Behind every life saved from colorectal cancer is a team working tirelessly to make screening easier, faster, and more accessible. In 2024, our Surgical Specialties and Digestive Health Clinical Program team led a powerful push to boost screening rates, reaching nearly 29,000 patients across Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. From bilingual outreach to multiple screening options, their efforts are closing care gaps and saving lives. Learn how this team is transforming cancer prevention and why now is the time to get screened.
At Intermountain Health, innovation and leadership in supply chain excellence aren’t just goals — they’re part of who we are. For the eighth year in a row, our Supply Chain team has been recognized with Master Status by the Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership Award. This honor reflects our commitment to delivering the right care, at the right time, in the most efficient way possible, ensuring patients and communities benefit from smarter, more sustainable healthcare. 💙 Read more about how our team continues to set the standard.
Across Intermountain Health, our clinical engineering teams are reimagining how hospitals source everyday tools. By introducing 3D printing into their workflows, they are finding creative ways to extend the life of equipment, streamline operations, and reduce costs, all while responding quickly to frontline needs. From custom accessories to practical solutions for the operating room, these teams are proving that small-scale innovation can deliver big impact. Designs are now being shared across care sites, creating a ripple effect of efficiency and stewardship systemwide.
Access to preventive care should never depend on geography. That’s why the Intermountain Health Mobile Mammography Team is partnering with Tribal and Urban Indian Health Organizations across Montana to bring state-of-the-art 3D breast cancer screenings directly to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. With two mobile units covering both eastern and western Montana, these partnerships are helping close gaps in care, ensuring early detection, and supporting healthier futures for Native women across reservations and urban centers alike. Learn how mobile mammography is making a life-saving difference.
At Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital NICU in Salt Lake City, Utah, reducing CLABSI rates wasn’t just a goal—it became a mission. Led by nurse manager Allison Struiksma, RN, and infection prevention champion Kaylie Grant, RN, the team tackled the challenge from every angle: education, culture change, tele critical care audits, and even candy-fueled flash card rounds. From immunocompromised infants to frontline nurses, this story is a masterclass in collaborative care and creative problem-solving. See how a playful approach led to serious results and what other NICUs can learn from it.
At Intermountain Health Hospice at the Collier Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, our caregivers focus on quality of life, helping patients achieve what matters most in their final months. Whether it’s a cowboy reunited with his horses, a young mother celebrating her wedding, or a nun returning home to her motherhouse, our team makes these moments possible through expert symptom management and whole-person care. With physicians and advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and a bereavement team working together, we treat the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of every patient. Because when pain is managed, life can be lived more fully, right up to the end. Learn how the Collier Center and our Home Hospice program collaborate to bring dignity, comfort, and meaning to patients and families in this feature by Neighborhood Gazette.
Addressing the unique challenges women face requires more than awareness—it calls for a community. We want to be part of your circle of strength and support, in moments of vulnerability, healing, and health. Let’s open the conversation, together, and nourish each other’s well-being. We brought five women from Colorado to talk about the real impacts of mental health. When it comes to a healthier life, we all need our circle of support. Because care and complete well-being happens together. Watch the full discussion to explore how support can empower every woman to live her healthiest life possible.
From Utah to Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras—and soon, Jordan. Bobbi John is a sonographer by day, but her passion for patient care has taken her far beyond the walls of St. George Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic. Since 2017, she’s been volunteering on medical missions in some of the world’s most underserved communities, where headlamps replace overhead lights and gratitude flows freely from patients who typically experience long waiting periods for care. From scrubbing sheets in buckets to helping a young girl with a year-old injury, Bobbi’s story is a powerful reminder of what it means to serve with heart, humility, and purpose.
Renee never expected that one click would lead to a complete transformation. But when she stumbled upon a post about the Healthy Lifestyles class at Intermountain St. James Hospital in Butte, Montana, it struck a chord and set her on a path of empowerment, education, and community. With a family history of diabetes and a surprising pre-diabetes diagnosis, Renee made a choice: to take control of her health. Two years later, she’s not only thriving without medication—she’s inspiring others to do the same. Learn how Renee, alongside dietitian Joe Riordan, turned a wake-up call into a ripple effect of change.
While most are just waking up, our Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinical Program team is already collaborating to transform patient care. From knee reconstructions to sports medicine, over 350 experts meet to share insights, tackle tough cases, and elevate patient outcomes. The result? Shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries, and better long-term health. See how early mornings and teamwork are reshaping musculoskeletal care at Intermountain Health and how patients are feeling the difference.
