We're celebrating National Healthcare Facilities & Engineering Week! A special thank you goes out to the dedicated professionals who ensure our healthcare facilities are safe, efficient, and well-maintained. Your expertise and hard work behind the scenes make a significant impact on patient care and overall healthcare quality!
At Intermountain Health, we are proud to recognize and celebrate the significant contributions of women in the field of healthcare, including physicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals. In this article, three female physicians share advice for women considering a career in healthcare, challenges they’ve overcome, and tips for being an effective leader.
We are thrilled to be recognized in the Utah Business 2024 Green Business Awards! From clean energy goals to innovative recycling initiatives, this year’s honorees exemplify the power of business to drive positive change for our planet. Learn more about this recognition and see the full list of 2024 honorees in the story below.
Intermountain Heber Valley Hospital in Heber City, Utah is celebrating 25 years of patient care and service to the community! 🎉 The hospital, which opened in October 1999, held a celebration last week for caregivers to mark the milestone and celebrate the vital services that help the community and residents live the healthiest lives possible. Heber Valley Hospital caregivers enjoyed music performed by the Wasatch High School Marching Band, had cupcakes and received commemorative sweatshirts and stickers designed by a local Heber designer, Jorrien Petersen, of Fell Designs. “Over 25 years, Intermountain Heber Valley Hospital has expanded to match the growing population of the Heber Valley and Wasatch County. What started as a small 43,000 square foot hospital has become an award-winning 68,000 square foot critical-access hospital with a medical campus and clinics that include 21 medical specialties and 69 local medical providers,” said Si Hutt, president of Heber Valley Hospital.
If you’ve ever traveled along I-80 or U.S. 93 through Nevada, you’ve probably driven through Wells, a town of 1,251 people. That was the experience of Doc Smith, who got stuck in Wells during a winter storm in 1980. When the town’s residents learned he was a doctor, they convinced him to stay in Wells and open a practice. Doc served the town for 30 years until he retired in 2011. Since then, town leaders have been looking for a healthcare provider. Without an in-town doctor, residents have to travel one hour to Elko for limited services or more than two hours to Salt Lake City. Doctors have come to Wells over the years, but the care hasn’t been sustainable — until Intermountain Health came to town with a unique approach to hybrid care.
About 13% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) don’t know they have it and need testing. Early detection is essential because it reduces transmission and improves patients' lives by placing them on antiretroviral therapy (ART), which allows them to live healthier lives and significantly lowers the risk of spreading the virus. Testing is vital. Yet Utah has consistently ranked last out of all 50 states for HIV testing rates — until recently. A group of caregivers decided to improve HIV testing rates in Utah to support some of our most vulnerable communities. Intermountain Health has now expanded support for PLHIV in ways we couldn’t have imagined a few years ago.
Rony Quintana, Nevada nurse practitioner, is part of a unique group. She is one of two providers (and two medical assistants) treating patients in their homes as part of Nevada’s mobile urgent care team, the only one of its kind across the enterprise. Rony and her fellow caregivers take calls specifically from seven Las Vegas senior primary care clinics, treating a variety of conditions. Patients have same day appointments; they call their primary care office based on symptoms they’re experiencing, and those calls are routed to Rony's team if those patients cannot visit a clinic but need to see a provider in-person. Cases range from mild symptoms to more serious needs like congestive heart failure and COPD. Since the team started two years ago, Nevada’s mobile urgent care team has reduced hospital utilization rates by 20% in at least one of the clinics they serve and reduced the ambulance rate by 6%. They’ve also added more supplies and a lab license to be more self-sufficient in running patient tests onsite instead of traveling back and forth to a clinic. Moreover, the team hopes to expand their services and team in southern Nevada.
It's Healthcare Quality Week! Let's recognize the dedication and hard work of healthcare professionals who strive to improve patient care and outcomes every day. Your commitment to excellence ensures that we all receive the highest quality of care!
Our strategic priority of children's health in Nevada is now closer to reality than ever before. On October 22, Intermountain Health, alongside elected officials and community leaders, unveiled a sign at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park that reads, "The future site of Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital.” “Bringing comprehensive, subspecialty care for children close to home will meet a critical need in Nevada, improve access, and have a meaningful impact on young lives and families,” said Mitch Cloward, Desert Region president. “This is the first step in strengthening our partnership with the community to bring this long-needed, stand-alone children’s hospital to Las Vegas. We look forward to growing our pediatric services and extending our mission and Intermountain’s purpose to more caregivers and patients.”
Happy National Massage Therapy Awareness Week! From relieving stress and pain to promoting overall well-being, massage therapists play a vital role in enhancing patient care. Thank you for your healing touch and dedication!
