HEALTHCARE

Illness is never fun. We hope that while you're visiting the Beehive State, you can enjoy your stay and avoid the need for medical care. If you are not that fortunate, the state has you covered with some of the best-quality healthcare to be found. Topnotch hospitals, specialists and clinics across the state are available to serve any healthcare need. Here is a list of just a few Utah healthcare providers that receive national recognition:

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH

University hospitals and clinics rely on more than 1,400 board-certified physicians and more than 5,000 healthcare professionals to provide routine, urgent and specialized care for the residents of Utah and five surrounding states. University of Utah Health offers the latest medical technology and advancements, including some services that are not available anywhere else in the region. The only academic healthcare system in the Mountain West, University of Utah Health consistently earns top spots in both state and national rankings. For the past nine years, University of Utah Health has ranked in Vizient, Inc.’s Top-10 for quality healthcare among leading academic medical centers. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked the orthopedic specialty at University of Utah Health as No. 50 in the country, and the University of Utah Hospital as No. 1 in the Salt Lake City metro area. INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE

With a team of nearly 40,000 caregivers, Intermountain Healthcare is the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. This not-for-profit health system headquartered in Salt Lake City serves the healthcare needs of people across the Intermountain West, but primarily those of Utah, southern Idaho and southern Nevada. Located in the city of Murray, the flagship hospital of the Intermountain Healthcare system, Intermountain Medical Center, was named one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America in 2016 by Becker’s Hospital Review. That same year, Becker’s also named three Utah Intermountain Healthcare hospitals — Bear River Valley Hospital, Cedar City Hospital and Logan Regional Hospital — to their list of 100 Great Community Hospitals for being a vital part of their respective regions. For many families, however, the shining star of the Intermountain Healthcare system is Primary Children’s Hospital. This 300-bed facility provides pediatric care — with access to more than 800 pediatric providers and 60 pediatric specialties — to a service area spanning six states: Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming and Alaska. Primary Children’s is designated as a Level 1 trauma center and a Level 4 neonatal intensive care unit, meaning they provide the highestlevel care possible in these respective areas. The hospital is also nationally ranked in eight different pediatric specialties. Primary Children’s provides expert-level care to its young patients, but it doesn’t stop there. By partnering with Ronald McDonald House Charities, Primary Children’s also provides comfortable living facilities and other helpful support for the families of patients undergoing treatment.

HUNTSMAN CANCER INSTITUTE

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Mountain West. Located on the University of Utah campus, HCI serves the residents of five states: Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming. HCI hosts more than 142,000 patient visits annually and has consistently been ranked among the best hospitals in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News and World Report. Entirely owned by the State of Utah, HCI is designated by the state legislature as the official cancer center of the state. The Salt Lake City campus includes a cancer hospital that utilizes a team approach to cancer care. The hospital also has two clinics in the surrounding community and five affiliate hospitals in neighboring states. HCI is at the forefront of cancer research; at any given time, there are approximately 150-200 clinical trials open for enrollment. The hospital also boasts a state-of-the-art research space where more than 177 research teams study all aspects of cancer. Through their exhaustive research, HCI has discovered more genes for inherited cancers than any other cancer center in the world, including genes responsible for hereditary breast, ovarian, colon, head and neck cancers, along with melanoma.