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St. James Healthcare in Butte, MT, now part of Intermountain Health, is proud to announce that Riley Ungaretti, MS, LAT of St. James Sports Medicine was recognized by the Northwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (NWATA) with the New Horizon Award. The New Horizon Award recognizes young professionals of the NWATA for their unique or immediate contributions in service to the athletic training profession within District 10 (which consists of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, & Washington). This is an award that recognizes volunteerism, advancement of the profession, or service to the NWATA. Riley has been with St. James Sports Medicine for six years and was inspired to be an Athletic Trainer after a shoulder injury in high school piqued her interest in sports medicine. She enjoys the uniqueness of working with her patients every single day as they make their way through the process.
Intermountain’s investment in caregiver and leader development and careers has been recognized with the prestigious Associate for Talent Development global recognition, the BEST Award. The BEST Award is for “organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development.” Intermountain’s HR Learning Center of Excellence in collaboration with Clinical Education, the Simulation Center, the Equity Office, Talent Acquisition, and AskHR lead shared strategies that stood out from other applicants. The approach moves away from simply delivering education to a strategy of enabling caregivers to create their own learning and career pathways. By working together, these teams are able to provide unique programs and opportunities to help caregivers and leaders achieve their goals. At the same time, the teams ensure that the workforce is equipped with the skills for today and are prepared for the future.
Intermountain Health Desert Region President Dr. Paul Krakovitz was recently interviewed by Nevada Business Magazine. Learn how Intermountain is working to increase access to quality care, such as by working with university residency programs to build out the healthcare professional pipeline.
Intermountain Precision Genomics, a service of Intermountain Health, and partner Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, are now certified to offer solid tumor testing to patients in all 50 U.S. states after receiving the New York State Clinical Laboratory Permit. This achievement follows a recent site inspection as part of the New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program. “This certification by the New York State Department of Health is a testament to this team’s dedication to laboratory safety and quality. The standard for this certification is high, and we’re proud to deliver on that,” said Jason Gillman, Precision Health Operations director, Intermountain Precision Genomics. “Expanding into New York opens the door for Intermountain Precision Genomics and our partners at Myriad Genetics to serve many more patients and healthcare providers than before. We believe our cancer genomics services should be available to every late-stage cancer patient who needs it.”
A big shout out to our team at Fillmore Community Hospital in Fillmore, UT for receiving a Five-Star Breastfeeding Friendly Rating from Utah Department of Health! The state recognizes Utah hospitals that have taken steps to promote, protect, educate, and encourage breastfeeding in their facilities. Congratulations!
For the third consecutive year, Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT has been named one of the nation’s top 50 cardiovascular hospitals for providing excellent heart care by Fortune Magazine and PINC AI, a national healthcare quality firm, which publishes an annual ranking of America’s best heart hospitals. For 2023, Intermountain Medical Center was ranked as the 10th leading teaching heart hospital in the nation in Fortune’s Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals study, which identifies hospitals throughout the United States that demonstrate the highest clinical and operational performance in heart and vascular care.
In an emergency, time matters. St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, MT, now part of Intermountain Health, is committed to ensuring Montanans and Wyomingites have quick access to the critical, lifesaving care they need when they need it most. That's why, in August of last year, St. Vincent chose to become the first hospital in Montana to officially apply for Level I Trauma Center verification under the American College of Surgeons (ACS), with a goal of becoming the State of Montana's very first Comprehensive Trauma Center in early 2024. St. Vincent is currently in the review process from the ACS and anticipates the results of the review at the end of 2023. "We know there is an opportunity for us to continue to enhance and expand the trauma and emergency services we provide. The decision to apply for Level I Trauma is about providing the best care to our community in our community, whenever possible, keeping our patients close to home and continuing to be the hospital of choice," shared Jen Alderfer, president, St. Vincent Healthcare and Montana |Wyoming Market for Intermountain.
Did you know, that for every hour Intermountain Health caregivers volunteer with an approved organization, Intermountain Health will donate $16 to an eligible organization of the caregiver’s choosing! We have a goal to log 144,000 volunteer hours by the end of the year. In conjunction with Earth Day, we have a goal of planting 100 trees over the next few weeks. Even CEO Rob Allen joined in to get some dirt under his nails and help us reach our goal!
Nine Intermountain Health cancer centers are the first in Utah to earn accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), APEx- Accreditation Program for Excellence – an objective external validation that a radiation oncology facility is delivering high-quality patient care. The nine Intermountain cancer centers are among only 200 facilities nationwide to earn APEx accreditation. The Utah sites join two additional Intermountain Health cancer centers in Colorado to hold this accreditation. Those are Cancer Centers of Colorado at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, accredited since 2018, and Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, accredited since 2016. “The accreditation process is a very rigorous, multi-step process that took more than a year to complete,” said Craig Nielsen, director for radiation oncology at Intermountain Health. “We evaluated all our policies and procedures using objective, evidence-based performance measures in radiation oncology.”
Healogics, a national leader in providing advanced wound care, has recognized the Advanced Wound Center and Hyperbarics program at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO, now part of Intermountain Health, as a 2022 Center of Distinction. To be named a Center of Distinction, the wound care program met or exceeded certain metrics in clinical and operational performance including achieving a patient satisfaction score of more than 92%.
