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4 ways the Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital expansion helps Utah County

4 ways the Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital expansion helps Utah County

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The newly completed Pedersen Patient Tower at Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital was revealed to the public at a community open house last week.

Here are four ways the replacement project at Utah Valley Hospital benefits patients:

More coordinated care between departments to benefit patients

The hospital tower was built with synergy in mind. Nursing units will be located closer to each other, which will allow Intermountain caregivers to assist each other without having to traverse to opposite ends of the hospital. Patient care will be delivered more efficiently with more coordinated care.

New larger rooms with smarter amenities for patients

The comfort of patients and their families was at the forefront of the design process. Patient rooms are nearly double in size, providing more space for everyone in the room.

The rooms are also built with smart TVs that deliver personalized patient education materials for patients and families prior to going home. Food can be ordered with personalized dietary options through the TV as well. Video streaming services like Netflix and Hulu are also available.

New patient tower is seismically sound

The hospital’s aging buildings needed to be replaced in the event of a major earthquake. The Wasatch Front has a major fault line that runs through Provo as well.

The new Pedersen Patient Tower was built to withstand an earthquake and to also remain operational and be an emergency resource for the community after an earthquake.

Photo courtesy of Intermountain Live Well
Photo courtesy of Intermountain Live Well

Built for the future to accommodate a growing population

The new hospital expansion was designed to help address the growing population and increasing demand for healthcare services. Utah County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the country and is expected to grow from 500,000 residents in 2010 to more than one million by the year 2050.

You can learn more about the project and the hospital at IntermountainHealthcare.org.

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