Aspen Valley Health

Aspen Valley Health
The hospital's main and emergency entrance areas
The hospital's location in Colorado.
Geography
Location	0401 Castle Creek Road Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, US [1]
Coordinates	39°11′25.71″N106°50′20″W / 39.1904750°N 106.83889°W / 39.1904750; -106.83889
Organisation
Care system	District hospital
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	Critical access hospital [1]
Services
Emergency department	III
Beds	25 [2]
History
Former names	Citizens' Hospital Pitkin County Hospital Aspen Valley Hospital
Opened	1891
Links
Website	aspenvalleyhealth.org

Aspen Valley Health is a critical access hospital in Aspen, Colorado, in Pitkin County. ^[1] It is a district hospital governed by an elected board of directors. ^[3] The hospital is a level III trauma center. ^[4] It has 25 beds. ^[1]

Aspen Valley Health has clinics in Basalt and Snowmass Village. It also has a partnership with the Steadman Philippon Surgery Center, which operates a research institute and orthopedics clinic in Basalt. ^[5]

History

The hospital first opened in 1891 under the name Citizens' Hospital. In 1946, the name was changed to Pitkin County Hospital. It became Aspen Valley Hospital in 1961, and in 2025 the organization changed its name to Aspen Valley Health. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Aspen Valley Health". Colorado Hospital Association. 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
2. "Aspen Valley Health". American Hospital Directory. 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
3. "Aspen Valley Hospital District". Special District Association of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
4. Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Health Facilities & Emergency Medical Services Division (n.d.). "Trauma facility listing : Trauma facilities in Colorado by level". State of Colorado. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
5. "About the Steadman Clinic". Steadman Philippon Surgery Center. 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
6. Carroll, Rick (October 26, 2025). "Aspen Valley Health leader retiring after 18 years guiding hospital's growth". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
7. Erku, Ray K. (May 12, 2025). "Aspen hospital changes name". The Aspen Times. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

External links

• Hospital website