Utah boasts some of the healthiest people in the country. In 2003 the state was ranked third-healthiest in the U.S. by the United Health Foundation. Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, and also records some of the lowest cancer, heart disease, and infant mortality rates.
A major focus for health care in Salt Lake City is the University Health Services Center, the teaching and research hospital for the University of Utah Medical School. The system consists of 850 physicians and health-care professionals, inpatient and outpatient services, same-day surgery, a 90-bed psychiatric hospital, and 24-hour assessment and referral services. Intermountain Health Care is a non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City. It includes 21 hospitals and has a mandate to provide quality care regardless of a patients' abilities to pay. Primary Children's Medical Center was ranked one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the country in 2003. The Intermountain Shriners Hospital for Children provides no-cost care and services for children with disorders of the bones, muscles and joints.