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Intermountain Healthcare is a model healthcare system located in the Midwest region of the United States serving Utah and Idaho. They are considered the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. As of 2013, Intermountain Healthcare operates 22 hospitals in Utah and 1 hospital in Idaho. Intermountain also operates clinics, and urgent care facilities that are run by physicians as part of the Intermountain Medical Group. In total, Intermountain Healthcare runs over 160 healthcare facilities, employs about 700 of Utah 's 4,600 physicians and provides insurance to roughly 20 percent of Utah. Included with Intermountain healthcare is the physician group which has over 800 physicians and SelectHealth, which is one of Utah’s largest insurers. …show more content…
Intermountain Medical Center sits on over 100 acres of campus in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. Intermountain Medical Center was designed to substitute two major Intermountain Healthcare hospitals in the Salt Lake City area; this world-class medical center has the latest 21st century medical technology and will stand among the most notable medical centers in the world. Intermountain Medical Center has had an impact on growth due to the following healthcare options being available in the heart of the Salt Lake City area.
Five Centers of Excellence and three support buildings make up the 110 acre campus:
· J.L. Sorenson Patient Tower
· J.L. Sorenson Heart and Lung Center
· George S. and Dolores Dore’ Eccles Outpatient Care Center
· Carolyn Barnes Gardner Women and Newborn Center
· Jon and Karen Huntsman Cancer
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(n.d.). Retrieved from http://intermountainhealthcare.org/about/overview/Pages/mission.aspx
Intermountain Healthcare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved June 3, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermountain_Healthcare
Intermountain, Deloitte put data to work | Healthcare IT News. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/intermountain-deloitte-put-data-work?page=0
Adams, D. (2009, June). STRUCTUREmag - Structural Engineering Magazine, Tradeshow: Intermountain Healthcare Medical Center. Retrieved June 4, 2013, from http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleid=925
IHC: A Quality Story | Utah Healthcare Initiative. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2013, from http://www.utahhealthcareinitiative.com/blog/ihc-quality-story
Joint Commission Resources (n.d.). Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: A Clinical Improvement Action Guide. Retrieved June 4, 2013, from http://intermountainhealthcare.org/qualityandresearch/institute/Documents/Chapter7.pdf
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