CommonSpirit Health closes Utah hospitals acquisition, changes names

CommonSpirit Health, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, has closed on its acquisition of five Utah-based hospitals, more than 35 medical group clinics and a clinically integrated network of care providers.

The Centennial, Colorado-based company also announced that as of the closing on May 1, the five hospitals will change names in a tribute to their Catholic heritage. The hospitals and clinics have been renamed in honor of The Sisters of the Holy Cross who opened Holy Cross Hospital, known today as Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, in 1875 to care for injured railroad workers and miners.

The five hospitals and their new names are Holy Cross Hospital – Davis (formerly Davis Hospital and Medical Center) in Layton, Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley (formerly Jordan Valley Medical Center) in West Jordan, Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley West (formerly Jordan Valley Medical Center-West Valley Campus) in West Valley City, Holy Cross Hospital – Mountain Point (formerly Mountain Point Medical Center) in Lehi and Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake (formerly Salt Lake Regional Medical Center) in Salt Lake City. In addition, the medical group will be called Holy Cross Medical Group. Common- Spirit characterized the name changes as “marking the return of faith-based health care to the region.”

As announced in February when the deal was first made public, the hospitals and clinics will be managed under Centura Health, a Christian-based health system that is part of CommonSpirit Health. Centura includes 20 hospitals, 260 clinics, more than 1,000 Centura Health Physician Group providers, urgent care and emergency centers, Flight For Life and more.

“I want to personally welcome the more than 3,100 incredible caregivers who are joining our connected ecosystem. Together, we have the opportunity to have a greater impact on the future of healthcare in Utah,” said Peter D. Banko, Centura Health president and CEO.  “We believe healthcare is better where we are, and today — as the power of one, amplified by 25,000 across the Rocky Mountain region — we renew our focus on creating health and wholeness for every community, every neighborhood and every life.”

All current Utah employees, who were in good standing, were offered roles with the Holy Cross operations at the close of the transaction. Additionally, close collaboration with Utah hospital leaders and caregivers is ongoing to ensure a seamless transition for patients and neighbors with no disruptions to their care, CommonSpirit said in a release.

“Our caregivers in Utah have built a rich legacy of high-quality, compassionate care that has spanned generations,” Banko said. “We look forward to extending that legacy by building whole person care and flourishing communities for many years to come.”

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system founded in 2019 by Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. It has a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians and operates 145 hospitals and more than 2,200 care sites across 23 states. In fiscal 2022, CommonSpirit had revenues of $33.9 billion and provided $4.9 billion in charity care, community benefit and unreimbursed government programs.