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A Simple Thank You | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
March 5, 2025 |
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For 92 years, healthcare providers across the country, along with Aspen Valley Hospital, have been celebrating National Doctors’ Day on or about March 30th. Having spent their lives in pursuit of medical knowledge and practicing at the highest level, physicians consider their profession an indelible…
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Call for Nominations 2025
February 11, 2025 |
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Aspen Valley Hospital District has announced elections for the next four-year term. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. At that time, two (2) directors will be…
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Old Age Ain’t for Sissies: Navigating Health and Longevity | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
February 5, 2025 |
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As I settle into and try to get comfortable with being in my sixth decade on earth, I find myself in frequent conversations about health and health issues. Of course, the c-word is ever-present on my mind, particularly as it seems to be prevalent and…
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Culture of Caring
January 7, 2025 |
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Behind Aspen Valley Hospital's National Recognition for Patient Experience When you ask Dave Ressler about Aspen Valley Hospital's recent Press Ganey awards 2024 for excellence in patient experience, the CEO doesn't start with statistics or benchmarks. Instead, he shares a simple story from the hospital's…
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Happy New Year! | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
January 6, 2025
As we enter a new year and the midpoint of the decade, my thoughts turn to Aspen Valley Hospital’s place in our local history. We have, after all, been owned by, supported and proudly serving our community since 1891. As a not-for-profit, community-owned resource for…
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The Greatest Gift is Love | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
December 4, 2024 |
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This simple lyric from one of my favorite holiday songs by Andrea Bocelli captures for me the essence of what the holidays are all about. In today’s divided world, I am craving the warmth of the holiday season to bring a sense of shared comfort…
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Introducing Newly Redesigned Basalt Primary Care
November 7, 2024 |
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Aspen Valley Primary Care’s clinic in Basalt has undergone a complete transformation—and a slight relocation. Having undergone a full redesign and reconstruction, the difference between the new space and the old space is significant—for patients and staff alike. “It’s a more modern and happy space…
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Committed to Your Health | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
November 5, 2024 |
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Thanks to the generosity of our community’s support, Aspen Valley Hospital offers high-quality healthcare services to our patients in the hospital, in our clinics and in our various locations throughout Aspen, Snowmass Village and Basalt. Our services are consistently ranked among the best in the…
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‘Tis the Season—for Health Insurance
November 5, 2024 |
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If you and your family buy your own health insurance instead of relying on an employer plan, it’s time to get ready for “insurance Season." Connect for Health Colorado is the online health insurance marketplace designed to help people find the right health insurance plan…
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Toward Greater Access, Affordability and Excellence | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
October 2, 2024 |
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Election season is in full swing as we look toward election day on November 4, just a month away. As fascinating as it is to watch the platforms, slogans and too much vitriol that surround us like a thick fog, I look for the healthcare…
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Reaching New Heights | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
September 4, 2024 |
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This just in! Pitkin County has improved its ranking, according to the just-released U.S. News & World Report Healthiest Communities study, to the #1 healthiest rural community in the state of Colorado, and the 3rd healthiest rural community in the nation. How cool is that!?…
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Here to Serve You | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
August 6, 2024 |
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The rectangular blue sign with the raised white letter H. It precedes highway exits in towns and cities across the country to let you know a hospital is nearby, open 24/7, and waiting to provide necessary healthcare to those in need. Sadly, many small towns…
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Savoring Summer and Living Well | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
July 5, 2024 |
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The Aspen lifestyle. It is legendary, world renowned and highly coveted. It is the reason our real estate prices continue to skyrocket over the decades and why so many of us make other sacrifices to be part of it. It started with skiing and grew…
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Living Our Purpose | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
June 4, 2024 |
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Accountability. It is one of our five core values that guides us and our organization. It means we are accountable to one another, to our patients and to our community. It is in our DNA. Since we started as the Citizens’ Hospital in 1891—serving our…
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100 and Counting—Da Vinci Transforms Surgery at AVH
May 7, 2024 |
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Surgeries using the new da Vinci Xi® robotically-assisted surgical platform hit the century mark at Aspen Valley Hospital faster than anyone expected. In just ten months since its adoption, the da Vinci robotically-assisted surgical platform has been used in more than 100 abdominal procedures by…
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Lighting the Way | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
May 7, 2024 |
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She was the “lady with the lamp” who made rounds on injured soldiers during the Crimean War at night, when she was a nurse manager and trainer. In 1860 she established the first non-secular nursing school at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. She utilized statistics,…
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Springing Forward | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
April 2, 2024 |
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Aspen Valley Hospital has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the country by Chartis Center for Rural Health in 2024. We are one of three Colorado hospitals to receive this honor that recognizes outstanding performance. This welcome news arrives…
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Risks and Rewards
April 2, 2024 |
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AVH is “All In” the Hospital Transformation Program Aspen Valley Hospital is participating in a program that will continue to build on positive changes it is making to support patients with better care and lower costs in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Hospital signed onto…
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Partners in Health | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
March 5, 2024 |
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My son gets weak in the knees at the mere sight of blood, and particularly his own. He’s not alone, either. It is a common reaction at the sight of blood to feel queasy, perhaps nauseous, and for some, to even faint. The fear is…
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Completing Our 20-year Transformation
March 5, 2024 |
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Aspen Valley Hospital is gearing up to begin work on the final phase of our Master Facilities Plan (MFP), which will update and transform the main entrance, centralize our patient registration services and improve patient flows by connecting the two major pavilions on the east…
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Keep the Beat | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
February 6, 2024 |
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Another Hallmark holiday. That is exactly what I have long considered Valentine’s Day to be—an opportunity to commercialize love and the affairs of the heart, and to sell heart-themed gift cards along with jewelry, chocolates, flowers and dinners. Don’t get me wrong, I love my…
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2024 Has Arrived! | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
January 4, 2024 |
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With the New Year we have renewed hope and a sense of purpose to make this the best year ever. Whatever commitments we make to ourselves, only we can keep them, and only we will know if we really do. Like the old saying, “Wherever…
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What Really Matters | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
December 6, 2023 |
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“It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.” Despite the Grinch’s best efforts, along with his unwitting accomplice, Max, the spirit of Christmas came to Whoville. When I watched the Grinch story as a kid, I could never…
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Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Deadlines Fast Approaching
December 5, 2023 |
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Healthy Living
Two dates to consider for people who buy insurance through Connect for Health Colorado Aspen Valley Hospital urges individuals and families who buy their health insurance through Connect for Health Colorado to keep two deadlines in mind as they consider healthcare coverage for the coming…
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A Movember Movement | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
November 7, 2023 |
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As I write this my face itches. That is because I have a two-day growth from not shaving, which I have pledged to continue for the rest of the month. I have never grown a full beard, and my maximum period of not shaving has…
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Maintaining Balance with Vestibular Therapy
November 3, 2023 |
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When Aspen Valley Hospital hired vestibular therapist Kelsey Sanders, PT, DPT in 2022, it filled a missing piece of the puzzle for the Rehabilitation Services department. Kelsey’s skills were put to use right away in the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program, working with other therapists…
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It’s Healthcare, Not Healthscare | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
October 4, 2023 |
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In a few weeks, we will have ghosts, goblins, witches, superheroes and a variety of other little characters roaming our neighborhoods in search of sweets and treats. Since we first arrived in Aspen nearly two decades ago, with our own candy beggars, my wife and…
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The Right Match for Aspen Valley Hospital – Dr. Patric Knecht
October 4, 2023 |
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Dr. Patric Knecht and Aspen Valley Hospital appear to be a perfect match. The Hospital’s primary care practice, Aspen Valley Primary Care, fills out its slate with Dr. Knecht, who previously practiced family medicine for three years with a diverse patient base in New York.…
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SCOUT: A New Guide in Breast Cancer Treatment
October 4, 2023 |
Breast Cancer
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Women's Health
Among the latest technological upgrades at Aspen Valley Hospital’s Breast Center, the SCOUT® radar location system transforms patient care at a critical time in a patient's breast cancer journey. Typically, surgeons perform lumpectomies after multiple diagnostic breast procedures, including a biopsy and a diagnosis of…
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New Focus on Vision and Eye Care at Aspen Valley Hospital
September 6, 2023 |
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For Dr. Ellen Chance Sanders, her new role as Aspen Valley Hospital’s ophthalmologist is a homecoming. She and her family have been living in Carbondale for the past three years, but she’s been practicing farther from home in Grand Junction. When the possibility to practice…
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Can you feel it? | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
September 6, 2023 |
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The air is feeling just a little crisper as the days are getting shorter. You can check me on this, because I say it every year, but we are entering my favorite season in Aspen, when the leaves start to change and our summer winds…
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Surgery Redefined: The Remarkable da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Aspen Valley Hospital
August 2, 2023 |
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The latest addition to Aspen Valley Hospital is a da Vinci, and it’s creating a lot of buzz. It’s not a priceless painting or an artifact of 15th Century sculptor, painter, scientist, architect and theorist Leonardo da Vinci. Rather, the Hospital is introducing the state-of-the-art da…
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Stars Align for New ENT Specialist and AVH
August 1, 2023 |
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It was a very fast courtship for Aspen Valley Hospital and our new otolaryngologist, Dr. Melissa Somers. You could say the stars aligned. Dr. Somers began seeing patients on July 18, providing full services as the Hospital’s ear, nose and throat physician. She treats everything…
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To Your Good Health | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
August 1, 2023 |
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This is World Breastfeeding Week and the beginning of National Breastfeeding Month, and Aspen Valley Hospital has been recognized for achieving the Celebrate 6 Award of Breastfeeding Excellence from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. We are also among 14 healthcare facilities in…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Receives the Celebrate 6 Award of Breastfeeding Excellence
July 28, 2023 |
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Hospital to celebrate award and World Breastfeeding Week with ice cream social on Thursday, August 3 Aspen, Colo. (July 25, 2023): Aspen Valley Hospital has long been recognized for its work to educate and provide breastfeeding support for Roaring Fork Valley mothers and their newborn…
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Connecting to People and Place | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
June 29, 2023 |
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Aspen Ideas: Health celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. To be honest, I find it somewhat intimidating when the top minds and innovators in healthcare descend upon our community for what has become a premier forum for the sharing of ideas and perspectives regarding healthcare.…
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Our Pursuit of Excellence | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
June 7, 2023 |
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What is extraordinary healthcare, and what does it look like? This is the discussion that is prompted by our Board of Directors, mulled by our executive team, and translated into action by our physicians and staff. This is because providing extraordinary healthcare is our mission,…
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The Surgeon’s Robot Will See You Now
June 5, 2023 |
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Spine
Dr. Stuart Kinsella on the intersection of man and machine and the power that robotics has to transform lives. Robotics is nothing new in the medical field. In fact, the PUMA 560, the first surgical robot, was introduced in the 1980s. But advancements…
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Time for Gratitude | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
May 8, 2023 |
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This week, from May 7th to 13th, is National Hospital Week. At the same time, as occurs every year, it is also National Nurses Week, which started on May 6th and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th. The overlap of recognition resulted from three…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Spring Health Fair is Coming in June 1-4
April 19, 2023 |
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Appointment registration goes live April 19 ASPEN, Colo. (April 19, 2023) — Registration is now open for the popular Aspen Valley Hospital Community Health Fair, which will be held the first four days of June with three new tests and other important changes. The Health…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Launches New Graduate Nurse Residency Program
April 11, 2023 |
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ASPEN, Colo. (April 11, 2023) — With healthcare workforce challenges being felt across the country, Aspen Valley Hospital is investing in our local community to “grow our own” healthcare professionals locally, starting by launching a New Graduate Nurse Residency Program, which will begin this summer…
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The Results Are In! | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
April 3, 2023 |
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For the fifth year in a row, Pitkin County has ranked second in the state for population health, just behind Douglas County, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest “Healthiest Communities” release. Nationally, our county is ranked 30th. In the national rural-only rankings, Pitkin…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Caps Off its Master Facilities Plan Capital Campaign
March 14, 2023 |
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Construction Anticipated to Begin on Fourth and Final Phase of the Hospital’s MFP This Summer ASPEN, Colo. (March 14, 2023) — Aspen Valley Hospital announced today it has successfully reached the final fundraising goal for its Master Facilities Plan (MFP) capital campaign, giving the…
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A Clear Purpose | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
March 7, 2023 |
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February 22, 2023, 08:37: “Report of an active shooter at the schools.” I was meeting with Dr. Steve Ayers, one of our Emergency Department physicians, when we received this alert. Soon after, we heard reports of shots fired at the elementary school. It was surreal…
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Winter Life | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
February 6, 2023 |
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“The dead of winter.” That’s what I remember hearing this time of year where I grew up outside of Philadelphia. It was such an ominous expression that matched the bleak and cold surroundings. Even the names of the months of February and March are associated…
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Call for Nominations 2023
January 31, 2023 |
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Aspen Valley Hospital District has announced elections for the next four-year term. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Receives 2022 Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award®
January 4, 2023 |
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Award recognizes AVH Emergency Department as a leader in patient experience. ASPEN, Colo. (January 4, 2023) — Aspen Valley Hospital today announced that it has been named a 2022 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in…
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AVH Comforts in an Ever-changing World | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
January 3, 2023 |
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I just did it when I typed in the date for this newsletter; I wrote “2022” instead of “2023.” Fortunately, I rarely write checks anymore, so that won’t be a problem. But everywhere else I write or reference the year we are now in, 2023,…
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Back to “Cautious” and a Little Holiday Cheer | A Message from Dave Ressler
December 4, 2022 |
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“Oh, are we back to that again?” It wasn’t a particularly woeful comment, or even annoyed necessarily, but rather it just struck me as resigned. This was the reaction I overheard from a man who had just walked into our Hospital’s East Entrance, when our…
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Making Life Less Spooky | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
November 2, 2022 |
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Photo: Dave's kids on Halloween, 2006 I have to admit that I am not much of a Halloween fan. I realize it cuts across the Aspen grain to say that, but it’s true. I do have very fond memories of Halloween when I was…
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An Epic Turn of the Seasons | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
October 4, 2022
Autumn is my favorite season, which is saying a lot when each season in the Rockies is amazing for its own reasons. But there is something uniquely special about the look and feel of autumn, when the leaves turn and a crispness fills the air.…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Launches Epic Electronic Health Records System
October 4, 2022 |
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The most widely used in the nation, Epic is the “gold standard” of electronic health records ASPEN, Colo. (October 4, 2022) — On October 1st, Aspen Valley Hospital took a major step forward in improving patients’ access to healthcare with the launch of its…
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Information is Power | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
September 6, 2022
In healthcare, the right information at the right time can be life-saving. At a minimum, healthcare information that is accessible and timely enhances quality, protects patient safety, and empowers patients and their healthcare providers. It is for these reasons that Aspen Valley Hospital is excited…
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Epic and MyChart Patient Portal to Launch on October 1, 2022
September 2, 2022
Patients and providers throughout Aspen Valley Hospital’s Network of Care will soon be switching to the Epic electronic medical records system and its patient portal known as MyChart, the most widely used patient portal in the country. The Hospital is making the switch on…
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Caring for Our Newest Community Members | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
August 4, 2022
I am not offended when I am reminded that hospitals are generally not a happy place. It’s true. Most of the time, similar to a dentist’s office, our patients and visitors would much prefer to be someplace else. Any place else. And sometimes hospitals witness…
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Where the Wild Things Are | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
July 5, 2022
On a recent early morning, the air smelled crisp and fresh, and the sky was clear and blue following a day of rain that seemed to perk up every element of vegetation. My two dogs, my wife and I were walking our favorite trail above…
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In Search of Summer | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
June 6, 2022
Our Aspen High School seniors graduated last weekend, the Food and Wine Classic is just around the corner, and soon we will be hearing the sweet sounds of music as the Aspen Music Festival season arrives at the end of the month. The old saying…
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Profound Gratitude | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
May 8, 2022 |
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“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived: that is to have succeeded.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The beginning of May is a very special time for Aspen Valley Hospital, as it is every year, but particularly this year. Friday,…
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State-of-the-Art Steadman Philippon Medical Building and Steadman Philippon Surgery Center in Basalt to Announce Grand Opening
April 14, 2022 |
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World-class facility is a collaboration among The Steadman Clinic/Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Orthopedic Care Partners, Aspen Valley Hospital and Vail Health BASALT/VAIL, Colo. (April, 14, 2022) – A little more than a year after breaking ground on the Willits Town Center development, The Steadman Clinic/Steadman…
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Community Serving Community | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
April 6, 2022 |
Community
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Aspen Valley Hospital is a community-owned healthcare organization that is comprised of physicians and staff who are members of our community. That is what makes us, and other community hospitals, special. We are quite literally community members serving community members, if we allow for a…
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In a Hopeful State of Mind | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
March 7, 2022 |
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“I got nothin’,” was all he could say. We were on a call with our son a few years ago, when he was a freshman in college working on a paper about a topic he knew well. He was frustrated that, despite his command and…
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Health Insurance Sign-up Period Extended for Individuals and Families
February 7, 2022 |
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Wellness
Individuals and families still looking to purchase health insurance are now eligible to enroll through Connect for Health Colorado or directly with an insurance company until March 16, a two-month extension. The Colorado Division of Insurance issued an emergency regulation so people affected by…
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Taking Pride and Renewing Purpose | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
February 7, 2022 |
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Comprehensive Care
COVID-19
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My wrist vibrated, and I reflexively looked at my Garmin smartwatch. “Multi-casualty incident in the ED [Emergency Department]. Six patients,” read the message. “Not a drill,” it continued. I rushed to the Emergency Department as my thoughts swirled. When I arrived, I was struck…
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Looking Forward with Hope and Back with Thanks | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
January 6, 2022 |
Community
COVID-19
Mental Health
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Happy New Year! OK, so 2022 is stumbling right out of the gate, with the explosion of Omicron in our valley. As I write this, Aspen Valley Hospital, like all local employers, is struggling greatly with maintaining our minimum staffing levels in the face…
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There’s Still Time to Buy Health Insurance for the Coming Year
December 30, 2021 |
Community
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Wellness
Open enrollment deadline is January 15, 2022 Are you among the individuals and families who buy their own health insurance? If you have not yet lined up coverage for 2022, the good news is that you have until January 15 to shop for a…
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Season of Hope | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
November 29, 2021 |
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Sports Medicine
Vaccinations
Vaccines
Wellness
In the Peanuts’ holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown laments to Linus that, “I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.” I think we can…
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Sustaining Health and Wellbeing | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
November 3, 2021 |
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Nutrition
Vaccinations
Vaccines
Wellness
In his 2014 book Being Mortal, surgeon, respected author and healthcare transformation champion Dr. Atul Guwande observes about our industry that: “We’ve been wrong about what our job is in medicine. We think our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is…
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Looking Back and Moving Forward | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
October 7, 2021 |
Breast Cancer
Community
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Vaccines
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Women's Health
As we enter autumn, amidst our vibrant colors and lower temperatures, we can now look back on our summer and celebrate that we were able to thrive and again enjoy so much of what we love about Aspen. Now, with our schools successfully in session,…
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Good Health at Every Age and Stage of Life | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
September 1, 2021 |
Community
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Wellness
One of my favorite authors is Dr. Atul Gawande, a respected general surgeon and prolific author and commentator on improving U.S. healthcare. Dr. Gawande has inspired doctors, administrators, politicians and his readers to rethink what really matters and how we look at life and death.…
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An Epic Improvement in Patient Care
August 5, 2021 |
Community
Healthy Living
News
Patient engagement helps drive investment in electronic health records system What if you had the ability to view your lab test results, schedule medical appointments and communicate with your healthcare provider through a secure online portal? What if you no longer had to…
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More Work To Do | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
August 5, 2021 |
Community
COVID-19
Exercise
News
Vaccinations
Vaccines
Our community is so far enjoying a quintessential Aspen summer with plenty of rain and record numbers of visitors finding their way here (other than through Glenwood Canyon) to enjoy all that we have to offer. It really feels good to have happy, smiling families…
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It’s Summertime! | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
July 6, 2021 |
Community
COVID-19
News
Vaccines
Wellness
As I write this letter the community is celebrating the July 4th weekend, and our country’s independence, while our guests flock here to enjoy the cool mountain air and our world-class amenities and music events. While we celebrate, let us also be thankful that our…
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Aspen Ambulance District is ready for any circumstance, in any location
July 2, 2021 |
Community
News
Crews are trained to provide the highest standard of care. The paramedics and EMTs who respond to ambulance calls in the upper Roaring Fork Valley are an elite team of medical professionals. Locals and visitors in Aspen and the surrounding area are served by…
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Aspen Valley Hospital Selects Epic Electronic Health Record
June 15, 2021 |
Community
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Implementation Slated to Begin January 2022 Aspen Valley Hospital has selected Epic, the country’s most widely-used and comprehensive health records system, as its electronic health record (EHR), which will provide one unified platform for integrated care and to ensure patients have convenient digital access to…
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Summer, Here We Come! | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
June 4, 2021 |
COVID-19
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Vaccinations
Vaccines
“We’re waxing down our surfboards, we can’t wait for June!” Well, maybe surfboards are not applicable in Aspen, but the Beach Boys’ classic lyrics from “Surfin’ U.S.A.” none-the-less capture many of our moods right now. And perhaps never have we been more excited about summer’s…
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An Extra Dose of Appreciation | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
May 4, 2021 |
Community
Comprehensive Care
News
Vaccinations
Vaccines
May is a very special month for our healthcare family at Aspen Valley Hospital. First, May 6–12 is National Nurses Week, and May 9–15 is National Hospital Week. These important weeks of celebration and recognition overlap on the calendar every year as we take a…
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Ask the Expert: Addressing Long-Term Post-COVID Needs
April 2, 2021 |
COVID-19
Mental Health
News
Vaccinations
Vaccines
Rachel Houseal, PA-C, on managing Aspen Valley Hospital’s COVID-19 Respiratory Evaluation Clinic, caring for patients with lingering side effects and planning for the future of COVID-19 care in our community. As clinicians and researchers learn more about COVID, what trends are emerging about long-term…
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It’s Springtime in the Rockies! | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
April 2, 2021 |
COVID-19
News
Vaccinations
Vaccines
We are experiencing the usual whipsawing of Mother Nature, from warm and sunny to wet and cold, sometimes within hours, as we enjoy the last vestiges of our winter season and look forward to another glorious summer. Much the same can be said for the…
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The Hopeful Impact of the Vaccine on COVID-19 | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
March 2, 2021 |
COVID-19
News
Vaccinations
Vaccines
I’m bullish on vaccines, and our immediate future. Aspen Valley Hospital serves as a shining example of the impact vaccines are starting to have on our community. In the past several weeks, we have had very few employees out ill with the virus. While some…
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Steadman Clinic Update with Dr. Eric Stahl, Chief Medical Officer at AVH
March 2, 2021 |
Exercise
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Wellness
Dr. Eric Stahl is a retired orthopaedic surgeon and serves as Aspen Valley Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer. Prior to joining the AVH team in 2013, he was a physician leader with the Panorama Orthopedic Group and OrthoColorado Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. Dr. Stahl is originally…
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Heart Disease and the Road to Recovery: A Q&A with Jeanne Stough
February 3, 2021 |
Exercise
Healthy Living
News
Wellness
Women's Health
Jeanne Stough is manager of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at Aspen Valley Hospital. With over 24 years of experience in the field, Jeanne has enjoyed working with cardiac rehab patients at AVH for more than four years now, and in July 2020 assumed the role of department…
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Thankful for Our Community and Looking Forward | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
February 1, 2021 |
COVID-19
News
Vaccines
The Pitkin County COVID Incidence Rate is now below the 700 threshold, and our community is able to move back to Orange Level restrictions. This is good news for our restaurants and our community that have sacrificed and suffered greatly. For Aspen Valley Hospital, we…
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Welcome to 2021! A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
January 5, 2021 |
Community
COVID-19
News
While we can completely understand and share the optimism and hope that a new year brings for better times ahead, which it assuredly will, Aspen Valley Hospital has also been celebrating all that we and our community have to be thankful for over the past…
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COVID Vaccines: 11 Questions for Dr. Catherine Bernard
January 4, 2021 |
COVID-19
News
Dr. Catherine Bernard is an Emergency Physician and Chief of Staff at Aspen Valley Hospital. She took some time to answer commonly asked questions as COVID-19 inoculations begin across the country and around the world. More than four million Americans have so far received their…
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A Light Through the Fog | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
December 3, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
News
These are truly historical times – for humanity, for Aspen and for Aspen Valley Hospital. As we continue to see rising COVID cases, on the eve of what appears to be our path out with vaccines, AVH is celebrating the advent of our new relationship…
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The Steadman Clinic Opens Its Doors at Aspen Valley Hospital
December 2, 2020 |
Community
News
Strong Partners, Stronger You Landmark partnership enhances world-class orthopedic care The Roaring Fork Valley is not only one of the world’s most beautiful and desirable places to live and explore, it’s also one of the most physically active. Residents and visitors alike place a…
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Valley Health Alliance works for big changes in local healthcare
November 25, 2020 |
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A unique collaboration known as the Valley Health Alliance has shaken up the health care landscape from Aspen to Parachute by playing an instrumental role in providing residents and business owners new choices for their health insurance coverage. UnitedHealthcare will be offering group health insurance…
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Let’s Make a Pact | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
November 4, 2020 |
COVID-19
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This is a pivotal moment for our community as the COVID virus cases increase here, across the country, and in much of the world. We desperately need to control the spread so we can remain open for the winter season, keep our kids in school,…
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Dr. Jared Lee Named Medical Director of The Steadman Clinic, Aspen
November 2, 2020 |
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Dr. Lee is a former fellow at The Steadman Clinic and graduate of the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program Jared Lee, M.D., has been named Medical Director of The Steadman Clinic’s soon-to-open clinic that will serve the Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley communities. The…
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Breaking Ground on the Medical Office Building in Basalt, Colorado
October 8, 2020 |
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Construction is underway on a state-of-the-art medical facility to provide space for the most advanced musculoskeletal care in the Roaring Fork Valley [Photo taken at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Medical Office Building in Basalt, Colorado. Pictured left to right: Will Cook, CEO, Vail…
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AVH Honored as “Baby-Friendly,” Six Years in a Row
October 4, 2020 |
Breast Feeding
New moms will continue to find a warm welcome at Aspen Valley Hospital, which was recently redesignated a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA. “Being a Baby-Friendly Hospital is the gold standard of maternity and infant care practices,” said Heather Knott, RN, Childbirth Educator and International Board-Certified…
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Aspen Valley Hospital & The Steadman Clinic Form Strategic Partnership
October 4, 2020 |
Community
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Creating a destination for world-class orthopaedic services and cutting-edge research in Aspen and the upper Roaring Fork Valley The Steadman Clinic, in coordination with Orthopedic Care Partners (OCP), has formally partnered with Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) to deliver a full complement of world-class orthopaedic care…
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The Future of Orthopedics in Our Valley
October 1, 2020 |
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A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Arguably, 2020 will not often be referred to as a year of innovation, growth and excitement. But amidst the challenges and sadness that likely will characterize this year, Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) has realized one of its most exciting…
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Some Good News | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
September 1, 2020 |
COVID-19
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Above all else, Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) is a community hospital with the singular purpose of meeting the healthcare needs of local residents (full-time, part-time, sometime), and our visitors. In doing so, our staff and physicians derive tremendous satisfaction and professional pride, working as a…
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Aspen Valley Primary Care Celebrates First Anniversary
July 31, 2020 |
Community
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The Team-Based Practice is Focused on Keeping Patients Healthy Aspen Valley Primary Care, which just celebrated its first anniversary in July, is not like the physician practices most of us grew up with. In addition to great care from experienced doctors, patients can get help…
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“Comfortable” But Not Complacent | A Message from CEO Dave Ressler
July 30, 2020 |
COVID-19
News
Observers of the AVH Capacity Matrix will have noticed we have moved our Daily Visits indicator back to “Comfortable” from “Cautious.” However encouraging, this status remains highly tenuous as we have averaged just less than the 16-visit threshold in our COVID testing center for the past 14…
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Face Masks Matter | A Message from Dr. Catherine Bernard
July 30, 2020 |
Community
COVID-19
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To Our Community, As President of the Aspen Valley Hospital Medical Staff, and a member of the Medical Advisory Team to Pitkin County Public Health, I would personally like to thank everyone in Pitkin County for wearing masks, keeping our distances, and keeping Aspen open. So far,…
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COVID Q&A with Dr. Brad Holmes
July 2, 2020 |
COVID-19
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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
July 2, 2020 |
COVID-19
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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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Carta abierta a la comunidad
July 2, 2020 |
COVID-19
News
English translation available here. A nuestra comunidad, Como profesionales de la salud y líderes en Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH), estamos escribiendo por dos razones: para hacer sonar la alarma de que el COVID-19 es una amenaza inmediata para nuestras vidas y nuestro bienestar, y para…
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AVH laboratory shines in COVID response as new director comes on board
July 2, 2020 |
COVID-19
News
Aspen Valley Hospital’s new Director of Laboratory Services, Mary Poskus-Fell (pictured), joins the AVH staff at a critical time. She is replacing Julie Mathias, who is retiring after 15 years at the lab, including the last five as director. “I’ve been in a lot of…
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An Open Letter To Our Community
June 26, 2020 |
COVID-19
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Spanish translation available here. To Our Community, As healthcare professionals and leaders at Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH), we are writing to both sound the alarm that COVID-19 is an immediate threat to our lives and well-being, and to offer encouragement that our community’s fate rests…
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AVH receives Level III Redesignation
January 3, 2019 |
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KEEPING CRITICAL CARE CLOSE TO HOME - Aspen Valley Hospital receives Level III redesignation Following its recent successful redesignation as a Level III Trauma Center, Aspen Valley Hospital continues its commitment to providing Roaring Fork Valley residents and visitors with round-the-clock access to emergency care.…
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The Midvalley’s Milestone Anniversary
October 31, 2018 |
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A member of Aspen Valley Hospital’s network of care, the Midvalley Surgery Center in Basalt is celebrating a milestone: 20 years of serving patients in the Roaring Fork Valley and surrounding communities. The Surgery Center first opened its doors in July of 1998 as a…
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Community Picnic Dishes Up Food and Fun For All!
September 20, 2018 |
Community
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THANK YOU to all Aspen Valley Hospital physicians, staff and volunteers who made the Fresh & Healthy Community Picnic a wonderful success! On a beautiful September day, we welcomed over 300 community members to the hospital for an afternoon full of delicious and nutritious food, fun for…
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Health Fair serves over 939 community members!
June 15, 2018 |
Community
Healthy Living
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Wellness
The annual Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) Health Fair spanned three days in early June, providing access to both the upper and midvalley communities. Thursday, June 7, and Sunday, June 10, served the Aspen area at Aspen Valley Hospital, while Saturday, June 9, brought together the…
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Aspen Bariloche Medical Exchange Program
March 18, 2018 |
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Aspen Valley Hospital is proud to participate in one of the few medical exchanges organized through the International Sister Cities Program. This exchange program was formed shortly after San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, was named one of Aspen’s Sister Cities on November 1, 2002, following…
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