Primary Children's Hospital | |||||||||||||||
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Intermountain Health | |||||||||||||||
Geography | |||||||||||||||
Location | 100 Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°46′16″N 111°50′20″W / 40.77111°N 111.83889°W | ||||||||||||||
Organization | |||||||||||||||
Care system | Intermountain Health | ||||||||||||||
Funding | Non-profit hospital | ||||||||||||||
Type | Pediatric | ||||||||||||||
Affiliated university | University of Utah School of Medicine | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
Emergency department | Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center | ||||||||||||||
Beds | 289[1] | ||||||||||||||
Helipads | |||||||||||||||
Helipad | FAA LID: UT08 | ||||||||||||||
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History | |||||||||||||||
Former name(s) | Primary Children's Medical Center | ||||||||||||||
Construction started | 199 | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
Links | |||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
Lists | Hospitals in Utah | ||||||||||||||
Other links | List of hospitals in Utah |
Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital (PCH) (formerly Primary Children's Medical Center) is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The hospital has 289 pediatric beds[2] and is affiliated with the University of Utah School of Medicine.[3] The hospital is a member of Intermountain Health and is the only children's hospital in the network.[4] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[5] throughout the Salt Lake City and outer region. PCH also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care.[6] PCH is a ACS verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and is the largest providers of pediatric health services in the state.[7][8] The hospital serves the states of Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming,[9] yielding an enormous geographic catchment area of approximately 400,000 square miles.[5] The hospital is one of the only pediatric hospitals in the region.