sliding on snow. But how much is too much at altitude? And what role do social support systems play in helping residents find balance?
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Counting More Than Steps: How Wearables Can Help (or Hinder) Your Health
From step counts to sleep stages, heart rate variability to blood sugar spikes, wearable devices are giving us a front-row seat to what’s happening inside our bodies. Strapped to wrists, slipped onto fingers or wrapped around our biceps, wearables like the Oura Ring or Whoop strap promise insight and advice in the quest for better health.
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Cass Barham and Sarah Crabtree Honored As Recipients of Vail Health Elevate Award
Cass Barham and Sarah Crabtree, both lab techs at Vail Health Hospital, have been named recipients of the Vail Health Elevate Award. Vail Health created the Elevate Award in June 2022 to give patients and their families an opportunity to nominate and thank employees who have touched their lives in some way.