SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Department of Health announced Monday that it will turn to three major health care providers to begin expanding COVID-19 vaccines in the state this week ahead of a jump in admissions.
Intermountain Healthcare, Nomi Health and the University of Utah Health will all help vaccinate Utahns under the agreement with the state.
“These partners will increase our reach throughout the country. They will be able to offer large-scale vaccination clinics in some areas where we are currently unable to do so,” said Tom Hudachko, spokesman for the Utah Department of Health. . “They have entered into relationships with many residents in the state who have underlying medical conditions, and therefore we will rely on helping the population.”
Officials from all three health care providers said Monday that they also plan to expand their vaccination efforts from this week to locations in Utah to address the growing number of vaccines en route to the Beehive States.
Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain has announced seven locations where Utahns who are eligible to receive the vaccine can plan a vaccination appointment. They are:
- Logan Regional Hospital
- McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden
- Park City Hospital
- Riverton Hospital
- St George Regional Medical Center
- The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) in Murray
- Utah Valley Hospital
Kristin Dascomb, medical director of employee prevention prevention for employees at Intermountain Healthcare, will present the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week. Utah Valley Hospital will also provide the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.
Anyone who is eligible for the vaccine can make an appointment by going to the Intermountain website. Anyone with questions is encouraged to call 887-777-7061.
Nomi Health
Nomi Health has reached an agreement with Larry H. Miller Group to hold vaccination clinics at Megaplex Theaters across parts of Utah.
Their ongoing clinics include Megaplex locations:
- Lehi, Utah County: 2935 N. Thanksgiving Road
- Vineyard, Utah County: 600 N. Mill Road
- West Valley City, Salt Lake County: 3601 S. 2400 West
- South Jordan, Salt Lake County: 3761 W. Parkway Plaza Drive
Dr June Steely, the medical director of Nomi Health, said the organization plans to attract a location in Centerville next Thursday and closer to Logan next week.
It also has the ability to hold ‘pop-up clinics’ with the ability to distribute 250 vaccines a day through the method, she said. These locations will be determined by agreements with health departments in the province.
Utahns who qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine can register to receive one from Nomi Health via a state-set website. Anyone who needs help registering online can call 801-704-5911, Steely added.
U. of Utah Health
The University of Utah Health can currently vaccinate people in two places:
- University of Utah Hospital near Salt Lake City University Campus
- Redwood Health Center at 1525 W. 2100 South in Salt Lake City
The organization plans to expand locations to health centers in Farmington, South Jordan and Sugar House next week, according to Dr. Richard Orlandi, chief medical officer at Ambulatory Health at the University of Utah.
Everyone who qualifies to receive the vaccine based on medical records should have received an invitation to make an appointment in their MyChart account. The healthcare provider has also tried to extend invitations via email, text messages and phone calls, Orlandi said.
About 10% of the state’s total population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the state health department. The partnerships announced Monday will not replace the rollout of vaccines such as those announced by local health departments or at various pharmacies across the country.
Monday’s announcement was made because the first doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were expected to arrive in Utah this week. The Utah Department of Health expected the first and second doses of vaccines to total 122,000 this week, the new drugmaker added.
Hudachko said the health department expects the allocation of primary Moderna vaccines to double next week and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to “more than double” because both drug manufacturers have increased their supply.
This story will be updated.