Intermountain Medical Center celebrates 5 years with its first-ever patients

In addition to the nearly 3.2 million patients served, the army-sized staff at the hospital has performed more than 116,000 inpatient and outpatient surgeries, delivered about 27,000 babies and provided nearly $300 million in charity care.

Grauer remembers opening day as a culmination of years of work, but a poignant reminder of what the hospital exists to accomplish.

"It's easy to get lost in the numbers and to focus on the numbers, but there is really much more to this facility," he said. "It's about the small miracles, it's about the ability and the opportunity to provide care for people in their time of need. It's those times that we consider to be our greatest accomplishments."

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