Vail Health Hospital in Vail, CO
Also known as Vail Health Vail Campus, Vail Valley Medical Center
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About Vail Health Hospital
Vail Health Hospital is an acute care hospital in Vail, Eagle County, Colorado. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 56 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is St Anthony Summit Medical Center, about 17 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
83% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend83%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1082%
- Completed surveys309
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
39.64220, -106.37503
Nearby hospitals
Frequently asked questions
Where is Vail Health Hospital located?
Vail Health Hospital is at 181 W Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657 in Eagle County.
Does Vail Health Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Vail Health Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 141 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Vail Health Hospital?
Vail Health Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Vail Health Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date January 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Colorado EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Vail Health Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (970) 476-2451.
Would patients recommend Vail Health Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (309 completed surveys), 83% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 82% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.