South Routt Medical Center

11/19/2025

Mental & Behavioral Health Survey Now Open!

Your voice matters, South Routt.

A new Yampa Valley–wide Mental & Behavioral Health Survey is now underway, and we’re asking everyone who lives or works in Routt or Moffat County to take just a few minutes to help shape the future of mental health services in our region.

This confidential survey will help identify:
✔ Our community’s biggest mental health needs
✔ Barriers to care
✔ Gaps in resources
✔ Where support is working — and where it’s not

The results will guide funding, programs, and services that impact South Routt families, schools, and neighbors.

🖥 Take the survey here: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/63c11b79/0TOUagoffEaZUvh9Iq37sw?u=http://www.prcsurvey.com/begin/YampaValley2026
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(Available in English & Spanish through February 2026.)

This effort is led by the Yampa Valley Community Foundation with local partners working together to strengthen behavioral health across the valley.

Let’s make sure South Routt is heard.
Please take the survey and share with others in our community!

Participate in our survey and help improve quality of life in Yampa Valley.

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! We’re so grateful for your service and dedication to our country.

Thank you, SOROCO, for putting together such an amazing program to honor our veterans.

11/06/2025

We are deeply grateful to our community for the overwhelming support of Ballot Issue 6A. 💚

In a time when so many families are feeling the weight of economic challenges, your trust and belief in the importance of local healthcare mean more than words can say. You heard the message about keeping care close to home, and you stood behind it.

We’re incredibly thankful to everyone who shared information, asked questions, voted, and helped spread the word. This was truly a community effort, built on teamwork, honesty, and heart.

Because of you, we can continue building a stronger, healthier future for South Routt — together.

Thank you for standing with us.

11/03/2025

You Are Not Alone, Routt County 💚

Routt County’s new Mental Health Response Team (MHRT) is now available to help our community in times of crisis. This dedicated team — made up of a mental health clinician, law enforcement officer, and case manager — provides compassionate, on-scene support for those experiencing a mental health emergency.

If you or someone you know is in crisis:
📞 Call 911 and ask for the Mental Health Response Team, or
📱 Reach out 24/7 to Colorado Crisis Services: 1-844-493-8255 or text TALK to 38255.

Together, we can make sure no one faces a mental health crisis alone. 💚

The two-person team began responding to calls last month, many of them about su***de

10/28/2025

10/28/2025

🌿 We’re Growing! 🌿

South Routt Health Service District is expanding our community clinic, and we’re looking for an additional provider to join our amazing team!

We’re seeking a part-time MD/DO or Nurse Practitioner who’s passionate about rural health and community-based care. Flexible scheduling, great staff, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a close-knit community.

If you or someone you know might be interested, please reach out — we’d love to connect! 💚

Current job openings at south Routt Medical Center in Oak Creek, Colorado will be listed here as they become available.

10/23/2025

Routine testing found measles in local wastewater. Measles spreads easily, even before symptoms appear, and can linger in the air.

If you’re feeling sick or think you’ve been exposed, please call South Routt Medical before coming in and let us know if you’ve had a possible exposure so we can keep everyone safe.

Check your MMR vaccination status, it’s your best protection.

Symptoms (7–21 days after exposure) can include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a rash.

Routine testing has detected measles in Routt County wastewater. Find the full press release online: https://ow.ly/Jy6H50XgB7l

What to Know:
Measles is highly contagious and serious.
It spreads before symptoms appear and lingers in the air.
Vaccination is your best protection — check your MMR status today.

Feeling sick or think you were exposed?
Stay home and call your healthcare provider or urgent care before visiting to avoid spreading illness.

Measles symptoms typically appear 7-21 days after exposure. Common symptoms include:
Fever
Cough
Runny nose
Red eyes
Rash (usually starts after other symptoms)

10/17/2025

A few of our South Routt Medical team members were proud to participate in the CU Cancer Research Road Show at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs today! 🩺💙

Our team had the opportunity to visit with local residents, especially our senior community members, to share information about primary healthcare, answer health-related questions, and even help take vitals.

A huge thank you to the CU Cancer Research team, UCHealth, and all of the wonderful partners and organizers who brought this event together. Collaborations like this strengthen rural healthcare and help keep our community informed, supported, and healthy. 💪🏔️

10/15/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out, and a special thanks to our partners and community members who make events like this possible. Keeping South Routt healthy is truly a team effort! 💙

10/13/2025

Don't forget about our Vaccine Clinic tomorrow at Yampa Town Hall!

South Routt Medical Center, in collaboration with the Town of Yampa, invites you to a Community Vaccine Clinic on Tuesday, October 14th from 3:00-7:00 pm. Please see below for details. Town of Yampa SOROCO Schools Routt County Colorado

10/13/2025

🌟 Thank You, Routt County! 🌟

We are so honored to share that Dr. Novotny and the South Routt Medical Center were both voted 2nd place in this year’s Best of the Boat! 🎉

A huge thank-you to our wonderful community for your trust, support, and votes. We’re proud to care for our friends and neighbors here in South Routt every day — and recognition like this means the world to our team. 💙

We’ll keep working hard to provide compassionate, high-quality care close to home.
Thank you for being part of our community and for making South Routt such a special place to live!

10/10/2025

Join us on Friday, October 17th from 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM at UCHealth (Yampa Valley Medical Center). A complimentary lunch will be served. Please register promptly. UCHealth

South Routt Medical Center will be hosting free vital checks and health screening.

‼️ Advanced registration is available at this link: or by phone at 720-556-3622

📧 For questions community members can email: olderadultresearch@CUAnschutz.edu

South Routt Medical Center Town of Yampa Town of Oak Creek Routt County Colorado Angelica Salinas, Routt County Commissioner

Medical educators and research teams from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are coming to Steamboat Springs next week to offer Northwest Colorado residents the opportunity for free educational health screenings, interactive wellness learning...