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COVID Q&A with Dr. Brad Holmes
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Brad Holmes, MD |
June 1, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
At Aspen Valley Hospital, Dr. Brad Holmes is one of three hospitalists, the physicians who provide care at the bedside, managing patients who have been admitted to the hospital. Dr. Holmes is also a member of the Medical Advisory Team to Pitkin County Public Health,
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COVID Update & Five Commitments | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
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Dave Ressler |
June 1, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
This is a pivotal time for our community. In our continued battle against COVID-19, together we have gained ground recently as many of our local services are carefully reopening, including our restaurants and our hotels at 50% capacity, in keeping with the Pitkin County Roadmap
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Spotlight: Virtual Visits at After-Hours Medical Care in Basalt
April 30, 2020 |
Community
Comprehensive Care
COVID-19
The advent of COVID-19 has resulted in a decline in visits to the After-Hours Medical Care clinic as well as Aspen Valley Hospital’s Emergency Department, and that worries Dr. Joshua Seymour, Medical Director at After-Hours Medical Care. “I want people to know that we are
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COVID-19 Community Update: A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
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Dave Ressler |
April 30, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
Dear Community, Since initiating community testing last Friday, April 24, Aspen Valley Hospital has had less than 30 patients referred to our Respiratory Evaluation Tent for a COVID test by their primary care physician. This is very good news, for all of us, that the
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Q&A with AVH’s First Telemedicine Patient
April 29, 2020 |
Community
Comprehensive Care
COVID-19
For Lucinda Westerlind, Aspen Valley Primary Care’s new telemedicine option worked out to be just what she needed. She and her family live on five acres in Rifle, while her primary care physician, Dr. Karen Locke, has her office in Basalt. Lucinda is one of
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COVID-19 Community Update: From Our Board of Directors
April 20, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
Dear Community Members, On Monday evening, the Aspen Valley Hospital Board of Directors reviewed in public session the hospital’s response to the COVID-19 crisis through direct reports presented by the hospital’s Incident Command Team. Importantly, Monday night’s meeting afforded us an opportunity to share with
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COVID-19 Community Update: A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
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Dave Ressler |
March 31, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
Dear Community, Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) continues to see relatively small numbers of patients with respiratory conditions related to COVID-19. This is good news. In the three plus weeks since the first cases were identified, it is clear we would otherwise be seeing a greater
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A Letter to Our Community from AVH and Our Medical Staff
March 24, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
To Our Patients and Community Members: As your local medical providers, we are reaching out to you to express our full support for what might feel like drastic measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our community. On March 23rd, Pitkin County
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COVID-19 Community Update: We need your help!
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Dave Ressler |
March 19, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Dear Community Members, The last 10 days, which seem much longer, have been a whirlwind of activity as we respond to the intrusion and the enormous threat of COVID-19 in our community. Immediately upon identification of the virus in
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Keeping Young Athletes at the Top of Their Game
March 3, 2020 |
Community
Exercise
Sports Medicine
AVH athletic trainers focus on student wellness Local young athletes and sports enthusiasts have plenty of options to choose from all year long. During the winter months, it’s hockey, basketball, snowboarding and skiing. In spring, they look forward to baseball and lacrosse. Once fall rolls
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