Mr. Cook oversees the execution of the system’s strategic pillars of affordability, accessibility, population health and sustainability to forward Vail Health’s mission of elevating health across rural mountain communities. During his tenure as president and CEO, he has focused on expanding access to high-quality, affordable patient care, led the integration of primary and specialty care with the addition of Colorado Mountain Medical, oversaw the completion of a $350 million hospital renovation, and expanded operations in neighboring counties, including the opening of two new ambulatory surgery centers and a comprehensive outpatient medical center. He is passionate about addressing the community’s behavioral health crisis, leading the launch of the Vail Health Behavioral Health Innovation Center and the opening of both an outpatient behavioral health clinic and a 28-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital.
