Vail Valley Anesthesia

Accredited by The Joint Commission; Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)’s Pathway to Excellence® designation; Women’s Choice 2019 Obstetrics Award; Pioneers in Quality publication by The Joint Commission (2018); recognized by NOSORH and The Chartis Center for Rural Health/iVantage Health Analytics for overall excellence in outcomes and patient satisfaction; Level 3 Trauma Center designation by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Vail Valley Partnership 2010-2011 Corporate Citizenship Award; 2017 Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals - one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics; 2016 Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals - one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics; American College of Radiology Accreditation for MRI, PET Scanner at Shaw Cancer Center, PET Scanner at VVMC, Nuclear Medicine; AVATAR Best Practice Award - Ultrasound, CT and Diagnostic Imaging; AVATAR Innovation Award - CT and Imaging Reception Area, MRI; Anticoagulation Center of Excellence for The Vail Health Anticoagulation Clinic; Cardiovascular CAP Accreditation; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certification; College of American Pathologists accreditation - Vail Health laboratory; COLA Accreditation - Edwards laboratory and Gypsum Urgent Care laboratory; Women’s Choice 2019 Orthopaedics Award; 2015 Women's Choice Award for America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics; American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Accreditation for Shaw Cancer Center (Gold Accreditation); Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Cert for Shaw Cancer Center; American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Center of Excellence for Sonnenalp Breast Center (fully accredited in Mammography, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Breast Ultrasound, Breast Ultrasound Biopsy); Compliant with The Mammography Quality Standards Act.

Dr. Patricia Hardenbergh, director of radiation oncology at Shaw Cancer Center, was awarded a $1.35 million grant by the American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation® and Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to improve cancer treatment for those living in rural areas.

56-bed hospital, 24/7 emergency care, helipad, urgent care clinics, cancer care, breast centers, cardiovascular services, surgery, childbirth, physical therapy, internal medicine, endocrinology, imaging (MRI, PET Scanner, Ultrasound, CT, Nuclear Medicine), laboratory services, pharmacy, behavioral health facilities (outpatient and inpatient Precourt Healing Center opening 2025).