Alta View Hospital
| Alta View Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Intermountain Healthcare | |
.jpg) Intermountain Alta View Clinic | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Sandy, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°34′40″N 111°51′14″W / 40.57778°N 111.85389°W |
Alta View Hospital is an Intermountain Healthcare member hospital located in Sandy, Utah, United States. In 2019, the hospital completed a renovation that resulted in a new emergency department, new inpatient physical therapy space and a rooftop helipad.[1]
History
[edit]Alta View Hospital opened in 1982.[2]
In December 2017, the hospital opened the Alta View Clinic.[1] In February 2019, the hospital completed a $140 million expansion project.[1][3] In 2019, the hospital was named on IBM Watson Health's Top 100 Hospitals list.[4]
Hostage incident
[edit]The Alta View Hospital hostage incident began the night of September 20, 1991, when Richard Worthington, armed with a shotgun, a handgun and sticks of dynamite arrived at Alta View Hospital in an attempt to kill Dr. Glade Curtis who had performed a tubal ligation on his wife.[5][6][7] Worthington held the hostages for eighteen hours.[6] He was talked into surrendering and releasing the remaining hostages by Sergeant Don Bell and Detective Jill Candland of the Salt Lake City police department.[7][8] A nurse was killed by Worthington in the incident.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lee, Jasen (2019-01-30). "Revamped Alta View Hospital set to open in Sandy". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Dyrda, Laura (19 July 2019). "100 great community hospitals | 2019". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Chinn, Surae (2019-02-01). "Alta View Hospital expansion is complete and set to open to the public". ABC4 Utah. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "4 Intermountain Healthcare facilities make Top 100 Hospitals list". ABC4 Utah. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ a b Funk, Marianne (1992-05-09). "RICHARD WORTHINGTON BLAMES EX-WIFE FOR ALTA VIEW SIEGE". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ a b West, Brian (1993-11-12). "WORTHINGTON HANGS SELF IN NEVADA PRISON CELL". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ a b Mathews, Jay (22 September 1991). "UTAH MAN SURRENDERS AFTER KILLING NURSE, HOLDING 9 HOSTAGES FOR 17 HOURS". The Washington Post.
- ^ West, Brian (1992-03-29). "HOSPITAL HELD HOSTAGE". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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