It's Healthcare, Not Healthscare A Message from CEO Dave Ressler In a few weeks, we will have ghosts, goblins, witches, superheroes and a variety of other little characters roaming our neighborhoods in search of sweets and treats. Since we first…

Can you feel it? A Message from CEO Dave Ressler The air is feeling just a little crisper as the days are getting shorter. You can check me on this, because I say it every year, but we are entering my favorite season in Aspen, when the leaves…

Can you feel it? A Message from CEO Dave Ressler The air is feeling just a little crisper as the days are getting shorter. You can check me on this, because I say it every year, but we are entering my favorite season in Aspen, when the leaves…

To Your Good Health A Message from CEO Dave Ressler This is World Breastfeeding Week and the beginning of National Breastfeeding Month, and Aspen Valley Hospital has been recognized for achieving the Celebrate 6 Award of Breastfeeding Excellence…

Connecting to People and Place A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Our nation’s Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, discussed a recent advisory from his office regarding the healing effects of social connection and community. He explained that…

Connecting to People and Place A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Our nation’s Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, discussed a recent advisory from his office regarding the healing effects of social connection and community. He explained that…

Time for Gratitude A Message from CEO Dave Ressler This week, from May 7th to the 13th, is National Hospital Week. At the same time, as occurs every year, it is also National Nurses Week, which started on May 6th and ends on Florence…

The Results Are In! A Message from CEO Dave Ressler For the fifth year in a row, Pitkin County has ranked second in the state for population health, just behind Douglas County, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest…

A Clear Purpose A Message from CEO Dave Ressler February 22, 2023, 08:37: “Report of an active shooter at the schools.” I was meeting with Dr. Steve Ayers, one of our Emergency Department physicians, when we received this alert. Soon…

A Clear Purpose A Message from CEO Dave Ressler February 22, 2023, 08:37: “Report of an active shooter at the schools.” I was meeting with Dr. Steve Ayers, one of our Emergency Department physicians, when we received this alert. Soon…

Winter Life A Message from CEO Dave Ressler “The dead of winter.” That’s what I remember hearing this time of year where I grew up outside of Philadelphia. It was such an ominous expression that matched the bleak and cold…

Winter Life A Message from CEO Dave Ressler “The dead of winter.” That’s what I remember hearing this time of year where I grew up outside of Philadelphia. It was such an ominous expression that matched the bleak and cold…

AVH Comforts in an Ever-Changing World A Message from CEO Dave Ressler I just did it when I typed in the date for this newsletter; I wrote “2022” instead of “2023.” Fortunately, I rarely write checks anymore, so that…

Back to "Cautious" and a Little Holiday Cheer A Message from CEO Dave Ressler “Oh, are we back to that again?” It wasn’t a particularly woeful comment, or even annoyed necessarily, but rather it just struck me as resigned. This…

A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Autumn is my favorite season, which is saying a lot when each season in the Rockies is amazing for its own reasons. But there is something uniquely special about the look and feel of autumn, when the leaves turn and…

Information is Power A Message from CEO Dave Ressler In healthcare, the right information at the right time can be life-saving. At a minimum, healthcare information that is accessible and timely enhances quality, protects patient safety, and…

Caring for Our Newest Community Members A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Hospitals have the privilege of witnessing and facilitating the most joyous occasions in our lives – the birth of children. As parents, we forever relish the miraculous…

Where the Wild Things Are A Message from CEO Dave Ressler Nature’s law always prevails over our preferences and expectations. Whether it is a sudden summer shower and plummeting temperatures, a wildlife encounter, or a stray root and a…