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Congratulations to Joy Memmen, RN Educator Specialist at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO, now part of Intermountain Health, for being recognized as one of Brighton's Woman of Action by the Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau! We are blessed that she brings her caring spirit and incredible talent to Platte Valley Medical Center each day.
HER-STORY was recently made at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO , now part of Intermountain Health, when an all-female cardiac surgery team came together in the operating room to perform an open-heart procedure. Women are underrepresented in the cardiac surgery profession, and we want to celebrate this unique milestone and this incredible team! We are proud of the expert care they provide for our patients and the inspiration they provide for the next generation of girls who want to break barriers. Pictured L-R Back Row: Kim Caesar (Cardiovascular Operating Room Registered Nurse-CV ORN), Dr. Megan Loo (Cardiothoracic Surgeon), Jacque Barnes-Little (CV ORN), Megan Kelso (CV ORN) Pictured L-R Front Row: Dr. Prairie Robinson (Anesthesiologist), Abi Solis (CV ORN), Rachel Thompson-Griffin (CV Surgical Technician), Corinne Cass (CV ORN), Jenna Mahan (CV Surgical Technician), Amanda Lin (CV ORN)
Thank you so much to Anna Taets who spent some of her spring break from Colorado State University crocheting hats for our NICU babies at St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, CO, now part of Intermountain Health. Anna is studying biology and plans to become a physician assistant (PA) after graduation; in the meantime, we are lucky to benefit from her lovely crochet skills!
Our Saint Joseph Midwives at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO, now part of Intermountain Health, not only care for patients, but they also care for the community. The team recently volunteered at Project Cure assembling birth kits that will go to global outreach needs in Ukraine and Senegal. Project Cure is a national organization that accepts unused hospital or clinic supplies that typically would be disposed of that are sorted and used by various organizations worldwide. The team assembled 222 birth kits that contained a baby blanket, baby hat, gloves, masks and other surgical supplies. Thank you to our midwife team for showing your caring spirit!
When the new Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO, part of Intermountain Health, welcomes patients in 2024, it will be a sleek, energy-efficient "hospital of the future," outfitted with innovative technology. The new building will be an accessible and patient-centered facility, that will meet the current and future needs of a vibrant, diverse community.
Congratulations to the following Intermountain Health hospitals for being recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health for quality of care and the critical role they play in serving their communities! Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals 2023: - Garfield Memorial Hospital – Panguitch, UT - Heber Valley Hospital – Heber City, UT Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals 2023: - Bear River Valley Hospital – Tremonton, UT - Cedar City Hospital – Cedar City, UT - Park City Hospital – Park City, UT - Sevier Valley Hospital – Richfield, UT - St. James Healthcare – Butte, MT
SelectHealth®, a nonprofit health plan serving more than one million members in Utah, Idaho and Nevada, recently announced Curt Howell as market president of the company’s Peaks Region. He will lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives as SelectHealth enters the Colorado health insurance market later this year. In his role, Howell will be responsible for working with regulatory, legislative, and business stakeholders; investigating and sourcing new business opportunities; building new relationships within the community; and working with network provider partners (including Intermountain Health) to provide these new communities with affordable and high-quality health plans.
We're proud to be recognized as one of Becker's Healthcare's 2023 list of 150 top places to work in healthcare! The organizations highlighted on this list provide comprehensive benefits packages, opportunities for professional development, inclusive work environments and the flexibility needed for a true work-life balance. These honorees prove that when employees' needs and desires are met, the entire organization is better for it - they are able to make a greater impact on the lives of patients.
Doctors go to great lengths to care for patients and their families. There is no hashtag too long to describe how great they are. What's your #Grateful hashtag? Happy National Doctors' Day! #ThankYouForDiagnosingTreatingAndPreventingIllnessForEmpathizingWithEncouragingAndComfortingPatientsAndForBringingTogetherScienceAndHumanityForAHealthierWorld #NationalDoctorsDay
Development in east Aurora, CO is on pace to add 60,000 residential units in the next 5 to 10 years representing about 120,000 projected new residents. Last week, legacy SCL Health Medical Group, now part of Intermountain Health, broke ground on a massive new medical office building to meet the growing demand for healthcare options in one of the fastest-expanding markets on the Front Range. In the next 5 years Intermountain plans to bring close to 50 additional providers to the east Denver metro area, most of whom will practice in the new medical office building. Located on Gun Club Road near the junction of I-70 and E-470, the building will represent Intermountain and SCL Health's largest care offering in the area with a planned 80,000 square feet of practice space. “It’s our mission and our promise to deliver comprehensive, high-quality healthcare close to home,” said Christopher Awtrey, MD, MHCDS, MBA, vice president and chief medical officer for legacy SCL Health Medical Group on the Front Range. “This is what that promise looks like in action.”
