Vail Health's Emergent Care and Emergency locations in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado offer treatment for injury and illness.
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
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
- Stroke
- Severe chest pain
- Severe bleeding
- Shortness of breath
- Severe abdominal pain
Urgent Care clinics are a great resource if your primary doctor is not available. They treat the following medical symptoms right away.
- Abdominal Pain
- Allergic Reaction
- Allergies
- Back Pain
- Broken Bones/Fractures/Dislocations/Sprains
- Cough/Cold/Flu/Upper Respiratory Infection/Sore Throat/Strep Throat
- Cuts and Lacerations
- Ear Pain
- Migraine
- Minor Burns
- Rash
- Sinus Infection
- Upset Stomach/Vomiting/Diarrhea
- Urinary Tract Infection
- 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