Alta View Hospital in Sandy, Utah, broke ground April 13 on what will be the largest investment project in the operation’s history, with major clinical improvements schedule for the next three years.

The additions include two four-story patient/clinic towers. Alta View Hospital, partnering with Intermountain Healthcare’s Transformation Lab, is incorporating new automated technologies to improve patient care. Some of those technologies include digital whiteboards with touch screen monitors and real-time location systems that help track assets and vehicles.

The actual groundbreaking featured a robot designed by four local high school students, who were challenged to build a replacement for hospital administrators. The use of robots represents Alta View’s emphasis on using technology to improve patient experience.

"With this construction project, we’re laying the foundation to better serve the families in our community,” said Bryan Johnson, an administrator at Alta View. "By updating inpatient rooms, maternity rooms, state-of-the-art surgical suites, and more, we’re preparing for the next three generations of families who will become part of the Alta View and Intermountain Healthcare families."