Gunnison Valley Hospital

Description

Gunnison Valley Hospital GVH is a 24bed short term acute care hospital owned and operated by the County of Gunnison GVH is a Critical Access hospital governed by a 7member Board of Trustees appointed by the Gunnison County Commissioners and licensed by the State of Colorado Since 1938 GVH has provided quality health care to the residents and visitors of the Gunnison County

The Colorado Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration licenses Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison Valley Hospital is a registered provider with the Colorado Department of Health Policy and Financing for participation in the state Medicaid program as well as certified by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for participation in the Medicare program

The Gunnison Valley Hospital is a healthcare team consisting of Specialists Surgeons Physician Assistants Nursing Staff technicians and technologists all working in conjunction with various local Family Practice Physicians from multiple offices

Our rural valley lends itself not only to standard medical and traumatic emergencies but also to extreme emergencies such as cold weather injuries and high altitude injuries Medical emergencies are sudden and unpredictable and the EMS Department of Gunnison Valley Hospital is prepared 24 hours a day for rapid response and comprehensive care Our EMS Service Area encompasses an area nearly twice the size the State of Delaware As a result our EMS response teams area highly trained and equipped with stateoftheart equipment and medicines

Gunnison Valley Hospital is a Level IV Trauma Center and local physicians staff the ER 24 hours a day seven days a week General Surgical Orthopaedic and OBGYN consultants are available on an on call basis The ER department is supplied with stateoftheart equipment necessary to meet the demands of any patients with ailments ranging from bronchitis to multisystem trauma Saint Marys Hospital of Grand Junction offers flight for life helicopter service to Gunnison Valley Hospital

Our Values
The mission of Gunnison Valley Hospital is to promote a healthy community by providing and coordinating quality clinical services and compassionate care

Our Values
The values of the Gunnison Valley Hospital are I CARE

Integrity

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Gunnison Valley Hospital will anticipate the needs and exceed the expectations of the community by providing comprehensive and progressive health care

Leading health source for our community including wellness programs medical education and illness prevention

Our service exceeds the expectation of our community

Physicians and employees share the common goal of adhering to the mission of Gunnison Valley Hospital