About

History

Valley View is proud to care for our communities, one person at a time.

An independent, nonprofit health system based in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Valley View was built in 1955 with funds raised by the residents of Glenwood Springs and the surrounding communities. Federal funds dedicated to building rural hospitals matched the funds raised. Since that time, Valley View’s commitment to the health of our community has been a cornerstone of our organization. In 2024, Valley View earned a coveted five-star rating for overall hospital quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

What was once a 22,000 square foot, single story hospital with 35 beds is now a thriving regional medical center on a 21-acre medical campus with 78 beds, including an additional 400,000 square feet of advanced hospital and medical offices.

As the premier, independent healthcare provider for Colorado’s mountain and western slope communities, Valley View delivers world-class care led by an exceptional team of specialized providers that consistently achieve positive patient outcomes. Our integrated network of physician practices, specialty centers and hospital provide multi-disciplinary care across the health spectrum. Valley View’s comprehensive health care centers in Eagle, Silt and Willits also make it easy for patients to get the care they need close to home.

Our philosophy is PeopleCare, emphasizing personal connections with each other and our patients to help live their fullest lives. From Vail to Grand Junction, and from Aspen to Craig, we bring better care closer to home for remote and rural communities, prioritizing access and convenience for our patients. We’re not just a healthcare provider; we’re your partner in all things health, embodying care the way it’s meant to be.

Our Mission: Caring for you and your family, one patient at a time.

Our Values

Our values — patients first, safety, quality, service, accountability, community and teamwork — guide our mission every day to care for people and their families, one patient at a time. Beginning with patients first, each of our values are part of a patient-centered approach to care.

At Valley View, each staff member, physician and volunteer takes the mission of patient-centered care to heart. Decisions are made with the primary consideration of doing what’s right for the patient and their families, creating a collaborative partnership between caregivers and patients.

Our Vision: To be the region’s independent healthcare leader.

Care Philosophy

Valley View came to life because the community came together.

In 1955, a passionate group of neighbors and friends came to believe that the kind of lives they lived in Western Colorado — independent, healthy, and strong — deserved the high-quality healthcare that was the sole domain of big cities with big hospitals. They knew they could make it happen here.

And so from the beginning, Valley View Hospital was a not-for-profit institution, accountable to you, our neighbors. Our goal is to keep our surrounding communities healthy, and that’s a mission we tackle daily, one person at a time.

We are dedicated to focusing on the health of our neighbors. That means we believe in respect, accountability, trust, and teamwork, and that those ideals together create excellence in a healthy, healing environment. In 2024, Valley View earned a coveted five-star rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for overall hospital quality.

Health Equity

To our community,

At Valley View, our mission is caring for you and your family, one patient at a time. This responsibility extends high-quality, patient-centered care to our entire community by promoting health equity to ensure we are reaching people where they are and being here when they need us.

We acknowledge that health disparities exist in the communities we serve. These differences prevent some in these groups from achieving optimal health, resulting in avoidable differences in health outcomes.

At Valley View, we provide care that goes beyond equal for all. We recognize that health disparities aren’t neutralized by guaranteeing that care not vary in quality or access due to personal characteristics such as, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, sex, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, language, mental or physical disability, veteran status, geographic location or socioeconomic status. Rather, proactive efforts must be made to offer added support.

Advancing health equity requires a multifaceted approach which includes:

• recognizing the need for specialized care
• addressing social determinants of health and historical disadvantages
• hiring talented people, resulting in a diverse and inclusive care team

We are grateful for the work and partnership among our staff, medical staff, and community at-large to advance this approach and we welcome your feedback.