University Orthopaedic Center

University Orthopaedic Center
University of Utah Health Care

Geography
Location	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Coordinates	40°45′23″N 111°49′59″W / 40.75639°N 111.83306°W / 40.75639; -111.83306Coordinates: 40°45′23″N 111°49′59″W / 40.75639°N 111.83306°W / 40.75639; -111.83306
Organization
Care system	Private
Affiliated university	University of Utah
Patron	None
Links
Website	http://healthcare.utah.edu/orthopaedics
Lists	Hospitals in Utah

The University Orthopaedic Center is the only full-service specialty center of its kind in the Intermountain West, including services in joint reconstruction, sports medicine, pediatric orthopaedics, spinal disorders, hand, foot and ankle, trauma, musculoskeletal oncology, shoulder and elbow, and physical therapy.^[1]

History

In 1957, Sherman S. Coleman, M.D., was appointed as head of the Division of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Chief Surgeon of the then newly opened Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. This began orthopaedics at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

Dr. Harold Dunn joined the division in 1969 with a focus on scoliosis, spine trauma, and total joint replacement. Since Dr. Coleman was well established as a pediatric orthopaedist and as a musculoskeletal oncologist, the University of Utah School of Medicine was taken in a new direction for orthopaedic care.

In 1967 the County Hospital closed, and the University of Utah Health Sciences Center opened on the main campus. It stayed there until 1981, when it moved into a new, larger, adjacent building. The clinic was moved again on October 4, 2004, when the new University Orthopaedic Center began operations with its first patients, where it currently resides.^[2]

Medical campus

The University of Utah Health Sciences medical campus houses the Intermountain Burn Unit, Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Moran Eye Center, University Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of Utah Hospital, and Primary Children's Medical Center, the only children's hospital in Utah. Primary Children's Hospital, though linked to the University of Utah Health Care is owned and operated by Intermountain Health Care (Select Care).

As part of that system, University Hospitals & Clinics relies on more than 1,100 board-certified physicians, 10 community clinics, and several specialty centers, including the Cardiovascular Center, the Clinical Neurosciences Center, and the Utah Diabetes Center.^[3]

References

University of Utah

Colleges	College of Architecture and Planning College of Engineering David Eccles School of Business School of Medicine S.J. Quinney College of Law

Institutes	Center for American Indian Languages Hinckley Institute of Politics Middle East Center Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute

Medical	ARUP Laboratories Huntsman Cancer Institute Moran Eye Center Primary Children's Medical Center University Neuropsychiatric Institute University of Utah Hospital University Orthopaedic Center

Athletics	Utah Utes Men's basketball Football Gymnastics Pac-12 Conference

Campus	Block U Fort Douglas Hoberman Arch Huntsman Center Marriott Library Nielsen Fieldhouse Olympic Cauldron Park Presidents Circle Red Butte Garden Research Park Rice–Eccles Stadium

Cultural	Kingsbury Hall Pioneer Theatre Company University of Utah Press University of Utah Singers Utah Museum of Fine Arts Natural History Museum of Utah

People	List of University of Utah people University of Utah Presidents

Broadcasting	Eccles Broadcast Center K-UTE KUED KUEN KUER-FM

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