Revere Health Offers One-Stop Medical Care at New Multi-Specialty Clinic in St. George, Utah

In December 2020, Revere Health opened its new, state-of-the-art multispecialty clinic in St. George, Utah. The 68,000-square-foot structure is the first of its kind in southern Utah and offers residents a one-stop shop for their medical needs.

“Our community has needed something like this for a long time,” said Curtis Carter, a family medicine physician and member of the Revere Health Board of Directors. “Being able to provide so many medical services under one roof lets patients have easy access to high-quality and cost-effective care.”

The Revere Health St. George Multi- Specialty Health Center is located just north of Lin’s Market at 2900 East Mall Drive and will provide a variety of services, including family medicine, urgent care, lab, cardiology, physiatry, internal medicine, physical therapy, orthopedics, and a vein and vascular center. It’s also home to St. George’s first outpatient imaging center not affiliated with a hospital.

“Offering these lab and imaging services outside of a hospital setting means patients can expect to pay about a third of the cost," said Carter. "I know this will be a valuable resource to so many people."

Revere Health Is Committed to Compassionate, Coordinated Care

Revere Health first began providing care in southern Utah a decade ago. Since then, Revere Health has continued to add new services to its growing list of care options, including cancer care. Although not located in the multi-specialty health center, Revere Health Hematology-Oncology is nearby, allowing patients to access high-quality cancer care provided by a physician within the Revere Health network.

“One of the biggest benefits of having all your medical care within the same health system like Revere Health is that there is a high level of coordination where all your doctors—from family medicine to orthopedics to cardiology—really are a team,” said Carter. “They all have access to the same information, which prevents us from ordering unnecessary or duplicate tests and allows us to easily work with you and each other to make the best decisions for your health.”

One Patient's Experience

Ann Raskin is one of the many patients who has seen the positive effects of Revere Health’s team-based approach to health care. Last summer, Raskin experienced heart palpitations and visited the urgent care located at Revere Health St. George Clinic. Carter, who was the doctor on duty for urgent care that day, performed a thorough examination and determined Raskin needed to see a cardiologist right away. Carter immediately referred Raskin to Revere Health Heart of Dixie cardiologist David Boorman and PA Nick Wittwer.

“The referring doctors at Revere have immediate access,” said Boorman. “They just make a phone call, and our practitioners are available to see them that day or the next day.”

Raskin was diagnosed with 99 percent blockage in her right coronary artery and required three stents. She also needed a fourth stent in her circumflex artery. Wittwer was able to schedule her procedure for the following morning.

“I was later told that for the severity of my condition, I had the most perfect outcome,” said Raskin. “The arteries were able to be opened completely, and I didn’t have a heart attack or any heart damage. All of this wouldn’t have been possible had these doctors not been lined up in my life.”

Raskin’s general physician, Scott Barton, was involved in the process, too. Barton followed up with Raskin to help her get her diabetes under control to reduce the risk of further cardiovascular complications. This experience was a not so subtle wake-up call for Raskin to take control of her chronic conditions. Raskin acknowledged that the coordinated care and teamwork between these four health care providers saved her life.

“I love these doctors and their staff. They will forever be in my thoughts and prayers and in my heart—figuratively and literally,” said Raskin.

Coordination is one of Revere Health’s core values and is a cornerstone of valuebased care, a major initiative at Revere Health that emphasizes care quality, patient experience, and cost savings.

Improving Outcomes While Keeping Costs Down

Revere Health is also an accountable care organization (ACO), which is a group of care providers that work together to improve patient health outcomes, reduce health care spending, and increase patient satisfaction. ACOs are eligible for rewards if they are able to prove that the care they provided made their patients healthier and happier while also being cost effective. However, advanced ACOs like Revere Health also have to take on financial risk if they are not able to improve care and lower costs.

“We have skin in the game,” said Revere Health Chief Operations Officer Christopher Steen. “We’ve agreed to be held accountable for the way we provide care, and if we aren’t addressing patient safety, access to services, treatment effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and cost, then we can be penalized.”

Steen also noted that over the last four years, Revere Health has been able to reduce the cost of care by an average of 8 percent each year and significantly reduce unplanned hospital admission rates through its valuebased care program. He attributes this success to the many innovative caregivers at Revere Health who are “always looking for ways to improve the patient experience.”