Granger Medical Clinic was founded in 1954 by Doctors LaVere Poulsen and Glenn Wilson. The two providers came together with the hope of better serving the Granger community (now West Valley City) on the west side of the Salt Lake valley. They were the first (and at the time, only) physicians in Utah west of the Jordan River to serve a growing population that had previously needed to travel east to find a provider.
Their practice steadily grew and in 1998, the clinic then 21 providers strong moved to a larger building in West Valley City. Continuing its trajectory, Granger Medical Clinic added locations, opening offices in West Jordan, Riverton and Draper. Today, Granger Medical Clinic has become one of Utahs largest physician-owned medical groups with 28 locations now spanning four counties reaching from Bountiful to Payson and Sandy to Tooele.
Along the way, Granger Medical Clinic has added many specialists and ancillary services to improve convenience and quality of care for its patients. Within Granger Medical Clinic, there are over 170 providers practicing in 29 specialties with other services (including a sleep lab, clinical research studies, a lab and imaging department, and laser cosmetic treatments) being offered.
Granger Medical Clinic holds a 50th Anniversary celebration extravaganza with over 85 employees helping at the event and approximately 300-500 attendees. Granger Medical Clinic gets back into the business of owning and running its own lab, beginning with the 16-18 most common tests.
David C. Tanner joins Granger Medical Clinic as new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Josh Nelson, who served as CEO for 13 years. Granger Medical Clinic opens its Draper location, including Corner Canyon Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Granger Medical Clinic opens its Tooele clinic. Wasatch Internal Medicine merges with Granger Medical Clinic. Granger Medical Clinic becomes part of an Accountable Care Organization. Lance Colby joins Granger Medical Clinic as Chief Operating Officer. President Mary Jane Pennington, MD is named Entrepreneur of the Year finalist for the Utah region.
Granger Medical Clinic welcomes a number of practices to its system, including Asthma & Allergy Clinic of Utah, Parkway Pediatrics Parkway Family Medicine, Gynecology Affiliates of Utah, and the newly created Summit Urology Group.
In continuation of its founders vision of making healthcare more available to families in west Salt Lake Valley, Granger Medical Clinic offers exceptional healthcare for you and your family with a lifetime commitment to quality, compassion and respect. This mission and level of care is reflected in how well we treat our patients and their families and in our ability to provide the right healthcare for their needs.
In 2015, Granger Medical Clinic was recognized by a national survey as having the sixth lowest cost of care among the nations Accountable Care Organizations participating in the Medicare MSSP program. This was done while maintaining a 99% quality of care rating. Granger Medical Clinic continues to evaluate its processes to ensure that costs are kept down and the quality of care provided to the families in our community is the best that it can be.
Dr. Pennington has served as the president of Granger Medical Clinic for 20 years, playing an integral role in the clinics growth. She is also CEO of Physicians Accountable Care of Utah, the ACO that was developed in 2013 by Granger Medical Clinic, Wasatch Internal Medicine, and Foothill Family Clinic. PACUs 2015 results showed that our expenditure per beneficiary is the sixth lowest in the country among ACOs participating in the Medicare MSSP program, with a quality score of 99.11 percent out of 100. We continue to work on expanding our care program activities at Granger Medical that have resulted in a 5 percent decrease in hospital inpatient costs in 2016. Dr. Pennington earned her BS from Duke University, and her MD from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis. She has served as the president of Granger Medical while also maintaining a part-time pediatric practice in Riverton, Utah. She and her husband of 32 years have three daughters (a pediatric resident in Seattle, a NICU nurse, and a recent engineering graduate).
Robert Condie recently joined Granger Medical Clinic as Chief Financial Officer. Rob has a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He also has a Masters degree in Information Systems from Brigham Young University. He comes to us with a wealth of experience in financial management and strategic short-term and long-term planning.
Rob prides himself on being a hands-on leader and trusted business partner who is approachable by every member of his team. He is not afraid to take risks, but he strongly believes that being fully informed of all risk-reward tradeoffs is the key to good financial decision making. He excels at tackling difficult and complex problems by listening to all points of view and carefully weighing each option before making a decision. Robs strength is identifying profit leaks and formulating a plan to capture those profits, making our organization more efficient and lucrative.