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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVVMC MP Needs Benefits Memo 012615WMC MASTER FACILITY PLAN Vail Valley Medical Center 1 181 W. Meadow Drive I Vail, CO 81657 Mission: Provide superior health services with compassion and exceptional outcomes. For updates on the Master Facility Plan process, visit www.vvmc.com/build Vail Valley Medical Center has been serving the Town of Vail, Eagle County and guests from around the world for 50 years. Over that time, healthcare has become increasingly complex and the regional population and guest volume have grown substantially. 50 Y E A R S EST. `) 1965 The medical center has done an outstanding job of evolving with these trends and providing world-class, top-quality care over these five decades, but it is an aging facility. • Some buildings are nearing 50 years of age. • The basic mechanical and electrical systems are ready for upgrades and replacement. • Some of the new services that have been added over the years have been placed where room could be found; sometimes causing disjointed functional relationships between types of services and patient access. • Space is confined, inefficient, and not keeping pace with the state of the industry or with hospitals that have been recently built or renovated in Aspen, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Steamboat and other mountain communities. To address this need, VVMC has proposed a $100 million Master Facility Plan that will make Vail a center of medical excellence and improve the healthcare available to the community and our guests. • An updated, highly -functional hospital that is easy to access and navigate. • A new state-of-the-art Emergency Department. • An upgraded Patient Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit, providing improved privacy and dignity for patients. • A relocated helipad on the medical center campus with direct access to the hospital, eliminating time- consuming transfers of critical patients and newborns. • Appropriate medical space for physician groups. • Increased parking capacity, including covered parking. • A new main entrance off of S. Frontage Road, thereby removing 100% of patient, visitor, emergency and staff traffic from W. Meadow Drive. • A new concealed loading zone with an on-site manager to further minimize public impact. • Enhanced appearance to complement the architectural renaissance in the villages and neighborhood. • An independent, nonprofit, community hospital since 1965. • WMC has grown into one of the world's most advanced mountain hospitals, providing Olympic -quality sports medicine, leading evidence -based research, modern cancer care, extensive cardiology services, 24- hour emergency care (Level III Trauma Center), urgent care facilities in Avon and Gypsum, endocrinology, internal medicine, general surgery, 3D breast imaging, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, childbirth (Level II Nursery - 499 babies delivered in 2014) and more. • The 2nd largest employer in Eagle County, keeping 850 jobs local. • As a local nonprofit, funds don't go to shareholders or a corporate office outside our region. WMC revenues are reinvested in the community through better services, healthcare jobs, new physicians, state-of-the-art equipment, improved access, community outreach and charity care. • Named one of the top 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" by Becker's Healthcare for providing an excellent work environment and outstanding employee benefits.