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When Teri Fostvedt and Amber Neely, both OR nurses at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT, went out for a trail run recently, they had no idea they’d end up saving each other’s life as they went face-to-face with a cougar who punctured Amber’s leg with a swipe of its claws and wouldn’t leave until a “divinely inspired” rock throw changed the mountain lion’s mind.
Intermountain Healthcare is the first health system in Utah to use a new tool that utilizes artificial intelligence to aid doctors in detecting colorectal polyps in real time during a colonoscopy to help patients fight colon cancer. This new technology, called GI Genius, is being used at four Intermountain hospitals: Intermountain Heber Valley Hospital, Intermountain Fillmore Hospital, Intermountain Delta Community Hospital, and Intermountain Cedar City Hospital, to improve colorectal polyp detection, remove pre-cancerous colorectal polyps early, and save more lives. “We are extremely excited for implementation of the GI Genius module,” said Holly Clark, MD, gastroenterologist for Intermountain Heber Valley Hospital and Intermountain Park City Hospital. “This advancement in our endoscopy services will significantly help us to detect pre-cancerous colorectal polyps earlier and help our patients in the Wasatch Back live healthier lives.”
A total of 16 Intermountain Healthcare hospitals received an "A" Hospital Safety Grade in fall 2022 from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization with a 10-year history of assigning letter grades twice per year to general hospitals throughout the United States based on a hospital’s ability to prevent medical errors and harm to patients. Congratulations for being recognized with an "A" grade and thank you for your commitment to keeping our patients safe!
Intermountain chaplains often try to help people in need think about what they really deeply believe, even if those beliefs have nothing to do with God or a particular faith. They don’t preach, but they do practice their faith as they reach out with compassion to those in need. At least that’s the case with Chaplain Wes Wilde who works in palliative care at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT. Often he’s speaking with people who have a terminal diagnosis; patients who are dealing with “colossal change” in their lives. “I think some people think we're in there to preach to people,” he says “People who think we’re in there with an agenda couldn’t possibly be further from the truth. If we, as professional chaplains, go in with an agenda, we’re doing it wrong from the outset. We go in and we go where the patient wants to go. We’re not there to fix their body, we’re not there to solve their problems economically or socially. We’re simply in there to be support wherever they need it.”
A family errand to a large retail store turned into a dramatic rescue when Kyle Bell, an Intermountain data architect, and his wife Bethany responded to a woman who fell in the aisle and started having a seizure. Since Kyle had taken an EMT course during his last year of high school, he knew what to do. Within seconds, they were at the woman's side, assessing the situation. Kyle instructed Bethany to protectively monitor the woman while he called 911. “Here I am a person in data and analytics for a health care company having had prior training, but it’s been about 10 years since I’ve practiced it,” says Kyle. “The skills I learned and the training I acquired came back in the snap of a finger.” “I would say my wife is a hero as well because we did it together,” he says. “It was a neat experience. At the end of the day, we ended up saving a woman’s life.”
We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Supply Chain Center, which was instrumental in keeping critical medical supplies in stock and available to caregivers and patients during the COVID pandemic. Our goal for the Supply Chain Center was to reduce costs while ensuring clinicians and caregivers had necessary supplies efficiently. By purchasing supplies directly from the manufacturer and leveraging bulk purchase opportunities, it streamlined processes. “At the time the Intermountain Supply Chain Center was built 10 years ago, it was leading the way,” said Allison Corry, vice president of Intermountain Healthcare’s support services and chief supply chain officer. “It was unheard of that healthcare providers were bringing distribution services into their own fold.” It’s been so successful that we're expanding the center with a massive project to add 38,000 square feet of new warehouse space and 10,000 square feet of pharmacy space. The project is expected to be finished in 2024.
Don't forget to check out our three virtual events happening next week! Tuesday, November 15th: 3pm - 4pm MST: Patient Care Tech / Certified Nursing Assistant Virtual Hiring Event - RSVP here: https://bit.ly/imhpct112022 4pm - 5pm MST: Medical Assistant Virtual Career Exploration Event - RSVP here: https://bit.ly/maexploration112022 Thursday, November 17th: 1pm - 2pm MST: RN New Grad Virtual Open House - RSVP here: https://bit.ly/imhrnnewgrad112022 We look forward to connecting with you!
Thank you to all the people who have courageously served our country. We salute you for your bravery and sacrifice and know that the freedoms we enjoy are because of you. Happy Veterans Day to everyone who has and is serving their country, their community and beyond!
Intermountain Healthcare is providing vital funding to Weber State University to help the Ogden university increase the number of students accepted into its programs and build the foundation for future programs. The funding of more than $1 million will help support Weber State’s new physician assistant program, the Diversity in Healthcare scholarship program, and the Office of Community Development Ogden Civic Action Network, better known as OgdenCAN. “Weber State University has been a stalwart for education, improving the community and helping to provide the next generation of healthcare providers. “We are proud to assist them in their work,” said Judy Williamson, RN, administrator of Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital.
After Annette Klinger, APRN, lost her daughter and suffered extreme head injuries in a brutal accident that also resulted in the amputation of much of her right arm, she was told she’d have the mental capacity of a fifth grader. With serious short-term memory problems, her career as a labor and delivery nurse, and her training to become a midwife was over. And yet she went on to Marysville University of St. Louis to become a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and was the valedictorian of her class. She also attended the University of Utah where she graduated with a doctorate in nursing in clinical leadership earlier this year. She managed to do all of this, not by focusing on her own need to succeed, but on her desire to help others facing dark times find hope. “When you’re in a dark place sometimes all you can do is survive,” Annette says. “You’re just trying to make it through the day. But there’s also a point that it all becomes a choice. Eventually you have to change from a victim’s role to a role where you’re just taking back your life.”
