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Intermountain Health - Northern Utah

Resource Name:Intermountain Health - Northern Utah

address

4401 Harrison Blvd, Ogden, UT 84403

Eligibility

Newborn can be dropped of at the hospital by the mother or a person acting with the mother's permission.

Hours

Monday: Open 24 hours Tuesday: Open 24 hours Wednesday: Open 24 hours Thursday: Open 24 hours Friday: Open 24 hours Saturday: Open 24 hours Sunday: Open 24 hours

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Baby should be dropped off at any hospital that is open 24 hours a day. Infant should be left with hospital worker wearing proper identification.

Fees

No cost

Service area

UT
Utah law allows birth parents to anonymously give up custody of their newborn child without facing any legal consequences. Any Utah hospital is designated as Safe Haven for newborns to be dropped off safely. DCFS then places the child for adoption.

Providing organization

Intermountain Health - Northern Utah
Full service hospital which provides emergency medicine, safe havens for abandoned newborns, wound clinics, general expectant/new parent assistance, bereavement support groups, and health/disabilities related volunteer opportunities.