Intermountain Medical Center
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Intermountain Medical Center is the largest hospital in the Intermountain West
and the new flagship of Intermountain Healthcare
. Located in Murray, Utah
on a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) site at the center of the Salt Lake Valley
, Intermountain Medical Center serves as a major adult referral center for six surrounding states and more than 75 regional health care
institutions. Intermountain Medical Center opened on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 6:18 AM. Upon the opening, several premature babies were Life Flighted
to the hospital for better treatment and care.
The Intermountain Medical Center features a Level I trauma center
, a 15-story inpatient, critical care-Level I trauma hospital, a heart and lung hospital for advanced cardiac and respiratory care, a women and newborn hospital, a cancer
treatment hospital, medical education and research facilities, and physician offices. It is also the new home base for Intermountain's Life Flight. This new site has replaced Cottonwood Hospital, though The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital continues to operate from the Cottonwood location.
Medical education
and research facilities and clinics will also be built on the campus, as will physician office space. Intermountain Medical Center will be a teaching hospital
, working in conjunction with the University of Utah
School of Medicine and area nursing colleges.
Intermountain Medical Center's five centers, together with its other supporting facilities, offer a careful balance of seclusion and connection that will make the campus both effective and efficient. These 5 buildings include:
Intermountain West
The Intermountain West is a region of North America lying between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Cascades and Sierra Nevada to the west. It is also called the Intermountain Region.- Topography :...
and the new flagship of Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Health Care, Inc., DBA as Intermountain Healthcare, and formerly known as Intermountain Health Care , is a non-profit healthcare system and is the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. Intermountain Healthcare provides hospital and other medical services in Utah and...
. Located in Murray, Utah
Murray, Utah
Murray is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, it is the state's fourteenth largest city. According to the 2010 census, Murray has approximately 46,746 residents.Murray is close to Salt Lake City,...
on a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) site at the center of the Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Murray, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010...
, Intermountain Medical Center serves as a major adult referral center for six surrounding states and more than 75 regional health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
institutions. Intermountain Medical Center opened on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 6:18 AM. Upon the opening, several premature babies were Life Flighted
Life Flight
Memorial Hermann Life Flight is an air medical transport service based in Houston, Texas. Life Flight flies into 12th floor of the John S. Dunn Heli-Stop atop Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. It was founded in 1976.-History:...
to the hospital for better treatment and care.
The Intermountain Medical Center features a Level I trauma center
Trauma center
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers grew into existence out of the realization that traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced...
, a 15-story inpatient, critical care-Level I trauma hospital, a heart and lung hospital for advanced cardiac and respiratory care, a women and newborn hospital, a cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
treatment hospital, medical education and research facilities, and physician offices. It is also the new home base for Intermountain's Life Flight. This new site has replaced Cottonwood Hospital, though The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital continues to operate from the Cottonwood location.
Medical education
Medical education
Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a doctor or additional training thereafter ....
and research facilities and clinics will also be built on the campus, as will physician office space. Intermountain Medical Center will be a teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
, working in conjunction with the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
School of Medicine and area nursing colleges.
Intermountain Medical Center's five centers, together with its other supporting facilities, offer a careful balance of seclusion and connection that will make the campus both effective and efficient. These 5 buildings include:
- Jon & Karen HuntsmanJon Huntsman, Sr.Jon Meade Huntsman, Sr. is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of Huntsman Corporation. He is the father of former United States Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman, Jr....
Cancer Center - A technologically advanced facility that offers a full range of oncologyOncologyOncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
treatment services for cancer patients. - J.L. SorensonJames LeVoy SorensonJames LeVoy Sorenson was the founder of Sorenson Companies, a parent company of 32 corporations.A noted philanthropist, he was the richest man in Utah with an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion at the time of his death....
Heart & Lung Center - Provides advanced specialty services for heart and circulatory systems for inpatient as well as outpatient treatment. - George S. & Dolores Doré EcclesSpencer EcclesSpencer Fox Eccles is a prominent financier and philanthropist in Salt Lake City, Utah and chairman emeritus of the Intermountain Region of Wells Fargo Corporation...
Outpatient Care Center - Provides quick and convenient access for routine outpatient diagnosis, treatment and same-day surgery. - J.L. Sorenson Patient Tower / Roy W. & Elizabeth E. Simmons Trauma & Emergency Center - A 15-story tertiary inpatient critical care hospital with approximately 208 acute inpatient beds.
- Carolyn Barnes Gardner Women & Newborn Center - Provides a commitment to caring for women and infants that will continue to play a significant role in keeping the region's infant mortalityInfant mortalityInfant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...
and morbidity rates among the lowest in the nation.