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.

University of Utah Health’s Impact Reaches Beyond Patient Care

University of Utah Health’s Impact Reaches Beyond Patient Care

The Big Picture University of Utah Health’s role reaches well beyond the care delivered in a clinic or hospital. Across Utah, the Mountain West and beyond, its work also includes preparing the health workforce of the future and advancing research and innovation....

Behind the Charts: A Day in the Life of CommonSpirit’s Marta Lopez

Behind the Charts: A Day in the Life of CommonSpirit’s Marta Lopez

The Big Picture Behind every patient chart is a team helping keep health information organized and protected. For Marta Lopez, HIM manager at CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospitals, that work connects healthcare, business and technology—and protecting patient information...

At CommonSpirit, Human Kindness Is Part of Every Patient’s Care

At CommonSpirit, Human Kindness Is Part of Every Patient’s Care

The Big Picture At CommonSpirit hospitals, human kindness is more than a guiding idea—it’s part of how people experience care. Dena Eckardt says the close-knit culture at her hospital helps staff know one another and welcome patients as part of the Holy Cross family....

Gear Up Before You Go: New Partnership Puts Rider Safety First

Gear Up Before You Go: New Partnership Puts Rider Safety First

The Big Picture A new powersports vehicle opens the door to adventure. A new partnership aims to make sure protective gear is part of that adventure from the very first ride. Young Powersports, Mountain America Credit Union and University of Utah Health are teaming up...

Project Hope CommonSpirit: It’s Okay to Ask for Help

Project Hope CommonSpirit: It’s Okay to Ask for Help

The Big Picture The people who care for patients carry work that doesn't end when the shift does. CommonSpirit Health is treating that as a reason to invest in the mental health of its own teams, not as a topic for a single training. Five Utah hospitals in the...

Go inside rural Utah’s first behavioral health center

by | October 6, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week, and access to care matters in every community. Last week, we shared the ribbon cutting for Castleview Hospital’s new behavioral health...
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Thought-Controlled “LUKE Arm” Moves From the Lab Into Everyday Life

by | October 2, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture A University of Utah-led research team is taking a major step toward turning science fiction into everyday reality. For the first time, a participant is...
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Intermountain Health Unveils Plans for West Valley City Medical Campus

by | October 1, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Intermountain Health is transforming the nine-story Fairbourne Building in West Valley City into a major medical campus designed to bring more care closer to...
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Castleview Hospital celebrates a historic first for rural behavioral health care

by | September 30, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

Castleview Hospital and the Price community celebrated Utah’s first inpatient behavioral health center in a rural community during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday attended...
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Driving Rural Healthcare Forward: Roger Marett’s Legacy of Service

by | September 29, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture For more than three decades, Roger Marett has helped transform access to healthcare in northeastern Utah. As vice president of physician services at Uintah...
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Lynn Bleil Honored for Transformative Leadership in Rural Healthcare

by | September 28, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Lynn Bleil has been honored with the Utah Hospital Association’s Rural Trustee Award, recognizing years of leadership that helped strengthen healthcare...
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Beyond the Boardroom: Honoring Mark Davis’s Legacy of Service

by | September 25, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture For more than two decades, Mark Davis has helped shape University of Utah Health through steady leadership, thoughtful questions and a deep commitment to the...
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Bringing Utah to Washington: Congressman Mike Kennedy on the Future of Rural Healthcare

by | September 24, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture During a recent Utah Hospital Association conference, Congressman Mike Kennedy brought a clear message to healthcare leaders: Washington should work for...
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Leading Rural Healthcare Forward: Clayton Holt’s Impact on San Juan Health

by | September 23, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture For more than a decade, Clayton Holt has helped transform San Juan Health into a stronger, more stable healthcare system serving Monticello and communities...
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Same Service, Different Setting: Understanding Site-Neutral Payments

by | September 22, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Hospitals and independent medical facilities may provide some of the same services—such as surgery, lab work and imaging—but they are built for fundamentally...
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Utah Hospital Fall Leadership Conference 2026

by | September 21, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

"This is our annual conference, and it's really big conference. We we give out awards for executives and for board members, for people doing extremely extraordinary things."...
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A Day in the Life: How Hospital Nutrition Helps Patients Heal

by | September 16, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture A day in the life of Kelsey Proctor is about much more than meals. As Market Director of Food and Clinical Nutrition Services for CommonSpirit Health’s Utah...
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Utah’s First Robot-Assisted Shoulder Replacement Offers New Hope for Patients

by | September 14, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Utah patients now have access to a new option for shoulder replacement surgery. CommonSpirit’s Holy Cross Hospital – Davis has performed the state’s first...
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St. George Family Shares Helmet Safety Message After Son Survives Bike Crash

by | September 11, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture A St. George family is sharing a powerful reminder about the importance of helmets after their 8-year-old son, Zach Winward, survived a serious bicycle crash...
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Intermountain Medical Center Brings Advanced MRI Technology to Utah Patients

by | September 9, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Intermountain Medical Center in Murray is the first hospital in Utah — and only the second in the United States — to use GE HealthCare’s SIGNA Sprint Elite...
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UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program Marks 40 Years of Life-Saving Collaboration

by | September 8, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Patients, physicians, caregivers and healthcare leaders from four Utah hospitals gathered Tuesday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UTAH Cardiac...
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New Intermountain LDS Hospital Planned for Downtown Salt Lake City

by | September 4, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

Intermountain Health is planning a new home for LDS Hospital at 745 South State Street in Salt Lake City. The project would move the hospital from its longtime Avenues...
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Building Trust in a Changing Healthcare Landscape

by | September 2, 2026 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals, Workforce | 0 Comments

Trust is one of healthcare’s most important assets. It shapes whether patients feel confident seeking care, whether employees feel connected to their organizations and...
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The Future of Healthcare Is Coming Home

by | August 31, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture As Utah’s population ages, more patients may need to receive treatment, recover and age in place at home. At the University of Utah’s James LeVoy Sorenson...
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Five Utah CommonSpirit Hospitals Earn Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge

by | August 28, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture All five CommonSpirit Holy Cross hospitals in Utah have earned The Leapfrog Group’s Full Transparency Badge, recognizing their commitment to publicly...
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New Intermountain Park City Cancer Center Brings Advanced Care Closer to Home

by | August 26, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Intermountain Park City Hospital has opened a new cancer center designed to bring more advanced cancer care closer to patients throughout the Wasatch Back...
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U.S. News Names St. George Regional Hospital Best in Utah

by | August 24, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital has been named the No. 1 hospital in Utah in the 2026–27 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals...
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University of Utah Opens New Facility for Medical Education

by | August 21, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture The University of Utah has opened the new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, a $215 million facility designed to shape the next era of medical education,...
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New Discovery Reveals How Alzheimer’s Disease Spreads From Cell to Cell

by | August 19, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

The Big Picture Alzheimer's disease is driven by the buildup of a toxic protein called Tau, which kills brain cells as it spreads. For years, researchers have known that as...
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How One Hospital Owned Quality and Led Its Region

by | August 17, 2026 | Community Impact | 0 Comments

Why it matters: When hospitals commit to clear quality measures and act on data, patient outcomes improve dramatically. The big picture: U.S. News and World Report...
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