Orem Community Hospital
Description
OCH specializes in outpatient services including obstetrics and same day surgery. Its relationship with Utah Valley Hospital means OCH has the backup and support of a larger hospital, while at the same time maintaining the personalized care expected from a community hospital.
OCH features 24 LDRP rooms, where mothers labor, deliver, recover and spend their postpartum stay all in the same room. This is a unique birthing option in Utah County. In 2008, 1,426 babies were delivered at the hospital.
History
OCH opened in 1981 as a maternity hospital, and after five years and a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m) expansion OCH became a full-service hospital, with an emergency room, Women's Center, medical surgical, laboratory, x-ray and health education services.
In 1995, the Central Orem Health Center addition was completed along with a WorkMed unit and the Utah Valley Pediatric Rehabilitation Center. A beautification of the campus began with the addition of a jogging path around the campus and soccer fields in conjunction with Orem City.
Hospital quality
The Hospital earned three out of five stars for OB-GYN service, according to the Healthgrades website.
References
- ^ "Intermoutain Orem Community Hospital". Intermountain Healthcare. Retrieved 26 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Orem Community Hospital History". Intermountain Healthcare.
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals".
- ^ "Orem Community Hospital". Consumer Reports. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Utah County Community Resource Guide".
- ^ Herald, Paige Fieldsted - Daily. "Utah County hospitals top rated in maternity care". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
External links
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