Orem Community Hospital
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Orem Community Hospital Orem, Utah
, is part of the Intermountain Healthcare
system.
Orem Community Hospital (OCH) specializes in outpatient services including obstetrics and same day surgery. Its relationship with Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
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.
Orem Community 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
Orem Community Hospital opened in 1981 as a maternity hospital, and after five years and a 13000 square feet (1,207.7 m²) 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.
Orem, Utah
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and...
, is part of the Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Health Care, Inc., DBA as Intermountain Healthcare, and formerly known as Intermountain Health Care , is a non-profit healthcare system and is the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. Intermountain Healthcare provides hospital and other medical services in Utah and...
system.
Orem Community Hospital (OCH) specializes in outpatient services including obstetrics and same day surgery. Its relationship with Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center is a 330-bed full-service tertiary and acute care referral center serving Utah County, central and southern Utah.Offered programs include the Utah Valley Heart Center, the Newborn ICU and Cancer Services...
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.
Orem Community 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
Orem Community Hospital opened in 1981 as a maternity hospital, and after five years and a 13000 square feet (1,207.7 m²) expansion OCH became a full service hospital, with an emergency room
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
, Women's Center, medical surgical, laboratory, x-ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
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.