KUTV — Intermountain Health is excited to open the Intermountain Alta View Hospital Behavioral Health Center in Sandy, increasing much-needed access and services for patients in the Salt Lake Valley who need behavioral health care.
Janet Hintze joined Fresh Living to share all about the new facility.
The new center at Intermountain Alta View Hospital, 9660 South 1300 East in Sandy, which opens in June 2026, brings much needed mental health resources directly to the community closer to home – making high quality, compassionate mental healthcare more accessible than ever before.
By reducing travel barriers and expanding timely access to expert care, the center will play a vital role in strengthening community well-being,
said Janet Hintze, RN, chief nursing officer of Intermountain Alta View Hospital.
These new resources will help ensure individuals and families in our community receive the behavioral health support they need, right when they need it.
One of the unique features of the new Intermountain Alta View Hospital Behavioral Health Center is a specialized Maternal Mental Health Unit, which was created to support women during pregnancy, and up to one year after childbirth.
The Maternal Mental Health Unit at Alta View Hospital is a groundbreaking inpatient program created to support individuals during pregnancy and throughout the first year after childbirth – a time of profound change, vulnerability, and opportunity for healing. This dedicated inpatient unit provides compassionate care, separate from other behavioral health units, where moms receive support and resources to promote healing and resilience for both parent and child.
This dedicated unit recognizes that mental health conditions during pregnancy and the postpartum period are both common and treatable, and that mothers deserve specialized care designed specifically for them.
Unlike traditional psychiatric units, this Maternal Mental Health Unit is separate from other inpatient behavioral health units and intentionally designed for the unique emotional, psychological, and physiological needs associated with pregnancy and early parenthood.
Care is delivered by clinicians with expertise in perinatal psychiatry, trauma informed care, and maternal infant bonding, ensuring treatment plans reflect both the safety of the parent and the well-being of the family.
The unit serves individuals experiencing serious perinatal and postpartum mental health conditions, including postpartum depression, severe anxiety, postpartum psychosis, trauma related disorders, and substance use–related mental health concerns affecting pregnancy or the postpartum period. These conditions can significantly impact not only the individual’s health, but also family stability and early bonding—making timely, specialized intervention critical.
Treatment plans are individualized and often include psychotherapy, medication management, and supportive family involvement. When appropriate, care planning considers the mother infant relationship as part of healing, reinforcing the importance of bonding and reducing stigma surrounding maternal mental health.
What makes this program especially meaningful is its whole family, compassionate approach to recovery,
said Hintze.
This Maternal Mental Health Unit is about meeting mothers where they are –during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives – and surrounding them with expert, compassionate care designed just for them and their families.
Other features of the new Intermountain Alta View Hospital Behavioral Health Center:
Behavioral Health Access CenterWalk-in crisis treatment, observation, and fast access to mental health treatment from licensed behavioral health professionals for adult patients age 18+. (Pediatric walk-In crisis care is available at the Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital – Taylorsville campus.)
New facility features:
Medical Withdrawal Management (detox)
Recovery from substance abuse can be challenging. That’s why we offer full medical help for safe withdrawal management to support you every step of the way. Adult beds for inpatient care Alta View Hospital’s behavioral health inpatient unit provides a safe, therapeutic and spacious environment to treat anyone with a mental health emergency.
Intermountain Alta View Hospital invites the public to see and tour the new state-of-the-art facility at a special community open house from 2-4 pm on Thursday, May 21, before services open in June 2026.
For more information, visit intermountainhealth.org
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