{"id":2205,"date":"2020-04-05T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-emergency-care-yampa-valley-medical-center-steamboat-springs\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T17:36:00","slug":"uchealth-emergency-care-yampa-valley-medical-center-steamboat-springs","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-emergency-care-yampa-valley-medical-center-steamboat-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Emergency Care &#8211; Yampa Valley Medical Center (Hospital-based)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Specialized emergency care 24\/7 in Steamboat Springs<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>For emergency medical care, call 911!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-pullquote su-pullquote-align-right\">\n<h2>The YVMC difference<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re the only emergency department in Steamboat Springs that&#8217;s part of a hospital. This means we have a range of on-call specialists, and their care expertise, available day and night.<\/div>\n<p>Whether your emergency involves minor care, a major injury or a life-threatening event, rest assured UCHealth Emergency Care at YVMC is ready. Our board-certified emergency physicians and advanced radiology, laboratory and other clinical specialists are available 24\/7.<\/p>\n<h2>A Level III trauma center<\/h2>\n<p>Yampa Valley Medical Center\u2019s Emergency Care (ED) is a Level III Trauma Center. We serve everyone within our community and the surrounding region who requires emergency care, as well as visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>We provide 24-hour emergency services that meet the needs of acutely ill patients of all ages, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assessment and stabilization<\/li>\n<li>Care provided by board-certified physicians and emergency-credentialed nurses<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive advanced radiology and lab diagnostics<\/li>\n<li>Available medications, procedures, and surgery as needed<\/li>\n<li>Emphasis on patient safety and comfort<\/li>\n<li>Patient education and discharge planning<\/li>\n<li>Hospital admission or transfer, as appropriate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Emergency room services<\/h2>\n<p>For adults and children, small emergencies are no big deal when you&#8217;re this close to great care. YVMC\u2014with the only local emergency department that&#8217;s part of a hospital in Steamboat Springs\u2014now treats small emergencies at smaller prices 24\/7. Just part of our focus on improving the value of healthcare in northwest Colorado.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you need us, here&#8217;s what you can expect 24\/7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Short wait times (average is 8 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Quality care from specialty-trained, board-certified emergency room physicians.<\/li>\n<li>Treatment and care for patients of all ages.<\/li>\n<li>Access to specialty care when needed.<\/li>\n<li>New smaller prices.<\/li>\n<li>All insurance accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Outpatient pharmacy<\/h3>\n<p>At discharge, YVMC offers convenient outpatient pharmacy services to fill prescriptions written by the emergency department physicians. Prescriptions are delivered to patients prior to discharge from emergency care.<\/p>\n<h3>ER shuttle at the Steamboat mountain base<\/h3>\n<p>UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center offers a shuttle from the mountain base to the YVMC emergency department for injured guests during the winter season. The shuttle is conveniently located at the Ski Patrol&#8217;s injured guest station.<\/p>\n<h3>Patient satisfaction and quality<\/h3>\n<p>Emergency care services at YVMC consistently rank in the 99th percentile for patient satisfaction. Of patients surveyed, 92% indicated they were likely to recommend YVMC Emergency Care services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":1105,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2205","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/2205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}