|
Health Care in St. George, Utah
Dixie Regional Medical Center is a 137-bed
comprehensive community hospital with two locations and a
world-class cardiac care center. It also hosts the
community's emergency department and most other acute care medical
and/or surgical inpatient procedures. St.
George Surgical Center is a nationally accredited multi-specialty
ambulatory surgical center. The Doctor's Free Clinic
provides medical care at no cost to citizens who cannot pay.
Kolob Care and Rehabilitation of
St. George provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Red
Cliffs Regional Rehabilitation and Convalescent offers skilled
nursing, short term rehabilitation, physical therapy and long term
care.
Recreation and Other Things to Do in St.
George, Utah
Thirty-five miles of paved, walking and biking
trails connect twenty-five parks, dozens of neighborhoods, lovely
desertscapes and the town center (there is a neighborhood park or
paved walking path within one half mile of everyone in St.
George). The Sand Hollow Aquatic Center offers swimming and
diving opportunities. The St. George Recreation Center
is home to racquetball courts, game rooms, hobby and craft
activities, a gym and more.
|
|
There are five movie theaters,
tennis courts, a library and plenty of shopping available. The Red Cliffs Mall has more than 50 stores, and the Promenade has
even more. SunTran is the public transit system and makes it
easy to get around town.
St. George also hosts the annual Huntsman
World Senior Games, in which seniors from all over the
world compete. Senior Sampler is the weekly
newspaper geared for seniors, and the St. George Senior
Citizen's Center (60+) sponsors a wide variety of
activities and events, including health screenings, dance
classes, legal services, meals-on-wheels, yoga, trips and
a volunteer program.
|
Golf is affordable, especially when compared to Las
Vegas or Phoenix. Residents can purchase the City
Cache Card and receive significant discounts on public
courses.
National parks dot Utah, and several spectacular
ones are close to St. George. Rugged Zion National Park may
be the most famous and is home to soaring red rock formations,
cliffs and inspiring desert vistas. Not too far off is Bryce
Canyon National Park, a series of pink limestone amphitheaters
that seem to glow at sunset. Visitors can bike, hike, go horseback
riding or fish.
Will You Retire in St. George, Utah?
Wide-open spaces, skies that seem to stretch
forever, hot days and cool nights, golf and an outdoor
lifestyle characterize this part of the country. St. George
is an up and coming place, booming now and probably for years to
come. Still relatively affordable, it may one day rival
Phoenix or Las Vegas and lose its appeal. Today, though, it
is a safe, very livable community with a significant retiree
population. Come visit, and maybe you will want to
call it home, too!
Return
to Page 1
|
