UT · 29 Counties

Utah Rural Hospitals

62 active hospitals serving 29 counties. 6 counties have no hospital access.

62
Hospitals
13
Critical Access
18
Rural
7,276
Beds
6
Deserts
21%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Utah Receives $195.7M/year$978.7M total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Utah receives $195,743,566/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID: RHTCMS332051

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Utah's 29 counties and 62 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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No HospitalHas Hospital

Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 62 active hospitals in Utah. Search by name, city, or county.

Hospital ▲CityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Ashley Regional Medical CenterVernalUintah39Not-for-ProfitRural
Aspen Grove Behavioral HospitalOremUtah80Not-for-Profit
Beaver Valley HospitalBeaverBeaver25Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Blue Mountain HospitalBlandingSan Juan11GovernmentCAHRural
Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham CityBox Elder52Not-for-Profit
Cache Valley HospitalNorth LoganCache28Not-for-Profit
Castleview HospitalPriceCarbon84Not-for-ProfitRural
Central Utah Rehabilitation HospitalProvoUtah40Not-for-Profit
Central Valley Medical CenterNephiJuab25GovernmentCAH
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of UtahSandySalt Lake84Not-for-Profit

62 hospitals shown

Hospital Deserts

6 of 29 counties (21%) have no hospital.

Residents in these counties must travel to neighboring areas for hospital care.

6 counties in Utah have no hospital.

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County Health Profiles

All 29 counties in Utah. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

County ▲PopulationHospitalsStatus
Beaver7,07222 Hospitals
Box Elder57,66622 Hospitals
Cache133,15422 Hospitals
Carbon20,41211 Hospital
Daggett9350Desert
Davis362,67944 Hospitals
Duchesne19,59611 Hospital
Emery9,8250Desert
Garfield5,08311 Hospital
Grand9,66911 Hospital

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County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Utah's 29 counties

9.7%
Avg Diabetes Rate
33.1%
Avg Obesity Rate
10.2%
Avg Uninsured Rate
5.4
PCPs per 10K
1
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.32

Health Professional Shortage Areas

61
Primary Care HPSAs
58
Dental Health HPSAs
61
Mental Health HPSAs
1.1M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

8.6%
Median Operating Margin
15
Negative Margin Hospitals

15 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

Federal rural health programs obligated $3.4M to 4 recipients in FY2025

$2.6M
Rural Health Outreach
3 recipients · CFDA 93.912
$372K
1 recipient · CFDA 93.241
$233K
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 recipient · CFDA 93.301
$223K
State Office of Rural Health
1 recipient · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

Ihc Health Services Inc$1.8M
Utah Department Of Health And Human Services$828K
University Of Utah$500K
Utah State University$293K

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025 obligations. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

1,918
Primary Care Physicians
56.1/100k
3,633
Nurse Practitioners
2,030
Physician Assistants
165.7 NP+PA/100k
2,468
Dentists
72.2/100k
$10,798
Medicare Per Capita Cost
12.2%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

60
FQHC Sites
30
Rural Sites
50% of total
30
Urban Sites
13
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

22
Total Designations
16
Underserved Areas (MUA)
6
Underserved Populations (MUP)
51
Avg MUA Score

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

10.7%
Diabetes
Max: 16.8%
31.7%
Obesity
Max: 37.9%
26.4%
Depression
Max: 29.3%
17.2%
Mental Distress
Max: 21.3%
6.4%
COPD
10.1%
Smoking
31.8%
High Blood Pressure
6.4%
Heart Disease
3.4%
Stroke
10%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Utah's 62 hospitals by ownership type

29
Not-for-Profit
47% of total
2
For-Profit
3% of total
31
Government
50% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-10-29.