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About Us
A Dynamic Healthcare Facility For Colorados Active Mountain Lifestyle
St Anthony Summit Medical Center has been Summit Countys primary healthcare resource since 1978 Today we offer the regions highest level of emergency care And because you never know when youll need us were always ready 24 hours a day seven days a week Summit Medical Center is the mountain base for Flight For Life Colorado the nations first civilian medical helicopter founded by St Anthony Hospitals in 1972 Our comprehensive care also includes services to meet a large range of general health care needs

Centura Health is Colorados largest health care system and one of the states largest private employers operating 12 hospitals seven senior residences and home care and hospice services As a faithbased organization what distinguishes us more than size is our daily dedication to sensitively serving the sick injured and elderly We seek to create a covenant of caring that improves the health of the people in our communities As a notforprofit organization Centura has no shareholders to whom returns are distributed all profits are reinvested in our mission and communities By treating and touching the whole personbody mind and spiritour 12000 associates transform each Centura facility into a healing sanctuary We offer our patients a place of safety and skill that recognizes unique needs and nurtures each individual with excellence integrity and compassion

MissionValues
At St Anthony Summit Medical Center health care is not merely a business Its a calling We celebrate the value of each persons life and consider it a worthy cause to lift the burdens of other by lovingly offering care to people regardless of who they are what they believe or where theyre from We seek to combine finely honed medical skills with compassionate touch to care for the whole personbody mind and spirit In this manner we strive to create healing sanctuaries that carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ

Our Sponsors
Catholic Health Initiatives and Adventist Health Systemhave long rich traditions in accomplishing this sacred work

Our Mission
We extend the healing ministry of Christ by caring for those who are ill and by nurturing the health of the people in our communities

Our Vision
Centura Health will fulfill a covenant of caring for our communities with excellence and integrity to become their partner for life

Key decisions within Centura Health undergo a Values Impact Analysis that weighs choices in light of our core values Values Impact Analysis is a dynamic rigorous process that helps us make conscientious decisions that are respectful of our stakeholders and in alignment with our values

St Anthony Summit Medical Center and Centura Healths Seven Core Values

Compassion

In serving our customers their families and each other we will

Honor the individuality of each person

Treat each person with dignity taking the time to be present to listen to explain and to understand

Create a caring environment that exudes humanity humility grace and love

Respect

In working with each other we will

Encourage and value the contributions of each person and make each feel supported reassured and empowered

Listen well communicate openly and honestly and encourage others to do the same

Treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves relating so well with them that they actively seek to associate with us

Integrity

In all of our interactions we will

Foster trust by being truthful empathetic and consistent

Be authentic and courageous aligning what we are thinking saying feeling and doing

Be responsible for and follow through on the commitments we make

Spirituality

In honoring the missions ministries and heritages of our Catholic and our Adventist sponsors we will

Add meaning and purpose to the lives of our associates physicians and partners

Celebrate the role of spirituality in healing for each individual

Serve each other and our communities in harmony with the inclusiveness wholeness and touch that characterized Christs healing ministry

Stewardship

In managing the natural human and financial resources to which we have been entrusted we will

Seek ways to appropriately utilize resources allowing us to become more effective and productive

Act responsibly taking only those actions that align with our mission

Be accountable to the organization and to each other for our actions and the outcomes they produce

Imagination

In seeking to grow our ministry we will

Look beyond the challenges of the present and envision what is possible

Cultivate and reward innovation and risk taking

Embrace continuous learning and positive technological advancement

Excellence

In all we do we will

Put forth our personal and professional best providing the highest quality of care of which we are capable

Commit ourselves to continuous improvement seeking to set the recognized performance standards within our industry

Deliver a superior experience for all of our customers sensing their needs and exceeding their expectations

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History

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The History of St Anthony Summit Medical Center
In the pioneer days it was a tent with a doctor Later it was just a single room building And in our recent past our simple medical center with its additions met the needs of our neighbors residents and guests Firsts in Summit County

1870 First gold discovered

1873 Frisco founded

1963 Dillon Reservoir opens

1972 First ski mountain opens

1973 Eisenhower Tunnel 2way traffic

1978 First medical center opens

2005 First hospital in Summit County

We have a long legacy of care in Summit County and as the community grows so does our committment If the time comes when you need help we will be there delivering the finest health care in the mountains