Star Valley Health

For over a century we’ve served the residents of Star Valley and the surrounding area with a focus on high quality healthcare, dignity, and respect. Our professional and caring team, state-of-the-art medical technology, and strategic partnerships have helped Star Valley Health (SV Health) become a nationally recognized health care facility. In fact, for seven of the last eight years, SV Health has been named one of the top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the country.

As a healthcare professional, you perform personalized services that help patients accomplish their health goals and achieve the quality of life they seek. Our patients are important to us. As a result, our staff tailor each visit to the patient's needs and listen to their concerns. Through high-quality care, on-going communication, and friendly interactions, we strive to make patients feel welcome and appreciated both within our facilities and within our community.

Star Valley Health provides patient services through our various outpatient clinics. These clinics include:

• Family Medicine & Obstetrics
• Urgent Care
• Orthopedics
• General Surgery
• Pain Management
• Physical Therapy

Our clinics are staffed with Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Medical Assistants, and Admissions Clerks. We provide training for Admissions Clerks and certifications for Medical Assistants. In addition to basic Medical Assistant duties, some Medical Assistants learn how to scribe for the providers.

Star Valley Health knows that providing the best patient care requires a team effort. We have many departments that contribute to our team-based approach. Some of these departments include:

• Laboratory
• Radiology
• Respiratory Therapy
• EMS
• Dietary
• Environmental Services
• Revenue Cycle

Our staff have a variety of skills and education, but everyone plays an important role in supporting individuals, families, and our community in achieving their best health.

At the Star Valley Care Center, helping people thrive in the twilight of their lives and live meaningful, purpose-filled lives is our passion and singular focus. We are committed to creating a fulfilling future for the people we serve by welcoming them into our family and ensuring they maintain the highest optimal level of functioning. Our facility is small (24 beds), allowing us to offer highly personalized care. We strive to maintain high staffing levels to allow our CNA’s to provide the best care possible.

Our comprehensive care planning team has vast knowledge and training in the treatment of seniors and includes:

• Nurses and CNAs
• Social worker
• Activities director
• Physicians
• Care center administrators

We regularly offer CNA classes for people interested in working as a Certified Nursing Aide.

Star Valley Health is equipped with state-of-the-art, leading-edge technology and is staffed to perform minimally invasive, life-saving procedures. Our highly trained surgeons perform approximately 4,000 surgeries each year, and more than one-third of these are performed as laparoscopic or robotic procedures. Star Valley Health provides advanced surgical procedures to inpatients and outpatients on an elective, urgent, and emergency basis.

Our surgical facilities feature:
• Seven private, post-operative rooms
• Three surgery suites equipped with the latest technology
• Two specialized endoscopy rooms
• Fully-equipped post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)
• Advanced electronics system providing surgeons access to test results and other critical information

We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient surgical services, including:
• Appendectomy
• Breast Biopsy
• Cancer Treatments
• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopy
• Gallbladder
• General Surgery
• Gynecology Procedures
• Mastectomy
• Orthopedics
• Otolaryngology (ears, nose, and throat)
• Pain Management
• Plastic Surgery
• Thyroid
• Urology Treatments
• Varicose Vein / Spider Vein Treatments

Our state-of-the-art inpatient Med/Surg unit is the center of our hospital. We are a 22-bed facility that includes 2 Labor & Delivery rooms and 2 step-down ICU rooms. We have dedicated L&D staff that complement our skilled Med/Surg staff. Our Family Medicine trained Hospitalist is on-site during the day and on-call at night, while our Emergency Room physicians are on-site 24/7. Patient ratios at our hospital are typically 2-4 patients per nurse. The Med/Surg staff consists of RNs, CNAs, Hospitalist, Utilization Review, and Discharge Planner/Social Worker. Services provided in this unit include:

Medical care
Surgical care
Intensive care and telemedicine
Labor and delivery services
Pediatric care
Post-discharge nursing care and/or rehabilitation services
Social work