{"id":2479,"date":"2026-04-14T20:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/patients-and-visitors\/patient-family-advisory-council\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:38:03","slug":"patient-family-advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/es\/patients-and-visitors\/patient-family-advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Vail Health Patient Family Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patient &amp; Family Advisory Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section \tclass=\"media-with-text container align-items-center col-12  media-type_image image_right mobile-image_first\"\n\tstyle=\"--padding: 4.8rem;\">\n\t<div class=\"media-with-text__container container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"media-with-text__row\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Heading & intro content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-with-text__content col justify-content-md-lg-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>For questions or to learn more, contact the Office of Patient Experience at (970) 479-5124 or\u00a0email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:PFAC@vailhealth.org\">PFAC@vailhealth.org<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p>Vail Health is committed to understanding the health care experience through the eyes of patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) represents the voice of Vail Health patients and families who have unique experience, insights, expertise and perspectives that are invaluable to improving care. The council is an opportunity for patients and families to participate as partners in planning services and systems that can positively shape the patient experience at Vail Health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Buttons -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-group color-scheme-1 media-with-text__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Media (Image or Video) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-with-text__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Render image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-with-text__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/urgentcare_reg.jpg\" class=\"optimized-image media-with-text__img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/urgentcare_reg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/urgentcare_reg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/urgentcare_reg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.vail.fortyapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/urgentcare_reg-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Patient and Family Advisor is a voluntary commitment by someone who has had a recent experience either as a patient, or the family member of a patient being cared for by Vail Health. Advisors will attend monthly meetings with Vail Health staff and physicians to provide direct input into policies, programs and practices that affect the patient experience to improve health care in our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patients or family members who have received care at Vail Health Hospital or one of our outlying clinics or departments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Someone who is interested in sharing experiences to improve care for everyone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respect of differing opinions and the ability to work well with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possesses skills necessary for working in a collaborative environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Someone who listens well and can communicate in a group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a volunteer position. Depending on your level of involvement, a 1-3 hour commitment will be requested each month. Advisory council meetings will typically be held at the same time\/day of the week each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions or to learn more, contact the Office of Patient Experience at <a href=\"tel:9704795124\">(970) 479-5124<\/a> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:PFAC@vailhealth.org\">PFAC@vailhealth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patient &amp; Family Advisory Council A Patient and Family Advisor is a voluntary commitment by someone who has had a recent experience either as a patient, or the family member of a patient being cared for by Vail Health. 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