Buena Vista Health Center

About This Location

The HRRMC Buena Vista Health Center (BVHC) is a full-service rural health clinic dedicated to providing exceptional and personalized care to the families and residents of northern Chaffee County.

Family Medicine and all of your primary care needs

Our primary care providers offer a full-service health clinic, caring for all members of the family, including children, teens, adults and aging patients.

Specialists in gynecology, pain management, obstetrics, orthopedics, urology and cardiology see patients on a regular basis.

The clinic also offers x-ray, laboratory testing and electrocardiograms (EKGs) every week.

Ages and Stages Questionnaires

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You will first be prompted to visit a webpage and put in a password before accessing the questionnaires, which you should receive from your provider team.

Walk-In Clinic

Please enter the building at the west entrance, and turn left to access the walk-in clinic.

The walk-in clinic treats minor medical issues. We strive to see patients on a first-come, first-served basis, but ask for your patience as we do prioritize patients with more urgent medical needs.

We also have a walk-in clinic in Salida if our Buena Vista walk-in clinic is full.

Please note: the walk-in clinic is not an urgent care nor an emergency room. Please do not come to the walk-in clinic with medical emergencies or life-threatening conditions, such as symptoms of heart attack or stroke, spinal/head injuries, uncontrollable bleeding, large open wounds or major broken bones. Please go to the nearest Emergency Room.

The walk-in clinic does not provide IV therapy for hydration.

Orthopedics consultations

Along with other specialist services, BVHC offers orthopedics appointments for patients. For any community member who needs to be seen urgently for an orthopedic injury or issue, please visit our walk-in clinic, and our orthopedic surgeons may be available for same-day appointments, or consultations through our main walk-in clinic.

Our medical providers will ensure you receive a full assessment and offer next steps in the process for tending to your needs. The comprehensive team works towards the best outcome for you to return to sport and your regular lifestyle safely and without pain.

Our orthopedics team also sees patients in clinic at BVHC as well as in Salida, and perform surgeries at the main hospital campus in Salida.

Verbal Consent Forms

Please read the following applicable consent form(s) prior to your visit, as we are authorizing verbal consents. If you have a telehealth appointment, you must review and provide verbal consent to both forms below.

Consent to Treat & Conditions of Service
Informed Consent for Telemedicine Services

Imaging

BVHC has onsite x-ray and ultrasound services available for our community.

Laboratory Services

HRRMC has expanded its Direct Access Testing (DAT) program to the Buena Vista Health Center. Patients are able to order lab tests from a set menu of tests at discounted prices without a doctor's order. No appointment is necessary. Patients should register at the front desk. Cash, check or credit card payment is due at the time of service. Your insurance will not be billed. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Test results will be mailed to patients. It is your responsibility to share results with your medical provider.  Click here to download our DAT brochure.

BVHC Laboratory certification of accreditation

Rehabilitation

Our rehabilitation services include:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy

Women's Wellness Clinical Services

HRRMC's Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) program offers free cervical cancer screenings/Pap smear tests and free breast cancer screenings/mammograms to women who qualify.

Ask about this program in our clinic, or call (719) 530-1065 to learn more.

Sliding Fee Scale

The Buena Vista Health Center participates in Medicare and Health First Colorado (Medicaid). It is also a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) site.

As an NHSC and CHSC site, the clinic offers a sliding-fee payment scale for self-pay and uninsured patients based on income and family size. It is the policy of the HRRMC Buena Vista Health Center to provide essential services regardless of a patient's ability to pay. For more information about the sliding-fee payment scale and to download an application, click on the links below.

• Click here to download the Sliding Fee Scale.
• Click here to download our Discounted/Sliding Fee Schedule Application.

The mailing address is:

• HRRMC Buena Vista Health Center
  P.O. Box 1527
  Buena Vista, CO 81211