St. Marks Hospital

Name :

St. Marks Hospital

Address  :

1200 E 3900 S

Town  :

Salt Lake City

State  :

Utah

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

84124

Phone  :

8012687111

Web URL  :

Available

Description

St Mark hospital is dedicated to providing highquality healthcare We meet that standard through changes in upgrading technology and advanced procedures While these changes may be constant our tradition of caring and healing will never fade

Mission
Above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life

Vision
To be the CHOICE for healthcare excellence

Values
Compassion Honesty Optimism Innovation Courage Excellence

History

The History of St Marks Hospital
In 1872 Salt Lake City was on the cusp of a new era The transcontinental railroads completion just a few years earlier was beginning to bring more people to what was then the Utah territory still nearly a quarter century from statehood What had for many years been a small pioneer settlement was suddenly booming with miners rail workers and others who had ventured west into what the Mormon pioneers called ldquoour lovely Deseretrdquo

With the abrupt growth came an increased need for medical care in the area There were only three physicians serving the tens of thousands of people living in Utah and no hospitals anywhere in the Intermountain West Thanks to the Right Reverend Daniel Tuttle the bishop of St Marks Episcopal Church that would soon change

Bishop Tuttle had moved to Utah with his wife and two sons in 1869 and credits Major Wilkes a vestryman at the church and a manager at a nearby mine with having ldquofirst presented to his friends and others the urgent need of a hospital where the sick and maimed might be cared forrdquo

With the help of his assistant minister Reverend RM Kirby and Dr John F Hamilton from the US Armys Camp Douglas Bishop Tuttle began raising funds for the first hospital in the region The three men secured contributions from large mining companies sold subscriptions to mine workers and held charity balls Bishop Tuttle also generously gave to the project and Wilkes and local businessman Warren Hussey provided interestfree loans

Before long the group had rented and repaired an adobe house at 500 East and 400 South in Salt Lake City and Reverend Kirby ldquogot the house ready for the reception of patientsrdquo The first patients were admitted to the 6bed hospital on April 30 1872

Reverend Kirby served as the hospitals first superintendent Dr Hamilton was the chief medical director and Bishop Tuttle served on the board of trustees

The 6bed hospital often had as many as 20 patients per day and a move one block north to 300 South in 1879 allowed St Marks to double its capacity However it soon became clear that a much larger expansion would be necessary to meet the growing need for medical care In 1890 the hospitals board approved the purchase of property at 200 West and 700 North for 5500 A new brick building was erected on the property and the new site officially became the home of St Marks Hospital in 1893

The new location was chosen partly because of its proximity to mineral hot springs that were considered at the time to be ldquoefficacious in the cure of rheumatic skin and kindred diseasesrdquo according to an 1887 advertisement But as the Salt Lake Valley continued to fill up residential communities popped

up further and further to the south and by the 1970s the area around St Marks longtime home had become more industrial with refineries and railyards So in 1973 just after celebrating its 100th birthday St Marks Hospital moved again

ldquoI would guess that this place is going to be very active almost immediatelyrdquo Dr Roy McDonald chief medical officer of the hospital at the time said in the Utah Medical Bulletin of the new building at 3900 South in presentday Millcreek

Dr McDonald was right the hospital has continued to grow and serve Utahns from its current location in Millcreek The hospital has seen multiple expansions to meet the communitys healthcare needs A Womens Pavilion with 48 patient beds and 18 labor and delivery suites was added in 2000 And now the hospital is adding a new patient tower that will be completed in 2023 This multiyear project will add 125000 square feet to the hospital and 42000 square feet of renovated space Patient rooms will be larger waiting areas will be more comfortable and additional clinic and office space will enable our medical team to serve the community in more ways

ldquoIts hard to imagine just how many people we have impacted how many people weve cared for and how many lives are better because of St Marks Hospitalrdquo said Jeremy Bradshaw the chief executive officer of St Marks Hospital today

As we look to the next 150 years well continue to grow our services embrace healthcare advancements and demonstrate our commitment to the care and improvement of human life