State enlists three more healthcare providers to help vaccination effort

As the number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine increased in Utah with the availability of the new Johnson & Johnson one-dose medication, the Utah Department of Health enlisted additional healthcare providers to give the shots. Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health joined Nomi Health as private companies helping to vaccinate Utahns under the agreement with the state.

All three contractors have operations ongoing throughout the state and said they would expand operations as state vaccine allotments increase. The new vaccination locations will not replace existing state and county sites or the pharmacies currently giving shots.

“These partners will increase our reach throughout the state. They will be able to offer large-scale vaccination clinics in some areas where we’re currently unable to do so,” said Tom Hudachko, spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health. “They have established relationships with many residents in the state who have underlying medical conditions, so we will rely on them to help with those populations. We always intended to activate additional [locations] once we had surpassed the capacity of the health departments to administer vaccines.”

Intermountain Health has begun giving vaccinations at Logan Regional Hospital, McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Park City Hospital, Riverton Hospital, St. George Regional Medical Center, The Orthopedic Speciality Hospital in Murray and Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Anyone eligible for the vaccine can set up an appointment by going to https://intermountainhealthcare.org.

Nomi Health is administering vaccinations at Megaplex Theaters in Lehi, Vinyard, West Valley City, Centerville and South Jordan with other location additions pending. Details are at getmyshot.utah.gov.

University of Utah Health vaccination locations are at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City and the Redwood Health Center at 1525 W. 2100 S. in Salt Lake City.