The Vail Health Shaw Cancer Center

01/02/2026

How can behavioral health services be improved in our area? We'd love to hear your ideas! Shape the future of care by taking this brief community behavioral health survey today: www.VailHealthBH.org/Community-Survey. Thank you!

During the holidays, stress, loneliness, and anxiety often rise, and many people in our community are quietly carrying more than they show. Your voice can help. In five minutes, your anonymous feedback in our community behavioral health survey helps shape the future of services available right here in Eagle County. Take the survey now to make a real impact: VailHealthBH.org/Community-Survey. Thank you!

12/16/2025

Do you need BALANCE and SOCIAL SUPPORT when it comes to alcohol? Our bodies pays the price at this time of the year, especially, with holidays, après culture, and high-altitude living in the mix. Explore more in this article that includes insights from Vail Health nutritionist Jen Sommer-Dirks and Rob Shearon of Reconnected Foundation...plus a refreshing Citrus Glow Mocktail recipe: https://ow.ly/kKwg50XJVTF

What does alcohol really mean for your health? When après culture, the holidays, and high-altitude living collide, our bodies pay the price. Find out more about how to find balance and develop social support systems in this article that includes insights from Vail Health nutritionist Jen Sommer-Dirks and Rob Shearon of Reconnected Foundation...plus a refreshing Citrus Glow Mocktail recipe: https://ow.ly/kKwg50XJVTF

12/14/2025

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. Your honest feedback about our community's behavioral health services helps us continuously improve! Please take this brief behavioral health survey today: VailHealthBH.org/Community-Survey. THANK YOU!!

Do you care about mental health services in our community? YOU MATTER—and we need to hear your voice to improve health services in the Vail Valley. We'd love your input in this brief community behavioral health survey today: VailHealthBH.org/Community-Survey. THANK YOU!!

12/03/2025

IN THE NEWS: Welcome Dr. Alex Menter to Shaw Cancer Center! Working among friends is a privilege. Recruiting one’s friends makes it easier. Explore more in this Vail Daily story about how one Vail Health oncologist recruited Dr. Menter, a friend and fellow oncologist, from Denver to join and strengthen the Shaw Cancer Center practice: https://ow.ly/6TCy50XBzZn

12/02/2025

Our Shaw Specialty Clinic in Suite 1300 is officially open and seeing patients starting today! We’re excited to welcome our Hematology, High-Risk, and Medical Oncology patients to this new space within Shaw Cancer Center, shared with the Vail Health Clinics Breast Care and Plastic Surgery teams.

11/19/2025

Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place in October, but you can easily schedule your mammogram at any time. Early detection saves lives, and Sonnenalp Breast Center provides the most sophisticated technology available for breast imaging in the Rocky Mountains. Explore more and schedule at ShawCancerCenter.org/Mammo.

10/23/2025

How much do FRUITS & VEGGIES really matter? Consuming a diet high in fruits and vegetables is a key habit for obtaining and maintaining a healthy weight, and there is strong evidence that obesity or being overweight increases the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer. Find out more from Mel Hendershott, Dietitian at Shaw Cancer Center here: https://ow.ly/xCJ750XgR2X

10/02/2025

08/14/2025

Vail Health’s Shaw at Home is a community-based palliative care program for patients receiving treatment at Shaw Cancer Center. To date, the program has served 144 patients, ages 24 to 91, through nearly 1,600 visits. For its outstanding work, Shaw received the 2025 Association of Cancer Care Centers "Innovator Award" for the Shaw at Home program.

Learn what makes this program so meaningful: https://www.vailhealth.org/news/vail-healths-unique-home-care-program-for-patients-undergoing-cancer-treatment-wins-innovation-award

08/12/2025

Join us for Hike, Wine & Dine on September 28 to help raise essential funds for the Spirit of Survival Program at Shaw Cancer Center. Thanks to the generous support of individuals like you, 6,333 patients and survivors participated in Spirit of Survival programs in 2024. These programs included fitness classes, counseling, nutrition consultations, and a variety of other activities—all provided free of charge.

By purchasing a ticket, joining a fundraising team, or becoming an event sponsor, you empower our patients to not only survive but thrive.

Visit https://loom.ly/ythAFEw or email Events@VailHealth.org to register today! 🍂🧡

07/16/2025

We’re truly grateful for the generosity of our benefactors and the dedication of our incredible staff—together, they helped raise more than $20 million last year to advance our mission and enhance cancer care in our community. 💙

Discover the powerful impact of philanthropy on cancer programs through stories like “Personalized Palliative Care” and “Making Cancer Treatment More Manageable,” featured in our latest Annual Update ➡️ https://loom.ly/samLpic

07/15/2025

Our 17th annual Hike, Wine & Dine is back on September 28, 2025! The event raises critical funds for Shaw Cancer Center's Spirit of Survival program, which provides essential wellness services for many of our cancer patients and survivors.🍁

Enjoy a family-friendly five-mile hike while indulging in tasty selections from top local restaurants. Your ticket also includes access to the Après Hike Party, which caps off the day with live music, dessert, and beverages.

Purchase your tickets, join a fundraising team, or secure your sponsorship today here ➡️ https://loom.ly/ythAFEw