facebook tracking 58 Hospitals in Utah: ER Wait Times & Ratings by City

58 hospitals in Utah

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, Utah has 58 open hospitals in 40 cities, 51 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 9 min, 19 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 26 of the 32 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars (17 with 5), and the state average is 4.3 stars.

58 hospitals40 cities51 with an ER
Hospitals 58 in 40 Utah cities
With an ER 51 88% of hospitals
Median ER visit 2 hr 9 min −19 min vs US
4–5 star hospitals 26 of 32 rated · avg 4.3★

Utah has 58 open hospitals across 40 cities. By type: 36 acute care hospitals, 13 critical access hospitals, 4 psychiatric hospitals, 1 children's hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 3).

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Utah's largest hospital cities

Salt Lake City 10 hospitals · 7 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 56 min
Top rated
Lds Hospital (5★)
Orem 3 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
1 hr 42 min
Top rated
Timpanogos Regional Hospital (4★)
Bountiful 2 hospitals · 1 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 4 min
Top rated
Lakeview Hospital (5★)
Layton 2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 13 min
Top rated
Davis Hospital and Medical Center (5★)
Murray 2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 17 min
Top rated
Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center (5★)
Ogden 2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 28 min
Top rated
McKay-Dee Hospital Center (5★)
Provo 2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 58 min
Top rated
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (5★)
Sandy 2 hospitals · 1 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 2 min
Top rated
Alta View Hospital (5★)
Tooele 2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 25 min
Top rated
Mountain West Medical Center (4★)

Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits

Highest Medicare star ratings
Shortest median ER visits

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All Utah cities with hospitals

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Largest hospitals in Utah

Ranked by beds reported on each hospital's latest Medicare cost report. Largest doesn't mean best, and campuses filing one report are counted together.

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Health insurance in Utah

Utah uses HealthCare.gov for 2027 individual plans. Insurers whose 2027 Marketplace networks list the most Utah hospitals (provider files loaded November 4, 2026):

People and health care in Utah

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).

Population
3,392,331
Median age 32
Hospitals per 100,000
1.7
58 hospitals listed · #31 of 50 states
No health insurance
8.4%
about the U.S. rate
Age 65 and over
11.9%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$95,166
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in Utah

Healthcare jobs and pay in Utah

Pay for the healthcare jobs with the most workers in Utah, from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data (May 2025).

Questions about hospitals in Utah

How many hospitals are in Utah?

There are 58 open hospitals in Utah across 40 cities. 51 of them have an emergency department.

Which Utah city has the most hospitals?

Salt Lake City, with 10 hospitals. Orem is next with 3.

How long is the ER wait in Utah?

The median emergency room visit in Utah lasts 2 hr 9 min, 19 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.

How many Utah hospitals have 5 stars?

17 of the 32 Utah hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 26 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 4.3 out of 5.

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/utah/

Utah ER wait times

Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.

Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.