Agency: University of Utah

Line Item: University Hospital

Function

The University Hospital line item is comprised of two programs - the University Hospital and the Miners' Hospital.

The University Hospital program provides funding for teaching faculty at the Hospital, while the Miners' Hospital is limited to providing healthcare for disabled miners. Additional detail is found in each of these two programs in the following pages.

Performance

The University Hospital annually admits over 30,000 patients, in addition to outpatient visits in various locations. Inpatient admissions have lagged behind budget for the last three years, which is reflective of a national trend to provide more care in an outpatient rather than inpatient setting. Annual revenue from patient fees has surpassed $1 billion, which reflects funds available to cover operating expenses, pay debt service, purchase capital equipment and provide support to the School of Medicine for education and research.. Net patient revenue has grown over the past several years based on increased volumes as well as collections.

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Program: University Hospital

Function

The University Hospital provides high-quality care to over five million people in Utah and surrounding states. Many hospital programs and services have received recognition from the national and international medical communities.

Funding Detail

The state appropriation provides funding for salaries and benefits of those employees functioning in a teaching capacity at the hospital. The operational costs of the hospitals are not appropriated because they are covered by patient fees and other non-State sources.

Program: Miners' Hospital

Function

Within the University Hospital is the Miner's Hospital. At the time of Statehood, Congress granted 100,000 acres of land to the State of Utah for the hospital. The School and Institutional Trust Lands was established to be administered by the State. One of the stipulations under the original agreement was that the proceeds from the sale of the lands were to be used to fund a hospital for disabled miners. In 1957, Legislation established a Rehabilitation Center from the revenues from the trust fund to be used to build a Miners' Hospital. This program provides healthcare for disabled miners including outreach programs, seminars, and screening services. In addition, the hospital has established two scholarships for the children or grandchildren of disabled miners.

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern the operations of the University and Miner's Hospital in addition to the laws previously mentioned:

• UCA 53C-1-101 is the School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act which administers the revenue from the sale of the lands to be used to fund a hospital for disabled miners.
• UCA 53B-17-201 establishes a Rehabilitation Center from the revenues from the trust fund to be used to serve disabled miners.

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