Taking Care of Utah

University of Utah Health is the only academic medical center in the state of Utah and the Mountain West and provides patient care for the people of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, western Colorado, and much of Nevada. It also serves as the ground for the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and other health care professionals.
Consistently, ranked #1 in quality in the nation among academic medical centers, our academic partners at the University of Utah include Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, and Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health, which are internationally regarded research and teaching institutions.
Our team is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff, students, patients, and partners. Learn more about our community involvement.

Our System

• Five hospitals and 12 community health care centers
• University of Utah Medical Group with 1,700+ members
• Highly-ranked $373 million research enterprise
• Six schools and colleges, including the colleges of Health, Nursing, and Pharmacy, the Eccles Health Sciences Library, and the schools of Dentistry and Medicine
• 190,000+ member health plan, offering medical, mental health, and pharmacy benefits for fully insured and self-funded employer groups, individuals, and families, as well as Medicare and Medicaid
• ARUP Laboratories, one of the nation’s largest reference laboratories
• Numerous institutes and centers reflecting the health system’s strengths in oncology, cardiology, diabetes treatment, genetics, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, neuroscience, psychiatry, precision medicine, population health, and global health

U of U Health Hospitals

Excellence in patient care, education, and research—all in service to the community—is vital to our overall mission. Staffed by more than 20,000 employees, U of U Health is recognized nationally as a transformative health care system and regionally as a provider of world-class care. Our system relies on more than 1,400 board-certified physicians and more than 5,000 health care professionals who staff five hospitals:

University of Utah Hospital
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Nielsen Rehabilitation Hospital
Huntsman Mental Health Institute (formerly UNI)

Community Health Centers and Specialty Centers

U of U Health also has 12 community health centers and several specialty centers, which include:

Community Health Centers
Cardiovascular Center
Clinical Neurosciences Center
John A. Moran Eye Center
University Orthopedic Center