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Welcome to Gunnison Valley Health, the sole-community owned, integrated and comprehensive health system for Gunnison Valley and its surrounding areas. The Gunnison Valley Health family is here to provide quality healthcare to anyone requiring services, be it the Family Birthing Center that brings new lives into our community, the Cancer Treatment Center where patients may receive comfortable oncology treatments right here in Gunnison, or even Hospice & Palliative Care Services as one nears the end of their life - Gunnison Valley Health is here to meet your needs during any stage of your life!
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THE 2012 GVH FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC Save the date for the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation's Annual Golf Classic! 
When: Friday, June 15th, 2012 Where: The Club in Crested Butte What: 4-Person Scramble
2012 CHILDBIRTH & NEW PARENT CLASS SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE
Each year Gunnison Valley Health's Maternity Department is honored to host two special classes for our community members on Childbirth & becoming a New Parent. Click here to view the 2012 Class Schedule and to learn more about these classes. | |
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CURRENTLY IN THE NEWS... | |
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HEALTHCARE IN THE VALLEY: PART 4 Healthcare for the Individual By Alissa Johnson April 6, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News This week, in our final installment of the Healthcare in the Valley series, we look at the ins and outs of individual health insurance coverage, and how to get involved in the local conversation about maintaining access to quality care. On a local and national level, the healthcare conversation often focuses on the role of the uninsured. But in Gunnison County approximately 60 percent of residents have commercial insurance through their employers or individual plans, and they’re often in the dark when it comes to the details of their coverage. According to health insurance agent Gary Shondeck, the biggest mistake the insured make is not reading the certificate of coverage—that big packet of information that arrives in the mail with the insurance card. Shondeck has been helping Gunnison Valley residents navigate the insurance system since the 1980’s, and he says that not understanding what’s covered can lead to some big surprises. Continue Reading... HEALTHCARE IN THE VALLEY: PART 3 Paying for healthcare By Alissa Johnson March 30, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News In our continuing series on healthcare in the Gunnison Valley, we’ve looked at the ways local leaders hope to provide Gunnison Valley with better access to affordable, quality healthcare. But no community acts in isolation, and changes at the national level will impact the way care is provided and paid for. This week, we look at trends and developments in the finances of healthcare, both in the valley and across the nation, and the potential impact of federal mandates. In the Gunnison Nursing Home, residents in wheelchairs and their attendants cannot both fit into the bathroom at the same time. To compensate, they use a portable toilet in patients’ rooms, sometimes no more than a curtain to separate a patient from a roommate. For Dr. Bob Brickman, chairman of the Gunnison Valley Health board of trustees, that’s an unacceptable loss of dignity. Continue Reading... HEALTHCARE IN THE VALLEY: PART 2 National forces are playing themselves out on a local stage By Alissa Johnson March 16, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News Healthcare and healthcare reform are national news, making headlines everywhere from CNN to The New Yorker. It can be easy to get lost in the political jargon, but the conversation relates to every single American and their health—even in the Gunnison Valley. New federal mandates, rising healthcare costs, problems within the insurance industry and physician shortages are all questions faced here, at home. In a continuing series, the Crested Butte News looks at what’s happening on the local stage to provide affordable, quality healthcare for all of us. In 2010, Pete Basile experienced what he calls spells of disorientation. After a visit to the doctor, he learned he had a brain tumor. Basile was fortunate— it was benign, and doctors in Denver were able to remove “almost every last bit of it.” He made a full recovery, and an MRI one year later showed no signs of the tumor returning. Continue Reading... HEALTHCARE IN THE VALLEY: PART 1 Patient Centered, Integrated Care By Alissa Johnson March 9, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News In a continuing series, the Crested Butte News is looking at what’s happening on the local stage to provide affordable, quality healthcare to the valley. Last week, we looked at the big picture and the ways that rising health care costs are straining the healthcare system. This week, we look at the type of care local providers are striving to provide—a model that puts patients first. When Dr. Eric Thorson and his wife, Marsha, developed the way the Town Clinic of Crested Butte would operate, they envisioned a level of care that went beyond the clinic doors. Continue Reading... NEW GVH FOUNDATION LEADERS March15, 2012, Courtesy of Gunnison Country Times March 16, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News Two new leaders will guide the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation. Ronda Connaway has been elected to chairman of the foundation’s board of directors and will serve with 11 other volunteer board members...Connaway will be working with Lauren Holbrook, the new executive director of the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation, to oversee the foundation’s activities as it seeks to develop financial resources to improve the quality and breadth of healthcare in Gunnison County. Continue Reading... NEW EXECUTIVES AT GVH March1, 2012, Courtesy of Gunnison Country Times March 2, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News Gunnison Valley Health has recruited two health care leaders in marketing and finance and has promoted an HR Professional to lead human resources. David Freshour has joined the team as chief financial officer, Michelle Campbell as chief marketing and business development officer, and Christina Zibelli as interim director of human resources. Continue Reading... HONORING DON WILLS March 1, 2012, Courtesy of Gunnison Country Times March 2, 2012, Courtesy of Crested Butte News Dear Editor: On behalf of the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation Board of Directors and Staff, I would like to take a moment to recognize the outstanding service that Don Wills provided as a member of our Board since May of 2010. Don was an outstanding member of the Gunnison community, and we are sorry to see the untimely loss of a great husband, father, volunteer and friend. Continue Reading... GVH WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE NEW, IMPROVED SENIOR CARE CENTER FACILITY 2012 Ballot Tax Initiative Possible By Alissa Johnson February 17, 2012 Courtesy of Crested Butte News Providing better care for Gunnison Valley's senior citizens resurfaced at a recent meeting between the Gunnison Valley Health (GVH) board of trustees and the Board of County Commissioners. Last April, the commissioners ruffled a few feathers on the board of trustees when they decided not to support a 2011 ballot initiative to fund a new, $11.3 million senior care center facility. Continue Reading... GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED AS TOP 100 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IN AMERICA Gunnison Valley Health recently received notification from The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) that the local hospital qualifies as one of the country’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals. A total of 1,350 rural hospitals throughout the United States are designated as critical access facilities; there are currently 29 Critical Access Hospitals in the state of Colorado, but only two, Gunnison Valley Hospital and Aspen Valley Hospital, have been recognized as being in the nation’s Top 100. Learn more about this recognition... MORE OF GVH IN THE NEWS! Visit the full "In The News" page to see what else is being said about Gunnison Valley Health... | |
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