PARK CITY, Utah, June 27, 2025 — Intermountain Park City Hospital broke ground on Thursday for a major addition to its facilities that includes a state-of-the-art cancer center, along with expansion of the emergency department and surgical services.
These additions will help ensure the hospital can continue to meet the needs of a growing population, along with the millions of tourists who visit every year.
“We’re embarking on a groundbreaking era at Intermountain Park City Hospital that will generationally redefine cancer care along the Wasatch Back,” said Lori Weston, president of Intermountain Park City Hospital. “Research has shown people have better outcomes when they can receive care closer to home and this expansion will help us meet that goal.”
The new Intermountain Health cancer center will span 10,800 square feet and bring vital services like medical oncology, a state-of-the-art linear accelerator for radiation treatment, and 18 infusion bays.
Previously, patients had to travel to outside the Wasatch Back to receive those services, and now it’s close to home.
The new cancer center will be able to treat 90 percent of the cancer cases along the Wasatch Back and serve up to 1,500 patients annually.
Because patients no longer must travel outside the Wasatch Back for this care, this will open up appointments for cancer patients along the Wasatch Front.
“Cancer care takes a physical and mental toll on patients and having to commute nearly 100 miles roundtrip to get care only adds to an already stressful situation,” said Tawyna Bowles, MD, an Intermountain Health oncology surgeon and senior medical director for oncology for Intermountain Health’s Canyon’s Region. “We hope this new cancer center will help ease the burden on patients and families.”
Other hospital upgrades will include an emergency department expansion of nearly 9,000 square feet and will include four new trauma bays and an imaging suite with state-of-the-art equipment.
Considering the significant amount of outdoor recreation from both residents and tourists, having an emergency department that can handle additional patients is vital.
The other parts of the upgrade include the addition of new operating rooms and another two surgical rooms dedicated for gastrointestinal procedures.
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