History of SDCH
One of First Hospitals for Medicare
SDCH is one of the first hospitals in the state to be accepted for Medicare. By this time, SDCH has 80-bed capacity, 150 employees, and a payroll of one-half million..Read More
Admits First Patient in Summer of 1961
SDCH’s 40-bed nonprofit acute care hospital opens, admitting its first patient in the summer of 1961. Prior to SDCH opening, Davis County residents were required to travel north to Ogden..Read More
First SDCH Administrator
Mr. William P. Moore is appointed as the first administrator of SDCH at its start in 1961. Mr. Moore provided great leadership ability in the management of the hospital, as..Read More
Original SDCH Board of Directors
The incorporators of the nonprofit South Davis Community Hospital were civic officials, prominent citizens in the community, and representatives of the medical profession in the area. The 34 founders of..Read More
Officially Incorporated in 1960
South Davis Community Hospital, Inc. officially incorporates as a nonprofit corporation on 22 December 1960. The organization was endowed for the express purpose of providing a public, nonprofit hospital designed..Read More
Dream It, Build It
First discussions were held in 1950 by area physicians on the need for a hospital in Bountiful. Planning talks continued for the next six years; private funding was obtained and..Read More
