Vail Health history

1982—Name becomes Columbine Family Health Centers as a second clinic opens in Nederland.

1990—Black Hawk Clinic expands in partnership with St Anthony’s Hospital (now Centura) to prepare for the introduction of gambling and its associated construction boom, responding to the dramatic change brought by 15,000 casino workers and gaming customers coming in and out of Black Hawk each day.

1999—Columbine crosses the Continental Divide to respond to the lack of pediatric Medicaid providers in Glenwood Springs, working with a group of citizens, public officials and medical providers to open the Glenwood Springs clinic on September 6.

2000—First organizational Strategic Plan developed.

2002—Columbine joins Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Diabetes Collaborative to learn how to create and manage patient registries and integrate quality data into chronic disease programs.

2003—Board changes the name to Mountain Family Health Centers, and sets new mission: “To be the state’s leading health center in the utilization of technology to reduce cost and improve quality of care.” Administration is moved to Glenwood Springs to position for rapid growth.

2004—Founding Executive Director Diane Rittenhouse retires and David Adamson is named her successor.

Another milestone occurred in 2005 with the start of Vail’s Billion Dollar Renewal when more than half the town’s commercial areas received a facelift following an infusion of private and public sector investments.

2006—Glenwood Clinic expands again in space provided by Valley View Hospital to 9,000 square feet for 15 providers, with support from the Caring for Colorado foundation.

Stormont Vail achieved Magnet recognition for excellence in nursing services in 2009.

2011—Mountain Family Health Centers opens 9,000 square foot Rifle clinic, with a long-term lease at a charity price for land donated by Garfield County.

2014—In response to requests from Eagle County Public Health and Vail Valley Medical Center, Mountain Family obtains new access point designation and funding from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and assumes responsibility for the Eagle Care Clinic, now known as Mountain Family Edwards.

Continuing the expansion, Mountain Family opened its first school-based health center in 2016 in Avon.

2017—Provision of “value-based care” at Mountain Family continues to increase through partnership with Rocky Mountain Health Plans in the Accountable Care Collaborative and Medicaid PRIME Programs.

2018 Foundation Annual Report

2019–New Edwards clinic opens

Vail is also poised to pursue a series of sustainability initiatives to significantly reduce its carbon footprint by the year 2020 with messages of inspiration and embrace through its “Love Vail” campaign.