Construction update
Lobby Changes
The Yampa Joe coffee cart has been relocated to YVMC's cafeteria to make room for the new minor outpatient minor procedure suite.
The new Surgical Services waiting area behind the fireplace is complete.
Family Birth Place
The new Family Birth Place is complete. We now offer patients 10 beds - 5 for labor & delivery and 5 for post-partum.
Digital Mammography Suite
The new digital mammography suite was completed early! We began seeing patients in October.
“Baby, we’re growing!”
Construction is underway at Yampa Valley Medical Center adding 32,000 square feet for the Family Birth Place and the Surgical Services. This $13 million expansion enhances two areas where YVMC has experienced steady growth since opening its doors in 1999.
YVMC’s Family Birth Place set newborn delivery records two years back-to-back in 2006 and 2007. Often, mothers are moved to the Medical/Surgical unit for care after their babies arrive due to overcrowding in the current space. The project will double the existing space, allowing us to care for all maternity patients within the Family Birth Place.
The emphasis is on enhanced comfort, privacy and support in a family-friendly design. Features include a new family waiting room, a lactation consultation room and an expanded area for healthy babies and the Special Care Nursery. Spacious rooms accommodate a support person for each mother.
We also set a new record for surgical cases during 2007. As surgeons continue to perform more cases and more complicated surgeries, a fourth operating room is needed. Additionally, two new suites for minor procedures will offer patients a less-intensive environment.
The two major building additions and a series of internal remodeling projects will be completed in December 2009. Watch for details about our December 5 grand opening. Read All About It!
To read the May 16th article published in the Steamboat Today newspaper about the opening of the new wing for YVMC's Family Birth Place click here! To read the previous article about the entire expansion project, published on January 22, 2009, click here!
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