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Show I S AT; J Cedar City is the home of the new, modern, 57-bed Valley View Medical Center. This hospital facility was put into service on Nov. 24, 1963. The beautiful new building replaced the old Iron County Hospital. The name Valley View Medical Center was well chosen because it is built on a hillside in the southeast section of Cedar City with a view overlooking , the city and the surrounding countryside. country-side. Future plans for the hospital includes accreditation with the JCHA and becoming a medical center for the southern end of the State. Many training workshops for hospital technical groups throughout southern Utah, are held at the Valley View Medical Center. The hospital is under the control of the Iron County Commission and the administrator is appointed by the Commission. It is well served by a medical staff of ten doctors, doc-tors, a pathologist, a radiologist, and over 100 employees. It contains the following departments: medical records library, laboratory, x-ray, physical therapy, major and minor surgery and delivery rooms, central supply, a well-equipped well-equipped outpatient-emergency area, pharmacy, procurement procure-ment or purchasing department and business offices. It has a modern and well equipped medical-surgical and obstetrical obstetri-cal wing staffed with an efficient and capable nursing staff. There is also complete laundry, kitchen, maintenance, housekeeping and other efficient units. Services of a consulting con-sulting dietician, pharmacist, and medical records libarian are available. The Center also has active and well organized organ-ized organizations, the Pink Ladies and the Candy Stripers. It was one of the first ten hospitals in the State to be certified for Medicare. Civil Defense officials have approved approv-ed and stocked the hospital for a fall-out shelter for 2820 persons and 37 shelter managers have been trained from hospital personnel. The Valley View Medical Center houses the Public Health Department. Modern Valley View Medical Center |