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Located at the Vail Campus of Vail Valley Medical Center, the Cardiopulmonary Services office is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Diagnostic testing is conducted 8 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. 

We are ABG Lab accredited by JCAHO affiliations AARC, CSRC. Operating in a unique, high-altitude clinical environment and specializing in Respiratory Care, Cardiology, EEG and Sleep Services, this department is also actively involved in the world-recognized orthopedic surgical patient program due to the effect of altitude and oxygenation issues. In cooperation with a Level II nursery and Trauma/Code team members, Cardiopulmonary Services provides diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to routine and critical care clients. All respiratory care practitioners are RRT and CRT certified.

Dr. Samuel Brescia from Rocky Mountain Pediatric Cardiology offers a Pediatric Cardiology clinic in the VVMC Cardiopulmonary Department. He performs consultations for patients with suspected or known heart disease from newborn to age 18. Dr. Brescia will also see hospital inpatients on clinic days. Consultation by phone is available 24/7. EKGs can be faxed to 303-839-5844 and ECHOs mailed overnight for review.

Ancillary Services include:

• Pediatric Echocardiograms
• EKGs
• Event recorders
• Holter monitoring systems

For more information, call 970-479-7218. To schedule a clinic appointment, call 800-452-1536 or 303-860-9933.