How to feel happier
This article first appeared in the Vail Health Magazine 2020/21 issue . Between sunny social media posts and feelgood fads, you might be getting the idea that if you’re not happy all the time, something’s wrong. But... Read More
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Vail Health Hospital achieves ANCC Pathway to Excellence® designation
Edwards, CO (May 19, 2021) - Since 2017, Vail Health has placed special focus on programming that enhances the professional development and experience for more than 100 nurses at the hospital. As a result, Vail Health Hospital has earned... Read More
Vail Health to address need for centrally-located behavioral health care facility
Edwards, CO (April 29, 2021) - When adolescents and adults experience a behavioral health crisis in the Eagle River Valley, they currently must be transported two-or-more hours away to receive care. Vail Health and its wholly-owned... Read More
Stronger together: How Eagle County’s health care workers rose to the challenge of COVID-19
The valley’s two largest health care providers, Vail Health and Colorado Mountain Medical, braced for the arrival of COVID-19 by stockpiling personal protective equipment before supply chains were overwhelmed and launching a... Read More
Health care workers reflect on one-year anniversary of Eagle County’s first COVID-19 case
Eagle’s County’s first confirmed COVID-19 case arrived exactly 12 months ago on March 6, just one day after Colorado’s first case was discovered in neighboring Summit County. Vail Health had prepared better than most... Read More
Progress Underway on Dillon Health Center
After breaking ground one year ago in January 2020, construction on Vail Health’s health facility in Dillon is progressing and on track for a late fall 2021 opening, prior to the 2021-2022 ski season. The sitework, precast and... Read More
State of Vail Health address: Teacher vaccines available Feb. 8, restaurant workers March 5
During the annual State of Vail Health event, held virtually this year, President and CEO Will Cook shared a message of optimism amid acknowledgment that coronavirus is here to stay. The opening of a large new space, along with early... Read More
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 the 70 and older age group on a rolling basis. There is no set time window for submitting requests. Residents may sign up... Read More
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. Eagle County is in Phase 1B of the state’s inoculation rollout, which includes first responders, health care workers... Read More
Colorado hospital ‘Superheroes’ honored for work during pandemic
The Colorado Hospital Association is honoring a group they call “Superheroes” of the pandemic. Kimberly Flynn is one of those people honored by the Colorado Hospital Association and American Sentinel University. Flynn is a... Read More