Columbia Mountain View Hospital in Payson, owned by Columbia Healthcare Corp., Nashville, Tenn., is the only hospital in America to receive three national awards in the same year.
The hospital was named one of the top 100 hospitals in the country, received accreditation with commendation from the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and was named in the top 50 of hospitals in managing costs and maintaining quality. Don Larsen is the chief executive officer.Columbia, which owns seven hospitals in Utah, also announced that accreditation with commendation has been awarded to Columbia Brigham City Community Hospital, Columbia Castleview Hospital in Price and Columbia St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City. These three hospitals ranked in the top 12 percent of American hospitals to receive the award.