The future of the Breckenridge Medical Center (BMC)has been cast into doubt by Vail Resorts’ decision to send injured skiers and snowboarders elsewhere.
Designated by the state as a trauma center, BMC has operated in its current location at the base of Peak 9 since 1992.
Through a long-term agreement with the ski resort, ski patrollers brought those injured on the mountain directly to BMC or its satellite clinic on Peak 8 for assessment and treatment.
Vail Resorts has opted not to renew this contract, known as the skier transport agreement, with BMC. Instead, the resort has made a deal with Centura Health, the parent company of St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, to provide care for its mountain visitors.
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