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Star Valley Health Named Top 100 US Critical Access Hospital For the third year in a row, Star Valley Health has been recognized as a 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Says Dan Ordyna, CEO of Star Valley Health, “We are very grateful for this award and […]

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Courtney and Josh Smith welcomed Thomas last summer at Star Valley Health. The Smiths are fairly new to the valley and had talked about moving to Wyoming for years. As they weighed their decisions, Courtney describes living near a hospital as “Everything.” Says Courtney, “The number one thing that I had on my list with […]

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The SVH Auxiliary is Hosting a BINGO Night Tacos and Bingo will be presented by the Star Valley Health Auxiliary, with proceeds benefitting our hospital. Our auxiliary will be hosting eight rounds of BINGO and a bake sale! Time & Place: Thursday, August 21, 2025 at the Star Valley Ranch Community Center Barn.Doors open for […]

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Abbie Goodrick Recognized for Extraordinary Nursing Care. For RN Abbie Goodrick, nursing has been a lifelong dream. As a young child Abbie was inspired to pursue nursing while watching her elders take care of her grandmother. “I would always tell them that I would become a nurse, to take care of my family and people […]

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Carmel Berglin joined our orthopedics team this month. She works as a physician assistant (PA) with our spine surgeon, Dr. Wade Jensen. Dr. Jensen’s team offers a host of spine care, including endoscopic spine surgery. This innovative procedure may reduce the risk of surgical complications and provide faster recovery. Says Carmel, “Endoscopic spine surgery is […]

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Not all emergencies happen suddenly. Some develop slowly, with symptoms that may not always be what they seem. That was the case for Rod Jensen, who attributed his symptoms to digestive issues, when a far greater threat was brewing. “I was fatigued,” explains Rod. “I would go home literally exhausted, and just want to lay […]

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Rita Corsi is back in action after emergency abdominal surgery. In January of this year – in the midst of a snowstorm – Rita Corsi experienced an abdominal emergency. “One night, it was just such excruciating pain. It got to the point where I could hardly walk. I was so scared that my side was […]

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The following is an update from Change Healthcare (CHC) about a data breach that occurred in their system in February this year. At that time, CHC was providing some services to Star Valley Health. We no longer partner with Change Health for these services. As the company explains below, some of your health information may […]

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New Services Now Available in Alpine In addition to the services you’ve come to expect from us in Alpine, you now have access to even more care. Along with the primary care and urgent care services we already offer, our expanded center includes a 24/7 emergency room, day surgery center, and an outpatient cardiac cath […]

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DAISY Award Recipient For “compassion, humor, patience, and kindness” RN Carla Smith has received the DAISY Award for the devoted care she provides at our Care Center. Carla was nominated by Debra Brooks, whose mother was a resident at the Care Center. “My mom loved her, and so does our family!” With this award, Carla […]

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