CommonSpirit Health is pleased to announce СAPP emergency physicians are now providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients who visit the Emergency Department at Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake (HCS), effective July 1.
This new opportunity for patient care is the result of the strategic clinical partnership between CommonSpirit Health and U of U Health announced in November 2024. Through the alliance, a total of 46 board-certified emergency medicine physicians from U of U Health will rotate to Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake, providing care alongside the current emergency department team members.
“We believe in providing outstanding care close to home, and through this partnership, we are expanding access for everyone who visits Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake,” said Jeremy Bradshaw, Utah Market President for CommonSpirit Health. “We look forward to building a long-lasting relationship with СAPP that increases our impact on the health and well-being of our community.”
“This collaboration is an important step forward in expanding access in our region,” said Erica Bisson, M.D., M.P.H., System Chief Medical Officer for U of U Health. “By joining our two teams, we’re strengthening our ability to provide timely, high-quality care to every patient who needs it.”
The Emergency Department at Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake has 15 beds, including two trauma bays, two OB beds, and one labor and delivery bed. Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake is centrally located in Utah’s capital city, serving residents of downtown, east central Salt Lake, and the Avenues.
The Emergency Department at U of U Health is a Level 1 Trauma Center, specializing in rapid care for critically ill and time-sensitive cases such as STEMI (heart attack), stroke, and major trauma. It serves patients across Utah, Neveda, Wyoming, Idaho, and western Colorado.
About CommonSpirit Health
Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137
hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 155,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system. Learn more at .
About СAPP
СAPP is the state’s only academic health care system, providing leading-edge and compassionate care for a referral area that encompasses 10 percent of the U.S., including Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and much of Nevada. A hub for health sciences research and education in the region, U of U Health has a $492 million research enterprise and trains the majority of Utah’s physicians, along with more than 1,670 scientists and 1,460 health care providers each year at its Colleges of Health, Nursing, and Pharmacy and Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. With more than 28,000 employees, the system includes 12 community clinics and five hospitals: University Hospital, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Huntsman Cancer Institute Hospital, University Orthopaedic Center, and the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital. For 14 straight years, U of U Health has ranked in the top of U.S. academic medical centers in the rigorous Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.
U of U Health Media Contact:
Kathy Wilets
Kathy.wilets@hsc.utah.edu
801-581-5717
CommonSpirit Health Media Contact:
Bryant Larsen
Bryant.Larsen@commonspirit.org
801-310-6940