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Blue Mountain Hospital

802 South 200 West, Blanding, UT 84511 · (435) 678-3993

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Blue Mountain Hospital is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Blanding, Utah (San Juan County), with 11 beds. It has an emergency room. In CMS's patient survey it scores 4 of 5 stars, and 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend it. It lists $2.32 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Utah hospital ($4.16).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
★★★★★patients' own rating (121 surveys)
$2.32listed for every $1 its care costs Utah typical $4.16
3 h 4 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
11beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

★★★★★4 of 5 · 121 surveys

69%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
74%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

  • Nurses communicated well★★★★★
  • Doctors communicated well★★★★★
  • Staff explained medicines★★★★★
  • Information for going home★★★★★
  • Room was clean★★★★★
  • Quiet at night★★★★★

Emergency room and urgent care

3 h 4 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
Pneumonia
16.0%
Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
Pneumonia
17.0%

US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

The money

$43what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$3.5Mnet income, all sources
10.7%margin on patient care alone
$19,948cost of charity care (0.1% of costs)
$1.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100full-time staff (equivalent)

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".

This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

Nearby hospitals

24 miles awaySan Juan HospitalMonticello, UTNot rated$1.35 listed per $1 of cost47 miles awaySouthwest Memorial HospitalCortez, CO★★★★★$2.43 listed per $1 of cost53 miles awayNorthern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock, NM★★★★★

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Distances are approximate: this hospital is placed by its ZIP code.