Vail Health's Emergent Care and Emergency locations in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado offer treatment for injury and illness. Victim First Care is available for prompt medical care and emotional support to assault victims in Eagle County, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Emergency Services
Vail Emergency Department
Phone: (970) 479-7225
Open 24 hours a day - 7 days a week
Beaver Creek Medical Center
(970) 949-0800
Open Ski Season (Late November to Mid-April). 8:30am to 5:00pm - 7 days a week
Victim First Care
Victim First Care is a program aimed to provide Sexual Assault Nurse Examination and Forensic Nurse Examinations (SANE/FNE) for prompt medical care and emotional support to assault victims—right here in Eagle County, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is offered through our Avon Urgent Care location. Learn more on Colorado Mountain Medical's Victim First Care page.
(En Espanol)
If you or a loved one have suffered assault or abuse, call (970) 422-3202.
(En Espanol)
If you or a loved one have suffered assault or abuse, call (970) 422-3202.
Emergency Department or Urgent Care?
In the case of a medical emergency, call 911. Paramedics can deliver life-saving treatment on the way to the hospital.
- Heart attack symptoms
- Head trauma or skull fracture
- Loss of vision or consciousness
- Severe chest or abdominal pain
- Severe burns, lacerations or bleeding
- Shortness of breath
- Stroke symptoms
Urgent Care clinics are a great resource if your primary doctor is not available. They treat the following medical symptoms right away.
- Abdominal/Stomach Pain
- Altitude Sickness and Dehydration
- Allergic Reaction
- Allergies
- Back Pain
- Broken Bones, Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains
- Cough, Cold, Flu, Sore Throat, Strep Throat
- Ear Pain
- Infections: Urinary Tract Infection, Upper Respiratory Infection, Sinus Infection
- Migraine
- Minor Cuts, Lacerations and Burns
- Rash
- Upset Stomach, Vomiting, Diarrhea
- Vaginal Bleeding and/or Discharge
The following symptoms are best evaluated in an Emergency Department.
- Persistent chest pain, especially if it radiates to your arm or jaw or is accompanied by sweating, vomiting
- Chest or upper abdominal pain or pressure
- Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
- Confusion or changes in mental status, including suicidal thoughts
- Any sudden or severe pain, particularly in the abdomen or starting halfway down the back
- Sudden clumsiness, loss of balance, fainting or dizziness
- Sudden difficulty speaking, or trouble understanding speech
- Sudden weakness or paralysis, especially on one side of the face or body
- Severe heart palpitations
- Sudden, severe headache
- Sudden testicular pain and swelling
- Newborn baby with a fever (a baby less than three months old with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher needs to be seen right away)
- Falls that cause injury or occur while taking blood thinning medications
- Sudden vision changes, including blurred or double vision and full or partial vision loss
- Broken bones or dislocated joints
- Deep cuts that require stitches — especially on the face — or a large open wound that won’t stop bleeding
- Head or eye injuries
- Severe flu or cold symptoms
- High fevers or fevers with rash
- Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
- Severe and persistent vomiting or diarrhea
- Serious burns
- Seizures without a previous diagnosis of epilepsy
- Blood in your stool or urine
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Coughing or vomiting blood
- Infection with severe symptoms
- After-hours care for minor illnesses or injuries if no other option is available