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Intermountain Health outlines St. George Regional expansions; presents mayor with water advocacy award
Summary
Intermountain Health trustees and hospital leaders told the Ivins City Council about new services, national rankings and community investments at St. George Regional Hospital, and presented Mayor Hart with a Water Advocacy Teamwork Award from the regional water district.
John Cottam, chair of the board of trustees for Intermountain Health, told the Ivins City Council that St. George Regional Hospital is expanding services and has received national recognition. “Nearly 50 years ago, Intermountain Health began their journey of providing a model health system to residents here in Washington County,” Cottam said, noting recent awards and new programs.
Cottam described plans that include a surgical-tower expansion adding four operating rooms, an increase in primary-care access across southwest Utah, and a youth day-treatment center that offers partial hospitalization for adolescents with behavioral-health needs. Reuben Evans, chief nursing officer at St. George Regional, told the council the hospital delivered “over 2,800 babies,” performed “over 16,000 surgeries” and recorded “over 71,000 emergency room visits” in the year-to-date reporting period.
Evans emphasized the hospital’s nonprofit status and community investments, saying the organization provides charity care and other community benefits estimated at roughly $29 million. “If we were to pay property taxes, you can see that we would pay about $4,000,000. Being nonprofit, we do not pay those property taxes, but we do provide the community with $29,000,000 of benefit,” he said.
Mayor Hart accepted a Water Advocacy Teamwork Award earlier in the meeting from a Washington County water-district representative and thanked staff and residents for water-conservation efforts. Council members and staff also asked about partnerships, the hospital’s community health-needs assessment and how new services will be phased in.
The presentation included a short video and slides summarizing awards such as a Visiant ranking and Magnet recognition for nursing. The council did not take formal action on hospital items; the presentation was informational. The council moved on to the next agenda items after public questions and brief exchanges of thanks.
