Issues
UHA tracks and contributes to major issues affecting hospitals and the health of Utahns. Each topic area features news, policy updates, and stories from the field.
Happy CNA Week!
Happy National CNA Week! Thank you to all the Certified Nursing Assistants of the world who do so much for patients and staff every single day.
Happy CNA Week!
by Chris Nichols | Jun 12, 2026 | Community Impact
Happy National CNA Week! Thank you to all the Certified Nursing Assistants of the world who do so much for patients and staff every single day.
New San Juan Hospital Construction Update: Building Momentum Toward a 2026 Opening
The Big Picture San Juan Hospital is making major strides on a new hospital facility in Monticello—an investment designed to expand care access and strengthen healthcare services for the community for decades to come. The project remains on schedule, with construction...
New San Juan Hospital Construction Update: Building Momentum Toward a 2026 Opening
by Chris Nichols | Jun 10, 2026 | Community Impact
The Big Picture San Juan Hospital is making major strides on a new hospital facility in Monticello—an investment designed to expand care access and strengthen healthcare...
2026 UHA Golf Tournament Fundraiser is a Hole-In-One for Generosity
Yesterday was the 26th annual UHA golf tournament fundraiser located at Thanksgiving Point. Over 130 guests attended the event and donated generously to HOSPAC, Utah's Hospital Political Action Committee. Thank you to everyone who participated, donated, golfed,...
2026 UHA Golf Tournament Fundraiser is a Hole-In-One for Generosity
by Chris Nichols | Jun 9, 2026 | Community Impact
Yesterday was the 26th annual UHA golf tournament fundraiser located at Thanksgiving Point. Over 130 guests attended the event and donated generously to HOSPAC, Utah's...
Hospital Safety Is Personal
Why it matters Intermountain Health earned recognition as one of the nation's safest health systems in the 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, with 14 hospitals receiving an "A" grade. But the real story isn't in the numbers, it's in what those numbers represent....
Hospital Safety Is Personal
by Chris Nichols | Jun 8, 2026 | Community Impact
Why it matters Intermountain Health earned recognition as one of the nation's safest health systems in the 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, with 14 hospitals receiving...
Kane County Hospital Expansion: Bringing More Care Closer to Home
Kane County Hospital is moving forward on a major expansion designed to bring more critical services closer to home. Leaders say the project is about more than adding space; it is about keeping patients in the community for care that too often requires long, repeated...
Kane County Hospital Expansion: Bringing More Care Closer to Home
by Chris Nichols | Jun 5, 2026 | Community Impact
Kane County Hospital is moving forward on a major expansion designed to bring more critical services closer to home. Leaders say the project is about more than adding space;...
The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer: Simple Steps to Keep Kids Safe
The Big Picture Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, families across Utah enter what safety experts call the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer”—a stretch when serious injuries and deaths among children often rise because kids are out of school, outside more, and around...
The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer: Simple Steps to Keep Kids Safe
by Chris Nichols | Jun 3, 2026 | Community Impact
The Big Picture Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, families across Utah enter what safety experts call the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer”—a stretch when serious injuries...
Where Healing Meets Movement: Inside the L.S. Skaggs Wellness Center’s Supervised Medical Gym
by Chris Nichols | June 2, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Graduation in the Hospital: How Intermountain Spanish Fork Brought the Ceremony to a Senior’s Bedside
by Chris Nichols | June 1, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
When Every Minute Counts: 24/7 Behavioral Health Support at Aspen Grove
by Chris Nichols | May 29, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Center for Change Expands Eating Disorder Care as Need Rises
by Chris Nichols | May 28, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Targeting What Surgery Can’t See: How GammaTile Works
by Chris Nichols | May 27, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Mental Health Awareness Month Spotlight: New TAG Network Membership Expands Care for Children Facing Trauma and Loss
by Chris Nichols | May 26, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
New 56-Bed Behavioral Health Center Expands Access to Care in Sandy
by Chris Nichols | May 22, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Stroke Awareness Month: Recognize Symptoms, Reduce Risk, Respond Fast
by Chris Nichols | May 21, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
University of Utah Health Study Explores How Heat and Air Quality Affect Suicide Risk
by Chris Nichols | May 20, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Bigger Space, Faster Care: Cedar City Hospital’s New Emergency Department
by Chris Nichols | May 19, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Targeting Treatment, Supporting Patients: A Look Inside Modern Radiation Care
by Chris Nichols | May 18, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
One Year In: A New Era of Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
by Chris Nichols | May 18, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Forward Thinking for Utah Healthcare
by Chris Nichols | May 15, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Evidence, Excellence, and Compassion: How Utah Hospitals Keep Improving Care
by Chris Nichols | May 13, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
National Hospital Week: Stories of Care That Don’t Happen by Chance
by Chris Nichols | May 12, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
National Hospital Week: The People Behind Utah’s Healthcare
by Chris Nichols | May 11, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Recognizing the Nurses Who Keep Utah’s Communities Healthy
by Chris Nichols | May 9, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
National Nurses Week: Honoring the Heart of Healthcare
by Chris Nichols | May 8, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
National Nurse Week 2026
by Chris Nichols | May 6, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
National Stroke Awareness Month: Connecting Kids to Stroke Experts Faster
by Chris Nichols | May 1, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
University of Utah Health Opens the Sorenson Center for Medical Innovation
by Chris Nichols | April 29, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Rural Health in the Spotlight: What Medicaid Changes Could Mean
by Chris Nichols | April 28, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi Is Expanding—Here’s What’s Coming Next
by Chris Nichols | April 27, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
University of Utah Health Breaks Ground on New AirMed Hangar
by Chris Nichols | April 24, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Building Strength, Confidence, and Community: The L.S. Skaggs Wellness Center Story
by Chris Nichols | April 22, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments