Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

UNIVERSITY OF
UTAH HEALTH CARE
A New Era in Patient Care: University of Utah
Steeped in Deep Traditions and Spirit of Innovation
to Guide Health Care into the Future.
It all began with a human anatomy course and
fourteen students.
In 1905 the story of the University of Utah’s internationally
renowned healthcare system began when a two-year
medical course was offered for the first
time at the school. New opportunities
to formally educate doctors ushered in
a new era from a time when frontier
doctors, who generally provided herbal
remedies to pioneers in need, treated
patients without much education.
Over time, as medical practices and
procedures advanced from the early
days of healthcare in the pioneer West,
the University of Utah established itself
as a world-class place to seek both
healthcare and a medical education.
Today, the University of Utah is
proud of its reputation as a place that
provides the most comprehensive care
in the Intermountain West. As the only academic healthcare
system in the region, University of Utah Health Care provides
leading and compassionate medicine for Utahns. It
also regularly serves a referral area encompassing five states
and more than ten percent of the continental United States.
The health system includes four hospitals—University of
Utah Hospital; the University of Utah Orthopaedic Center;
University Neuropsychiatric Institute; and Huntsman Cancer
Hospital—with more than 1,100 physicians who offer more
than 135 medical specialties. Recently, University of Utah
Health Care ranked No. 1 among all U.S. academic medical
centers that participated in the rigorous University
HealthSystem Consortium Quality and Accountability study.
The University of Utah is also consistently ranked as among
the country’s best hospitals by U.S. News and World Report.
What makes us different? Whether a patient comes to
us for a routine visit, a trauma emergency, or a highly
specialized treatment, the specialists at University of
Utah Health Care are able to offer each person expansive
knowledge and experience. Because the institution is an
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