Medical care in Estes Park serves a town that fills with visitors every summer. Many come up from lower ground, and UCHealth Urgent Care in Estes Park lists altitude sickness among the problems it treats. All ten listings are based in the valley, so basic care does not require a drive down the canyon.
Out in Allenspark, I want to know the answer to one question before I need it: which door do I walk through. Sort that out now, and put the hospital and the urgent care numbers on the fridge.
The Emergency Department at UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center runs around the clock. For a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Downtown
On Stanley Avenue, a few blocks from the Visitor Center, UCHealth's primary care clinic sits in a medical building alongside several of its own doctors and Elk Ridge Dentistry. No referral is needed to see a provider, and walk-ins are welcome next to booked visits.
Near the corner of Steamer Drive and Big Thompson Avenue, by the Jimmy John's, UCHealth Urgent Care handles what's too urgent to wait for a regular appointment but doesn't need the emergency room. Walk-ins are fine.
A fall on the trail, a kid with a fever after dark: in Estes Park, that means UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center on Prospect Avenue. The 23-bed critical access hospital runs the valley's 24-hour emergency department and ambulance service, and as a Level IV Trauma Center it stabilizes serious cases and sends them on to the right level of care.
Kindness is what sticks with people after a visit to Dr. Erika Norris, a family physician at UCHealth Primary Care on Stanley Avenue, in the same building as Elk Ridge Dentistry.
Family medicine in Estes Park since 1992 is a long run, and Dr. Guy Van der Werf has spent all of it here.
Half a mile from downtown, in the Medical Center building at 555 Prospect Avenue, Dr. Robyn Zehr practices family medicine.
On Prospect Avenue, next to UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center, Dr. Guy P.
Around the valley
Hearing aids, fitted and repaired, are most of what brings people to Community Hearing Center. Dr.
Out on Redtail Hawk Drive, about two miles from downtown and next to SummitStone Health Partners, this is the Estes Park clinic of Salud Family Health, a federally qualified health center with 13 clinic locations. The network provides medical, dental, pharmacy and behavioral health care, but what this particular clinic offers isn't spelled out, so call before assuming.
Redtail Hawk Drive, a little under two miles from downtown and next door to the Salud Family Health clinic, is where SummitStone Health Partners keeps its Estes Park office. It is a nonprofit, and since 1957 it has been the largest nonprofit mental health provider in Larimer County.
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Know which door you need. UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center is the hospital, a 23-bed critical access facility with an Emergency Department that runs around the clock, ambulance service and Level IV trauma care. UCHealth Urgent Care near Steamer Drive and Big Thompson Avenue handles problems too serious to wait for primary care but not bad enough for the emergency room, and it is open weekends.
UCHealth Primary Care is a family practice with online scheduling, virtual visits and walk-ins, and no referral needed. Dr. Erika Norris and Dr. Guy Van der Werf practice there, and Dr. Van der Werf is shown as accepting new patients. Salud Family Health runs a clinic in town, but details are limited, so call to confirm which services it offers locally.
Community Hearing Center handles hearing tests, hearing aids and balance care. SummitStone Health Partners offers mental health and substance use services, same-day appointments and 24/7 crisis support. Dr. Robyn Zehr and a second listing for Dr. Van der Werf have no description, so call first. Only one listing is shown as open weekends.
Yes. UCHealth Urgent Care sits near Steamer Drive and Big Thompson Avenue and treats minor injuries and illness, including altitude sickness, minor broken bones, burns and cuts. Weekend visits are part of the schedule. For anything life-threatening, use the hospital emergency room.
UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center is the hospital in Estes Park, a 23-bed critical access facility. Its Emergency Department runs around the clock, and it provides ambulance response. It is a Level IV Trauma Center that stabilizes patients and directs them to the right level of care.
UCHealth Primary Care says patients do not need a referral to see its providers. Appointments can be booked online for in-person or virtual visits, and walk-ins are welcome. Dr. Guy Van der Werf is shown as accepting new patients.
SummitStone Health Partners has an office in Estes Park offering mental health and substance use services, with same-day appointments and 24/7 crisis support. Salud Family Health lists behavioral health across its network, but call to confirm what its Estes Park clinic offers.
