Emergency Department

If you have a medical or life-threatening or limb-threatening emergency dial 911 immediately.
Location
340 Peak One Dr
Frisco, CO 80443
Emergency Care Hours:
24/7 Emergency Care
Distance
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About

Whether you are skiing in Breckenridge, sailing on Lake Dillon, hiking in Copper or mountain biking in Keystone, St. Anthony Summit Hospital and CommonSpirit Health have you covered with convenient emergency care just right for you and your family. Locals and visitors to Summit County can rest assured that St. Anthony Summit Hospital’s award-winning emergency and orthopedic trauma care is not only conveniently located, but staffed with the very best emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, radiologists, nurses and CT techs, all in house 24 hours a day. Although, we are the busiest level III trauma center in the state, our wait times rarely exceed a few minutes.

Our Services

  • Level III Trauma Center
  • The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Orthopedic Trauma
  • Emergency Stroke Ready

Emergency Care Examples

These are examples of diagnoses that are typically considered emergent. This list is not comprehensive or considered a replacement for a clinical examination, and may vary based on your specific symptoms and condition.

  • Abdominal pain
  • Baby less than 2 years old with a fever
  • Blood clots and DVTs
  • Broken or dislocated bones
  • Chest pain or chest pressure
  • Coughing up or vomiting blood
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Dizziness or loss of consciousness
  • Eye injuries
  • Foreign body removal
  • Head injury
  • Heart palpitations/racing heart rate
  • High blood pressure crisis (severe headache, severe anxiety, shortness of breath, nosebleed)
  • High fever or fever with rash
  • Kidney stones 
  • Major burns
  • Major wounds or bleeding that won’t stop
  • Pregnancy complications
  • Poisoning
  • Seizure
  • Severe allergies
  • Severe back pain
  • Severe flu or pneumonia
  • Severe headache
  • Stroke symptoms (including sudden onset of slurred speech, impaired vision, numbness, confusion, dizziness)
  • Sudden change in vision
  • Sudden or severe pain
  • Sudden testicular pain or swelling
  • Suicidal or homicidal thoughts or hallucinations
  • Vomiting or dehydration

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