Mountain View Hospital

11/12/2025

As part of HCA Healthcare – known locally as MountainStar Healthcare – we’re proud to share that HCA Healthcare is giving $150,000 to veteran support organizations in honor of Veterans Day. Since 2012, HCA Healthcare has hired more than 65,000 veterans, active-duty and reserve personnel and military spouses.

This year, HCA Healthcare is contributing $50,000 each to Operation Stand Down, Creativets and The Honor Foundation – organizations dedicated to helping veterans transition to civilian life and thrive through tailored programs and resources.

We are also honored to share that VIQTORY has recognized HCA Healthcare as a Military Friendly® Employer for the 15th consecutive year, earning the Gold designation for the third year in a row. We’re equally proud to be named a Gold-designated Military Spouse Friendly Employer and ranked among the nation’s top 10 employers for military spouses.

Learn more about HCA Healthcare’s commitment to veterans and military families: https://bit.ly/3WLW8pg

11/11/2025

Today, we proudly recognize Mimi Salt, a compassionate Behavioral Health Patient Care Technician (PCT) at Mountain View Hospital and a U.S. Navy veteran.

Mimi served four years as a ship mechanic aboard a Destroyer Tender, ensuring things ran smoothly at sea. She says she “loved every minute” of her service before leaving to start her family.

At Mountain View Hospital—and across HCA Healthcare—we care for our military community like family. We support veterans as they transition from service, offer growth and development opportunities, and foster a strong sense of community where veterans and their families can thrive.

Mimi continues to make a difference every day. Her empathy and dedication shine through as she supports patients in our behavioral health unit. She values the sense of community among her colleagues and the opportunity to positively impact lives—both of which make her work deeply fulfilling.

We recognize the excellent contributions and commitment of our veterans to defend our freedom and protect our communities. We can never say it enough—with tremendous gratitude, thank you for your continued service.

11/07/2025

is the leading cause of cancer-related death according to the CDC. Many people don’t know the hidden risks they may be exposed to every day. Common lifestyle risk factors include:

🚬 Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke
💨 Exposure to radon, a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soil
🦠 Inhaling hazardous chemicals like asbestos, uranium and other toxic products
🏭 Exposure to particle pollution, such as inhaling tiny particles from exhaust smoke
🎗️ Prior radiation to treat other cancers

In addition to lifestyle risk factors, a family history of lung cancer may also increase your risk. Fortunately, lung cancer is most treatable when it’s caught early. Across our larger HCA Healthcare system of care, Sarah Cannon Cancer Network treats over 12,000 cases each year, bringing deep experience and compassionate care to every patient.

If you think you may have an increased risk for lung cancer based on these risk factors, talk with your doctor or schedule an appointment with one of our experts: https://bit.ly/481QhT1

11/05/2025

Are you still feeling the impact of the time change? How are you managing the “fall back” clock adjustment? Although it's typically easier to adapt to the fall time change over the one in the spring, it also has an impact on our health.

According to a new analysis by Stanford Medicine scientists, changing clocks twice a year disrupts circadian rhythms, leading to higher rates of stroke and obesity. Researchers compared permanent standard time, permanent daylight saving time and biannual shifting. The team found that, from a circadian perspective, either permanent standard time or permanent daylight saving time would be healthier than our seasonal shifting, with permanent standard time benefitting the most people.

MountainStar Healthcare's facility Chief Medical Officer for Draper's Lone Peak Hospital joined Dan Evans & Kelly Chapman this week on FOX 13 News' Good Day Utah program to talk about the body’s innate clock and how best to handle the time change.

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11/04/2025

MountainStar Healthcare is thrilled to announce the FIRST graduating class of nurses at Utah’s Galen College of Nursing! Congratulations, graduates!!! 🎉

We are thrilled to help address the nursing shortage across the U.S. and remain committed to advancing the future of nursing in our state.

On October 21, Utah’s newest nurses accepted their diplomas and walked the stage in front of their loved ones. One of those first-ever Galen Salt Lake City, UT Campus graduates is Shanna Dufner – a long-time Labor & Delivery scrub technician at our MountainStar Healthcare sister facility, Cache Valley Hospital! Shanna spent the past two years working to earn her Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and has plans to continue her education there to receive her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Shanna and Timpanogos Regional Hospital Chief Nursing Officer, Katie King, recently joined Morgan Saxton on Fox 13's The PLACE to talk about their nursing career journeys. WATCH: https://bit.ly/4hLgb0E via FOX 13 News

"HCA Healthcare's support made all the difference for me. The financial and professional support created a space for me to follow this dream... knowing that my company believed in me and wanted to invest in my education made it possible. It showed me that they truly value their nurses and want to see us grow," Shanna said.

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10/29/2025

Today is World Stroke Day 2025.

Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death in the world. There are an estimated 17 million strokes worldwide each year. On January 17, 2024, Silivenusi "Nusi" Tukuafu was just 50 years old and despite thinking he was "too young" to have a stroke, the Utah man became one of those stroke statistics. When he woke up and suddenly couldn’t move his left arm, his wife, Arnetia, knew he needed to get help fast. Thankfully, she called 911 right away and Nusi was taken by ambulance to our MountainStar Healthcare sister facility, St. Mark's Hospital – a Comprehensive Stroke Center – near the family's home. Once there, Nusi received an intravenous clot-busting drug 18 minutes after arriving at the ER, putting his "door-to-needle" time well within the 60-minute time frame recommended by the American Heart Association.

READ: https://bit.ly/3LhEuqN via American Stroke Association

Every minute counts to save lives and protect long-term brain function.

Join the stroke community on October 29 to:
➡️ Raise awareness of the serious nature of stroke
➡️ Increase knowledge of risk factors for stroke
➡️ Advance recognition of warning signs of stroke (F.A.S.T.)
➡️ Talk about ways to reduce the burden of stroke
➡️ Advocate for action to improve access to treatment and care

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Nusi’s quick stroke treatment may have saved his life. Read his survivor story and learn why every second counts when it comes to stroke care.

10/24/2025

Clean out your medicine cabinet! Mountain View Hospital is proud to partner with Payson Police and Communities that Care and Payson Market in support of the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in the fight against medication misuse and opioid addiction.

📆Date: This Saturday, October 25
⌚Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Location: Payson Market

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Crush the Crisis events aim to educate our communities on the risk of medication misuse while providing a safe and anonymous way to dispose of unused and expired medications that may be left over from previous procedures or other medical visits. Since expanding Crush the Crisis as a nationwide initiative in 2019, our colleagues have helped to safely dispose of more than 88,600 pounds of medication. Join us this year as we continue on the road to reaching our overall goal of 100K pounds of collected medication.

10/23/2025

Join MountainStar Healthcare this Saturday, October 25, as we host our annual “Crush the Crisis” Prescription Drug Take Back Day event.

In 2025, we are once again joining our local law enforcement partners across Utah and HCA Healthcare hospitals nationwide to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and the importance of the safe disposal of unused or expired medications.

Janet Zarndt, our vice president of pharmacy services, joined Morgan Saxton on Fox 13's The PLACE today to spread the word. WATCH: http://bit.ly/4qtjldA

Thanks, FOX 13 News, for having us!

Learn how you can help and find a location near you at HCAhealthcare.com/CrushTheCrisis.

How MountainStar and HCA Healthcare are addressing the drug overdose epidemic in the United States through "Crush the Crisis".

10/16/2025

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It accounts for about 30% of all new female cancers each year. According to the American Cancer Society, the average risk of a woman in the U.S. developing breast cancer sometime in her life is about 13%.

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MountainStar Healthcare is working to reduce the risk of the disease which affects 2.3 million women worldwide. Dr. Ally Parnes – a radiologist who specializes in breast imaging – recently joined Jenny Hardman on Fox 13's The PLACE to promote regular screening.

WATCH: http://bit.ly/491tMyw via FOX 13 News

Want to learn more about women's health? Round up your friends & get ready for a night of fun and pampering at our sister facility Timpanogos Regional Hospital's first-ever Girls’ Night Out next Thursday, October 23 from 5 - 7 p.m. It's a FREE outdoor event for those 16 to 60+, so bring the whole female crew and park in the back of the facility. You don't want to miss it!

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Approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States (13.1%) will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and 1 in 43 (2.3%) will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.

09/30/2025

💡Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which is offered at Mountain View Hospital, is among the most effective treatments implemented in psychiatry. ECT uses a mild electrical current to create a controlled seizure in the brain. This refined practice is conducted by a team of professionals including a psychiatrist, an anesthesiologist, and a specially trained nurse. ECT is given as a course of treatments--the number needed varies according to the individual.

Who may benefit?
• Patients who suffer from Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia who have not responded or only partially responded to conventional treatment such as medications and therapy
• Patients who have had multiple hospitalizations and regress rapidly into crisis
• Patients who are in need of rapid, definitive response because of the severity of a psychiatric or medical condition
• Patients experiencing symptoms of catatonia

The following individuals are not appropriate candidates for ECT:
• Children under the age of 18
• Patients with brain tumors
• Those with a history of recent stroke
• Anyone deemed inappropriate by the treating psychiatrist

For more information about ECT, please call us at 801-465-7130.