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Becker's has compiled a list of the best hospitals for physician communication in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS, and we're proud to have 6 Intermountain Health hospitals make the list! 🌟 Heber Valley Hospital - Heber City, UT 🌟 Park City Hospital - Park City, UT 🌟 Sevier Valley Hospital - Richfield, UT 🌟 Spanish Fork Hospital - Spanish Fork, UT 🌟 The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital (TOSH) - Murray, UT 🌟 Holy Rosary Hospital - Miles City, MT CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. The physician communication star rating combines data from three HCAHPS survey questions and summarizes how well patients feel that their physicians explained things clearly, listened carefully to them, and treated them with courtesy and respect. Only 330 hospitals across the nation received a five-star rating.
We're thrilled to be recognized by Fortune and Premier as a Top 15 Health System in 2023! Fortune and PINC AI, the technology and services platform of Premier, used Medicare data to analyze 361 U.S. health systems made up of more than 3,300 hospitals total and discern standout organizations for its "2023 15 Top Health Systems." The award is not merely symbolic. PINC AI's analysis for 2023 found that inpatient mortality and healthcare-acquired infections were about 21% lower, each, for winning systems compared to their non-winning peers. Winning systems had a 2.6% lower Medicare spending per beneficiary index than nonwinners.
Robert Monge received a kidney transplant at Intermountain Health more than 15 years ago, and since that time, he’s regularly shared his experience with other kidney transplant patients as an Intermountain volunteer. Today, Robert volunteers at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT, where he and other transplant volunteers talk with liver and kidney transplant patients about their experiences. “I enjoy having those conversations because I’ve been through it myself,” Robert said. In honor of #InternationalVolunteerDay, we'd like to thank our 3,700+ volunteers across the Intermountain system. “Volunteering in a hospital or with patients provides a social connection that contributes to a healing environment for patients and visitors,” said Mike Rawlings, director of volunteer services. “Volunteers often comment on how serving people benefits them as much as it does the patient.” Not all volunteers work with patients, like Robert. Intermountain volunteers help in a variety of tasks in about 30 care sites including: 🎁 Gift shop support 👋 Information desk/greeters 🏥 Waiting room and department support 🦽 Patient deliveries 🎵 Performing music in care site lobbies 🐕 Pet therapy teams (certification required) 🛏️ Visiting patients 👶 NICU cuddler and parent support ⚕️ Hospice 🌻 Community Garden support If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering, we encourage you to reach out to the volunteer services department at your local care site!
Last week, Lutheran Medical Center and the City of Wheat Ridge Government gathered at the Green on 38th to build a bike for each 2nd grader at Stevens Elementary through the nonprofit Wish for Wheels. By providing kiddos, like the ones at Stevens Elementary, with a free bike, we are encouraging healthy habits at a young age while helping increase attendance and creating a love of bikes for students in low-income communities. Through funding provided by Lutheran and other donors, all 76 2nd graders at Stevens received a bike, helmet and bike lock! Image cred: City of Wheat Ridge #livingourmission
In September, Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City became Magnet designated, a recognition confirming that the nurses at the hospital exemplify the highest level of nursing excellence in healthcare. Making this a success took many outstanding nurses and their creative leaders, who worked behind the scenes to prepare units for the in-person survey. One of these leaders included a recently promoted OR nurse who had a limited amount of time to prepare the nurses in her unit so the teams at Primary Children’s could move forward together to earn the title of Magnet. Learn more about how Misse, or "Momma Misse" as her team calls her, used her influence as the OR engagement leader to help prepare and motivate their unit for Magnet.
To help meet the growing need for healthcare services for Medicare beneficiaries, individuals, and families in Colorado, Select Health® announced this week the addition of AdventHealth to its Select Health provider network. This collaboration provides enhanced access to quality healthcare for consumers throughout Colorado. Access to this new provider network is effective January 1, 2024. The collaboration with AdventHealth represents a strategic effort by Select Health to broaden its provider networks statewide and offer members an expanded range of healthcare services. With AdventHealth joining as a new provider, Select Health members will benefit from increased choices, options, and access to specialized care, ensuring they receive the comprehensive services and care they need. "The addition of AdventHealth into our already robust network of providers illustrates our long-term commitment to healthcare in Colorado,” said Curt Howell, market president of the Peaks Region for Select Health, which includes Colorado. "This relationship allows us to increase access to exceptional care and facilities to more individuals, ensuring that members receive convenient and quality healthcare services close to home.”
A regular workday turned into a race against the clock to save a patient’s life for our team of remote ambulatory nurses in the Denver metro area. Learn how they used their training and trust in each other to locate and save a young man’s life.
The annual Festival of Trees – a beloved Utah Holiday Tradition – will ring in the holiday season Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, with hundreds of beautiful holiday items handmade to benefit children in need at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and beyond. A treasured tradition of 53 years, the Festival of Trees is presented by the Intermountain Foundation and brought to life by a dedicated 80-member community volunteer board. All funds raised support Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital mission to provide care to children in need, as part of Intermountain Health’s Primary Promise to create the nation’s model health system for children. “We’re very grateful to our dedicated volunteers, and for the continued community support of Festival of Trees that helps us meet the growing, more complex needs of children by strengthening and expanding the expertise of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital,” said Katy Welkie, chief executive officer of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and vice president of Intermountain Children’s Health.
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global movement that celebrates the power of generosity. By giving to an organization or cause you care about - whether you donate your time, money, or resources - you can make a difference in the lives of those in need. And together, we can create a brighter future for all!
At Intermountain Health, we're committed to life-long learning and providing professional development opportunities for all our caregivers. See how Ches Jacobson, our nurse administrator at Delta Community Hospital in Delta, UT, began his career with us as an environmental services technician and used our development resources to grow his career.
