Intermountain Health opening three endoscopy centers in Utah
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened a free-standing combined surgical and endoscopy procedure center in Sandy and has announced two more endoscopy center locations that will open in Ogden later this year and in Riverton in 2026.
Intermountain said digestive health is coming more to the forefront as Americans are paying more attention to healthy eating, nutrition, gut health and maintaining a healthy weight.
“Intermountain Health is helping patients be more proactive about their digestive health through comprehensive, team-based care with each patient,” the operator of healthcare facilities throughout the Intermountain area said.
The new Intermountain Health Surgery Center-Alta View is located on the campus of Intermountain Health’s Alta View Hospital in Sandy. The two new endoscopy centers under development will be located on or near the campuses of Intermountain Health’s McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden and Riverton Hospital in Riverton.
“With the opening of our new endoscopy centers, Intermountain Health is increasing access to a lower-cost alternative for digestive health diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to prevent, identify and treat digestive health conditions in earlier stages,” said Dr. Nathan Merriman, senior medical director of the Surgical Specialties and Digestive Health Clinical Program at Intermountain Health. “This comes at a time when we’re seeing more people with chronic digestive health conditions and younger ages of colon cancer across
the U.S.”
Intermountain Health is an integrated health system that includes a health insurance plan with more than 1 million members, 33 hospitals, more than 400 clinics, 4,800 physicians and advanced care providers, and 68,000 employees. The company operates in six Intermountain states.
The Alta View endoscopy center and other locations announced for Utah will be managed by Surgery Partners, an operator of surgical facilities and ancillary services with more than 200 locations across 30 states.