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Description

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Our Mission
Our mission at Ogden Regional Medical Center is to improve the wellbeing of people in the community by providing high quality healthcare services with compassion and respect for each persons worth and dignity in a costeffective and financially responsible manner

239 licensed beds
Over 300physician medical staff
Over 1000 employees amp volunteers
Over 77000 outpatient visits per year
Over 7300 inpatient admissions annually
Nearly 6000 surgeries performed annually
Over 22000 units of blood processed annually
Over 2000 deliveries annually
Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations JCAHO
Level II Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons

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History

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History
quotThe Courage to Lead The Courage to Growquot
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 Benedicts 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 agoold Rule of St Benedict by which the Sisters live

The Sisters courage to lead and to grow in serving the communitys 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 239bed hospital on its spacious new campus did not end the growth and expansion of the St Benedicts 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 Benedicts 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 Benedicts strengthened its program for women and children on Mothers Day 1992 by opening a new Womens and Childrens Center which also houses OBGYN 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 reinvested 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 openheart surgery program

Amidst the rapid growth and change of the healthcare industry St Benedicts 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 nations largest hospital company with some 190 high quality hospitals In May 2000 Ogden Regional Medical Center joined with five other HCAaffiliated 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 1000 employees and volunteers continues to offer high quality healthcare Although change may be constant our tradition of caring and healing will never fade