Ogden Regional Medical Center

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The Ogden Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Ogden, Utah.

[edit] Facts about the Hospital

239 licensed beds, Over 300-physician medical staff, Over 1,000 employees & volunteers, Over 77,000 outpatient visits per year, Over 7,300 inpatient admissions annually, Nearly 6,000 surgeries performed annually, Over 22,000 units of blood processed annually, Over 2,000 deliveries annually, Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and a Level II trauma center verified by the American College of Surgeons.

[edit] History

Journeying from St. Joseph, Minnesota, a few Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict traveled to the foothills east of Ogden, Utah. The Sisters' primary purpose, to give glory to God through service to humankind, was realized through the first St. Benedict’s Hospital at 3000 Polk, which opened on September 18, 1946. Bringing with them the Benedictine holistic philosophy of healing, the Sisters quietly embraced the community with their gentle caring and tender approach to healing. Their philosophy, “caring for the sick as if they were Christ in person,” is taken from the ago-old Rule of St. Benedict by which the Sisters live.

The Sisters’ courage to lead and to grow in serving the community’s healthcare needs brought many significant changes to the hospital through the years. Outgrowing the hospital on Polk Street, a new hospital in Washington Terrace was dedicated in 1977.

The construction of the new hospital on its spacious new campus did not end the growth and expansion of the St. Benedict’s healing touch. Several medical office buildings now house numerous hospital programs while providing convenient office space for many physicians and related healthcare activities.

In July 1977, the Val A. Browning Radiation Therapy Center, now called the Val A. Browning Cancer Treatment Center, opened its doors to treat cancer patients from throughout Northern Utah and surrounding states. With the increased need of support for cancer patients, St. Benedict’s was a driving force in organizing Hospice of Northern Utah to help terminally ill patients and their families deal constructively with illness and dying.

St. Benedict’s strengthened its program for women and children on Mother’s Day, 1992, by opening a new Women’s and Children’s Center, which also houses OB/GYN and pediatric physician offices. A new neonatal intensive care unit had opened previously in November 1987.

As the hospital has continued to grow and has re-invested millions of dollars in advanced equipment and facilities, new technologies have become a part of everyday procedures. To further strengthen its cardiology program, the cardiac catheterization lab was upgraded, allowing the hospital to implement its nationally rated open-heart surgery program.

Amidst the rapid growth and change of the healthcare industry, St. Benedict’s has been affiliated with various organizations. Since 1995, the hospital, now called Ogden Regional Medical Center, has been part of what is now Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the nation’s largest hospital company with some 190 high quality hospitals. In May 2000, Ogden Regional Medical Center joined with five other HCA-affiliated hospitals in Utah to announce a new network name with which they would all be associated – MountainStar Healthcare.

After 58 years serving the Ogden area, Ogden Regional Medical Center, with an outstanding medical staff of nearly 300 physicians and 1,000 employees and volunteers, continues to offer high quality healthcare. Although change may be constant, our tradition of caring and healing will never fade

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