Community Hospital Teams Up with University of Utah Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute

In 2014, Community Hospital teamed up with U of U Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. These affiliations increase our patients’ ability to access specialty care including cancer, stroke and cardiovascular care right here at Community Hospital.
Do I have to travel to University of Utah to receive care?

In most cases, Community Hospital patients do not have to travel to University of Utah Health to receive care. Community Hospital and University of Utah Health will do everything possible to keep Community Hospital patients in Grand Junction. In rare cases, patients may need to travel to University of Utah Health to receive a higher level of care that is not currently available at Community Hospital.

What is University of Utah Health Network?

U of U Health Network is made up of a team of health care systems that are dedicated to improving health care access and delivery to rural communities throughout the Mountain West.

By joining U of U Health Network, health care systems in rural communities have better access to specialty care, expertise, and resources from a top-ranking medical center.

How does it benefit patients?

As part of U of U Health Network, our physicians can consult specialists at a top-ranked medical center about conditions, treatments, or referring patients to specialty care.

Our relationship also gives patients access to expertise and knowledge, and helps our patients avoid traveling long distances to receive high-quality care.

Our combined efforts will focus on improving community health, controlling costs, and relying on evidence-based medicine to improve quality.

What tools does U of U Health Network use to communicate with providers and patients?

U of U Health Network uses standard methods of communication including phone, email, and TeleHealth services.

In certain health care organizations, we rely on TeleHealth, the use of videoconferencing technology, to deliver care.

How will this affect Community Hospital?

While Community Hospital will maintain our independence, this agreement provides a platform to improve collaboration with U of U Health and enhances our efforts to improve care.

Our affiliation with U of U Health support our goals to meet the needs of our community by providing care that’s:

• accessible
• high-quality
• coordinated
• and cost-effective

We share resources with U of U Health to improve operational practices, evidence-based care, access to specialty care, and much more.

Does this affiliation affect who owns Community Hospital?

This affiliation does not change Community Hospital’s ownership, local control, or governance. It also doesn’t restrict our patients’ ability to choose their providers.
As the #1 ranking academic medical center in quality in the nation, U of U Health believes it has an obligation to share its resources, clinical expertise, research and educational capabilities with health care providers and systems throughout the Mountain West.

By affiliating with other quality-driven organizations, U of U Health is committed to a collaborative approach of improving patient care. U of U Health is committed to assisting us support the health of our community while providing seamless access to services offered by U of U Health.

Learn more about U of U Health Network.