Intermountain Health and Black Physicians of Utah are collaborating on the 3rd annual Medicine Immersion Day, a community event focused on introducing Black and other Utahns of color to the field of medicine and empowering them to become physicians and learn more about healthcare careers. The 3rd annual Medicine Immersion Day will be hosted at Intermountain Alta View Hospital in Sandy this Saturday, September 7th, and provides the opportunity for Black and other young people, ages 16-25, to learn more to pursue a career or in various medical specialties. “Alta View Hospital is proud to partner with Black Physicians of Utah. Our hope is that this immersive Medicine Day will inspire young Black students and other students of color to consider careers in medicine,” said Scott Roberson, president of Intermountain Alta View Hospital.
🌟 Happy National Clinical Nurse Specialist Week! 🌟 From September 1st to September 7th, we celebrate the incredible contributions of our Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS). These highly-skilled nurses play an essential role in healthcare, emphasizing the nurse-patient relationship as the foundation for nursing practice.
Sandra Roberts, RN, recently celebrated 53 years of being a caregiver for Intermountain Health! Sandra graduated from Weber State College (now Weber State University) in Ogden, Utah at a time when she says not many students were applying to nursing school. She now works on the same day surgery unit at Bear River Valley Hospital in Tremonton, Utah. We sat down with Sandra to discuss her career with Intermountain and what has kept her in nursing for more than five decades in the article below.
In fatal suicide attempts, firearms are the most common method used nationwide. That's why we are launching a program throughout our Peaks Region to reduce firearm-related suicides and injuries by providing free gun safety locks and informational resources to our patients and communities.
Intermountain Health’s new Telehealth Emergency Medicine program is helping patients answer a common question: Do I really need to go to the ER? For many patients, the emergency room may not be the best choice. A consultation with an emergency medicine provider can outline options, refer people to the appropriate level of care, or even make TeleEM the focal point for their care. TeleEM focuses on fee-for-value patients and supports all InstaCares in Utah, ConnectCare, the Patient Service Center, and Health Answers. Once referred to TeleEM, patients are managed as outpatients, with a focus on prioritizing lower-cost resources such as Castell, Tellica, and Hospital Level Care at Home. “We want to be a support to patients to help them navigate the system better,” said TeleEM medical director Joel Taylor, MD. “We’re helping a lot of people access more appropriate care and lowering their costs of care while doing it.” TeleEM is currently staffed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with plans to expand soon to 24/7 care. The program is currently active only in Utah but will eventually cover Intermountain’s entire footprint. In the past year, TeleEM caregivers have recorded 1,200-plus interactions, with 550 patients admitted to TeleEM care. More than 95% of the time, they are able to avoid an ER visit.
When Brayan Mata-Neri, RN, triage nurse in electrophysiology and heart rhythm in St. George, Utah, had a patient who couldn’t afford their prescribed anticoagulant, he knew noncompliance posed a serious safety risk. See how Brayan went the extra mile by partnering with the pharmacy to ensure his patient could afford a much-needed blood thinner medication in the article below.
Buckle up for an exclusive dive into the Stanford Intermountain Health Fellowship. Whether you're curious about the program's impact on patient care, its role in shaping healthcare policy, or if you're hearing about it for the very first time, you'll find answers and inspiration right here. Hear from three leaders, Raj Srivastava, Tim Fowles, and Thea Sakata, as they unravel the unique opportunities and share personal experiences of this fellowship through Intermountain.
For the second consecutive year, nine Intermountain Health physicians have been named in the annual Top Doctors Desert Companion Magazine! This year’s list includes the following Intermountain providers: - Dr. Afi Bruce, Internal Medicine - Dr. Brian Davis, Physical Medicine - Dr. John Hou, Internal Medicine - Dr. Sunita Kalra, Internal Medicine - Dr. Marija Krstic, Internal Medicine - Dr. Janmejay (Jay) Patel, Cardiology - Dr. Lara Wenner, Internal Medicine - Dr. Steven Yates, Oncology/Hematology - Dr. John Bedotto, Cardiology (retired in July) “These recognitions are an honor as these providers serve our patients and community with the highest commitment to quality, safety and equity,” said Cara Camiolo, MD, regional chief medical officer at Intermountain. “They truly are representative of our incredible caregiver teams that are focused on our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”
Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center has received a national four-year reaccreditation with distinction from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, ensuring the center meets the highest standards of care and patient safety. The center received reaccreditation after the society completed a rigorous evaluation and survey of the center’s caregivers, training protocols, and equipment to ensure the high quality of care is being provided to patients. UHMS Accreditation with distinction is considered the “gold standard” of excellence for hyperbaric clinics and is only awarded to 20 percent of the nearly 1,400 hyperbaric facilities in the United States. “Investing the time and effort to achieve accreditation, as well as getting recognized with distinction, validates that our clinic is providing the highest quality of care in the safest manner possible to our patients,” said Devin Beckstrand, MD, medical director of the hyperbaric and wound clinic at Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital. “This milestone reflects our clinic’s commitment to excellence and safety.”
A teen from Annabella, Utah is heading back to school and sports after a rare, second kidney transplant, with an altruistic kidney donor-turned-friend, and help from caregivers from Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, Utah who went above and beyond to bring pediatric dialysis services to the hospital to help the high school student survive and thrive. Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital coordinated with Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital to bring pediatric dialysis to its campus to help 17-year-old Richfield High swim and South Sevier tennis student athlete Henry Coulter get the life-saving care he needed close to home. Now, thanks to the organ transplant that helped save his life and the support of Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital and the community, Henry celebrated his first plunge in the Richfield pool this month and will start workouts with the Richfield High swim team this fall. “We have had lots of ups and lots of downs throughout Henry’s health journey, and this year has had some amazing ups because of his organ donor and the pediatric nephrologists who have made sure he had all that he needed,” said Henry’s mom, Alisa Coulter. “I can’t say it enough, how much we appreciate them.”
