AVMF Support of Aspen Valley Hospital

AVMF Hospital Grants Committee, headed by Joshua Saslove, meets three times each year with representatives of Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) to review in depth the hospital’s financial position and its greatest needs for medical and capital equipment, patient care related programs and services, and staff and physician recruitment and retention.

$357,023 for a Digital Mammography Unit. Digital Mammography is the “gold standard” of breast imaging and offers excellent image quality and allows for manual manipulation of images to vary brightness, contrast and magnification.

$750,000 for a 64 slice CT Scanner.  The 64-slice CT scanner represents a breakthrough in medical technology by allowing for faster, more detailed imaging for all CT images.  With the new scanner, AVH will be able to provide a revolutionary service:  cardiac CT imaging.

2005 Grants Total $497,226

125,975 for a Central Fetal Monitoring/Surveillance Archiving System representing the latest technology for monitoring the status of both the child and mother prior to delivery.

$43,500 for a Dual Chamber IV Preparation Hood used to prepare sterile IV solutions and chemotherapy drugs.

$156,000 to continue the lease on two new General Electric x-ray machines for the Diagnostic Imaging Department.

$100,168 to fund and install a steam sterilizer that more efficiently sterilizes a larger number of instruments in less time.

$34,083 for an orthopedic fracture table that is light weight, easily maneuverable and is made of radiolucent materials allowing for radiological studies without moving the patient or realigning the fracture table during surgeries.

$37,500 towards the recruitment of a Psychiatry/Physician Facilitator at AVH.

“On behalf of Aspen Valley Hospital, the Board of Directors, and staff it is my pleasure and privilege to accept the approved grants from the AVMF, With the generous support of the AVMF, and their donors, AVH continues to maintain state of the art technologies and patient focused services. In my brief time as the CEO, it has been readily apparent to me that this hospital and the foundation have a long history of a partnership, that has ultimately served to provide top quality medical care to our patients and the community we serve. This is a fine example of outstanding healthcare stewardship on the part of those who have participated on the foundation, and those who have pledged donations through it. In return, and in recognition of the generosity and vision that has been demonstrated by the AVMF, the staff and physicians associated with Aspen Valley Hospital will continue to strive to provide the highest level and most compassionate healthcare services, in accordance with the AVH mission of delivering extraordinary healthcare in an environment of excellence, compassion, and trust.”