What sets us apart
At Delta Community Hospital, patients receive the highest quality medical care. We offer affordable care to all regardless of ability to pay. Our caregivers continue a tradition of advanced and urgent medical care that began in our area in the 1960s.
Delta Community Hospital is named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Critical Access Hospitals to Know” list. The hospital was commended by Becker’s for the benefit it provides to the Delta community and its dedicated community health programming:
“Delta Community Hospital has served the Delta community for more than 30 years, growing to include four family practice physicians and a team of 74 caregivers,” Becker’s reports. “Delta Community Hospital supports several community programs, including free screenings and initiatives to encourage health and fitness among individuals and families.”
The hospital is a Certified Level IV Trauma Facility, a Certified Stroke Receiving Center, and is certified by Stepping Up for Utah Babies. Some other interesting facts about the hospital include:
- The first artificially intelligent (AI) colonoscopy device in Utah was used here in 2022.
- Tele-oncology services started here in 2023 after equipment was installed in patient rooms.
- The hospital uses state-of-the-art imaging equipment, with new ultrasound (2021), CT (2023), echocardiography (2024), and X-ray (2025) machines.
- The hospital was enlarged in 2021 with a 4,000 square-foot expansion. The project increased the size of the Emergency Department, Laboratory, and Surgical Department.
- Nurses are trained and certified to provide high-level cancer treatment here.
History
Recent awards
2023 – Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in Patient Satisfaction by National Rural Health Association
2023 – Innovation Award, Rural Impact Award by Primary Care and Rural Health of Utah
2022 – Guardian of Excellence Award in Patient Experience by Press Ganey (Emergency Department recorded three consecutive years of 90th-percentile patient experience rankings)
2021 – Business of the Year by Delta Area Chamber of Commerce
2019 – “67 Critical Access Hospitals to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review
2019 – Center of Excellence Newborn Hearing Screening Program by Utah Department of Health
2018 – Quality Award by HealthInsight
Leadership
Operational Leadership
- Kurt Forsyth, Hospital President
- Rhett Crapo, DO, Chief Medical Officer
- Ches Jacobson, Chief Nursing Officer
- Tina Anderson, Support Services Manager
- Destiny Turner, Finance Director
- Sheri Louder, Executive Assistant & Medical Staff Coordinator
- Rita Willoughby, Clinical Excellence Manager
- Shauna Watts, Communications and Community Affairs Manager
Combined Delta & Fillmore Hospital Governing Board
- Jacob Robison, Board Chair
- Karen Quarnberg, Vice Chair
- Lorna Adams
- Goretty Avalos
- Wayne Brown, MD
- Kurt Forsyth
- Matthew Kolste
- Jason May
- Claudio Pardo
- Rhett Crapo, DO
- Justin Taylor
- Evelyn Warnick
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Careers
Rural healthcare is a fun, exciting, thrilling, and challenging environment to help people live the healthiest lives possible. Close to rugged outdoor activities and away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Delta Community Hospital offers a workplace environment where every interaction has a friendly, personal feel. Come experience the joy of living and working in rural central Utah!
Volunteer
Volunteers are a critical part of Delta Community Hospital. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to serve, grow, learn, make new friends, exchange ideas, and contribute to our community.
How do volunteers serve in the hospital?
- Staff and operate the gift shop
- Greet and direct patients and visitors
- Serve as liaison in the Emergency Room and Same Day Surgery waiting rooms and in the Medical/Surgical Unit
- Deliver flowers and letters to patients
- Plan and organize activities
How can I become a hospital volunteer?
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Complete an online application
- Volunteer a minimum of 4 hours a week
- Make a six-month commitment
- Comply with all health requirements for vaccinations and immunizations
- Complete new volunteer orientation
- Be able to complete the tasks required of the position