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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank Speaking on Business.
With everything Moab has to offer, its medical center has been one thing that has been in need of a facelift. Until now Welcome to the brand new state-of-the-art Moab Regional Hospital.
This facility has been years in the planning and is a much-needed update. The previous hospital was built in 1957 and had limited space and medical services. This new facility is a 17-bed critical access hospital with a Level 4 trauma emergency room. This is an important designation given by the state. It was also built with the idea of expansion in mind to grow with the community.
The economic impact it will have is huge. Not only is it one of the larger permanent employers, but opening the new facility has created 30 jobs. CEO Roy Barraclough (barr-uh-cluff) says there's about a $3 return for every dollar that's paid out in healthcare. Not to mention it's bringing higher quality healthcare closer to home.
This hospital is home to a very active surgical service center that includes orthopaedics and general surgery. It's unusual for a hospital of this size to support three full-time surgeons, but it receives enough volume to do so.
The Moab Regional Hospital is also evolving into an educational center and has partnered with both Utah State University and Central Utah University to offer a nurse training and nurse assistant program. This is significant since nationwide we've experienced a shortage of registered nurses. The healthcare industry is also one of only a few that has grown during the recession, adding 613,000 jobs, a good portion which have been filled by nurses.
For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.
