CREJ - Building Dialogue - December 2017
Vail Health, previously Vail Valley Medical Center, recently completed the initial phases of its master plan expansion and renovation. Vail Health’s mission is to provide superior health services with compassion and exceptional outcomes. They place the patient and family at the center of the organizational focus. Vail Health’s vision is to continue its development as an independent, nonprofit health care system, providing superior health services aligned to the needs of Eagle County residents and visitors. Vail Health is a Level 3 trauma center with world-renowned orthopedic services, regional cancer services diagnostics and treatment, as well as childbirth, cardiology, endocrinology, general surgery and more. Over the last three years, Gallun Snow worked with Heery International Architects and Cator Ruma Engineering to design and implement the West Wing expansion – more than 77,000 square feet of the initial phase of the master plan – to redevelop the 50-year-old medical center in Vail. This initial phase celebrated its ribbon-cutting ceremony in August with a new fourth-floor, renovated entry and several long-awaited expansions/improvements. GE Johnson was the general contractor. The Steadman Philippon Research Institute is now located on the first and fourth floors and incorporates clinical space, with diagnostic imaging, biomotion and research labs. Howard Head Sports Medicine expanded on the first floor providing integrated physical therapy and rehabilitation services to optimize the patient experience. New medical spaces at Vail Health also include a state-of-the art imaging, and cardiopulmonary departments, along with a Cardiac Cath lab. The ICU/PCU wing of the existing hospital was expanded and renovated to improve patient privacy and acute care services; the third-floor surgical suite expanded along with the pre-op, PACU and sterile processing areas. The interior design team focused on improving the patient/family experience and privacy, staff efficiencies and sustainable design practices. Once completed Vail Health’s comprehensive remodel and expansion will provide a comfortable, healing environment that enhances patient care and sets it on a path toward healing patients well into the future. Founded in 1965 Vail Health has grown into one of the world’s most advanced mountain health care systems providing 24/7 emergency care, Olympic-quality sports medicine, evidence-based research, modern cancer care, and extensive cardiovascular services.