Earlier this summer, ValleyOrtho announced that Tomas Pevny, MD, was using a relatively new procedure that involved using an implant – trade name BEAR (Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration) – to repair torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) in knees. ValleyOrtho, based at Valley View Hospital (VVH) in Glenwood Springs, also has branch clinics in Aspen, Willits, Eagle […]
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Dr. Kim Spence to retire from Roaring Fork Family Practice
On Sept. 1, after more than three decades of service, Dr. Kim Spence will retire from Roaring Fork Family Practice in Carbondale. But Spence doesn’t necessarily see it as a permanent end of his career. “I’m officially unemployed on Sept. 1,” he said. “But I’m kind of gonna view it more as a one-year sabbatical. […]
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Valley View honors cancer survivors with emotional celebration of life
This Sol del Valle story was translated for English readers. A dozen photographs of cancer patients were displayed in Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs, accompanied by inspirational phrases including: “A doctor once said that the best medicine for humans is love. And someone asked: ‘And if it doesn’t work?’ And he replied, ‘Then increase the […]
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Valley View Hospital increases accessibility through women’s health webinar series
Over the past five years, Valley View Hospital has explored creative options to provide information resources to the community. Proactive health knowledge can make a difference for patients and help individuals understand what they can do to boost their wellness. The webinars fall under the umbrella the hospital calls Valley View University (VVU), and started […]
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Athletic trainer program a homecoming of sorts for Carly Shimp
Carly Shimp grew up playing sports at Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS), but it was a class she took with the school’s long-time athletic trainer, Marni Barton, that would eventually bring her back full circle to the Roaring Fork Valley.After earning respective degrees in athletic training and exercise physiology from Grand Canyon University and the […]
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Live, love and have fun
On Tuesday, June 18 cancer survivors, providers, friends and family gathered at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs for a celebration organized by Valley View’s Calaway-Young Cancer Center. Chip Winn Wells, who many will recognize from her frequent roles in local theater, and her husband, Mike Wells, were the keynote speakers. Both are thriving cancer survivors. […]
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Long COVID — Where are we now?
In late 2021, The Sopris Sun published a story on a medical condition that had arisen during the COVID pandemic and had only been identified a short time earlier. Formally called post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 (PASC) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is now commonly known as Long COVID. The […]
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New staff, and a new diagnostic procedure at RMUC
As the Rocky Mountain Urology Center (RMUC) enters 2024, its staff is looking back on a remarkable previous year in which it doubled its physician staff and added a new cutting-edge diagnostic procedure for conducting prostate biopsies. The center, based at Valley View Hospital (VVH) in Glenwood Springs, has branch offices in Aspen, Eagle and […]
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Outpatient palliative care clinic established at VVH
In its continuing effort to provide more and better patient services to the region, Valley View Hospital (VVH) in Glenwood Springs recently established an outpatient Palliative Care Clinic in the outpatient medical building adjacent to the hospital. The new facility complements the inpatient palliative treatment that VVH has been providing for some six years. Dr. […]
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Skin cancer prevention event promotes being sun-safe
Valley View, a nonprofit health system based in Glenwood Springs, is taking a proactive approach to ensure the residents of the sun-drenched Roaring Fork Valley keep their skin cancer-free. On Oct. 11, from 5:30 to 7pm, it will host a “Girls Night Out” skin cancer prevention event at Roaring Fork Family Practice, 978 Euclid Ave. […]