Iron County has one independent private OB/GYN practice, and this is it. The Cedar City Institute of Women's Health opened in 2002 under Dr. Stephen Sanders, MD — a Baylor College of Medicine graduate who built a clinical home in Cedar City at a time when most women in the area drove to St. George or Salt Lake for specialized women's care.
The practice has held its patient-first philosophy across more than two decades without absorbing into a hospital system. Dr. Sanders is joined by Dr. Amber Dalton, MD and Mercedes Carter, PA-C, who joined in 2022 — a three-provider team that can sustain the full clinical breadth the population needs. Services include prenatal care, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, bioidentical hormone therapy, infertility workups, PCOS management, STD screening, and routine annual care. Both male and female providers are available, which the practice flags explicitly for patient comfort.
Cedar City's growth over the last decade — driven by SUU enrollment, in-migration from Las Vegas and the Wasatch Front, and the regional healthcare draw of the Cedar City hospital — has expanded the patient catchment significantly. The institute's position as the county's only private women's specialty clinic gives it a stability that affiliated practices don't have.
**Verification notes** Website live; founded 2002 per site; Dr. Sanders confirmed on about page with Baylor credentials; address 110 W 1325 N Ste 300 confirmed. Dr. Dalton and Carter named.