To attain the highest levels of excellence in the provision of health care for children in an atmosphere of love and concern.

Description:
Primary Children's Medical Center is the pediatric center serving five states in the Intermountain West - Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Montana. The 252-bed facility is equipped and staffed to treat children with complex illness and injury. PCMC is owned by Intermountain Healthcare, a non-profit health care system. In addition, it is affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, integrating pediatric programs, research and training for childhood problems. The hospital is located in a beautiful facility designed to meet the special needs of children and their families.

History:
The Primary Association opened the LDS Children's Convalescent Hospital (named LDS Children's Convalescent Home and Day Nursery for the first year) at 44 (later changed to 40) West North Temple on May 11, 1922. The hospital had 35 beds. Surgeries were performed at LDS Hospital, and then the children were transferred to the children's hospital for convalescence.

On February 12, 1952, the hospital moved to a new building at 320 12th Avenue. During the 30 years on North Temple, the hospital had cared for 5,907 inpatients and 3,498 outpatients. Initially, there were 70 beds on 12th Avenue, which eventually increased to 170 beds.

The hospital enlarged its mission from an orthopedic and chronic disease convalescent hospital to an acute care hospital on January 1, 1961.

In 1975, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints created an independent, nonprofit hospital corporation, Intermountain Health Care, and transferred its hospitals to the new entity. Primary Children's Medical Center was included in that divestiture by the LDS Church, and remains part of the Intermountain Healthcare system today.

In 1977, Primary Children's and the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics entered into a cooperative agreement in which Primary Children's became the school's pediatric teaching facility. This opened the way for many additional medical specialties to be offered.

The hospital moved to its present home on the University campus on April 23, 1990. The hospital is currently licensed for 252 beds.

Contact person: Joe Mott, Chief Executive Officer, (801) 662-6200, (email)
Main office number: (801) 662-1000
TDD number: Dial 7-1-1 for Relay Utah

Languages Spoken: English

Address:

100 North Medical Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84113 (See a map)

Web Site: http://intermountainhealthcare.org/xp/public/primary/

Miscellaneous Information

Services
	Treatment is provided for children with a wide range of medical and emotional problems including severe trauma
Funding
	Contributions, third party reimbursement for services
Affliations
	Health care organizations, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, IHC