Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Utah

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 13 are in Utah counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital in Heber (a mental health HPSA (score 17)), Castleview Hospital in Price (a mental health HPSA (score 15)) and Bear River Valley Hospital in Tremonton (a primary care HPSA (score 9) and a mental health HPSA (score 14)).

HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.

LifePoint Health (2), Intermountain Health (10) and Central Valley Medical Center (1). Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.