Utah Valley Regional Medical Center CHNA - Intermountain ...

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)in 2013. This report addresses the specific requirements outlined in the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act (ACA) to describe the CHNA process. This document is provided infulfillment of the requirement to make results of the CHNA publicly available.The Utah Valley Regional Medical Center CommunityUtah Valley Regional Medical Center is located in urban Provo, Utah. The hospital has 373 staffedbeds and offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient medical services. In 2012, UVRMCprovided more than $29 million 1 in charity care in over 18,000 cases.Utah County has five hospitals including three owned by Intermountain.Based on 2012 estimates, approximately 540,504 individuals live in Utah County which encompasses2,003 square miles with 257.8 people per square mile, compared to 33.6 for the state of Utah and87.4 people per square mile in the U.S. 2US Census Quickfacts 3Utah Utah USCountyPersons under 18 years 34.8% 31.1% 23.7%Persons 65 years and over 6.8% 9.5% 13.3%Median household income $59,338 $57,783 $52,762Persons below poverty level 12.9% 11.4% 14.3%High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ 93.6% 90.6% 85.4%Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+ 35.9% 29.6% 28.2%In 2012, approximately nine percent of the Utah population was enrolled in Medicaid (over half ofwhich were children); 10 percent was enrolled in Medicare; and 59 percent was enrolled in employersponsoredhealth insurance. Approximately 15 percent of the population did not have healthinsurance. 41 Total gross charges; the total adjusted charity care based on standards established by the Utah State TaxCommission is approximately $18 million.2 United States Census, http://quickfacts.census.gov; revised June 27, 20133 Ibid4 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, Utah, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 20105