This week, we celebrate Patient Access Week and honor the hardworking individuals who are the first point of contact for our patients. Thank you for your dedication to providing excellent service and ensuring a smooth and efficient healthcare experience! #PatientAccessWeek
Congratulations to Craig Richardville, senior vice president and chief information and digital officer at Intermountain Health, for being recognized as one of Becker's Healthcare's 46 chief digital officers to know for 2024! 🎉 In his role, Craig's responsibilities include management and leadership of Intermountain's information technology. This includes strategy, applications, operations, information security, informatics, data and analytics, and leading the system’s digital transformation and information automation. Craig has over 20 years of experience using data as a driving force for better care solutions. Due to his success in his roles, he earned the National CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in 2021.
Carol Atchison and David Thompson have dedicated a combined 80 years of their lives in service to our patients at Intermountain Health. They are among the many long-term caregivers who have shown remarkable loyalty and commitment to their profession, our organization and our mission. They have seen many changes over the years but have always maintained their passion for providing high-quality care to our patients. Carol said she loves the teamwork, the people she works with, the morale and atmosphere, the type of patients she cares for, and the culture of Montana. She grew up in Montana and chose to stay because of the wholesomeness of the people. “I was born at St. Mary’s and chose to stay in Grand Junction because I love it here and was excited to raise our family here, along with my wife Megan,” said David. “I love the ability to help people heal. I don’t have a lot of direct patient contact, because it’s a lot of behind the curtain work like regulatory compliance, inspections and optimizing imaging, but am still involved in the process of using radioactive materials to treat cancers such as thyroid cancers. These treatments are especially rewarding because they are typically very effective. This isn’t a bleak place like people might think since we’re dealing with patients suffering from cancer, but instead, it is a place of hope.” Carol and David are an inspiration to their colleagues and a testament to the values and mission of Intermountain!
Join us in celebrating Anesthesia Tech Week! 🎉 A big thank you to all our anesthesia technicians for their tireless efforts in ensuring the safety and comfort of our patients during surgical procedures. #AnesthesiaTechWeek #AnesthesiaTechs
This month, we celebrate the progress made and acknowledge the work still needed to achieve health equity for all. Join us in promoting awareness and fostering a healthier future for every community. #NationalMinorityHealthMonth #HealthEquity #Inclusion
Finding great care close to home can be challenging in many rural communities. But in Butte, Montana and its surrounding communities, Intermountain Health St. James Hospital provides world-class care, including groundbreaking cardiovascular procedures usually only available in major urban areas. In February, the medical team at St. James performed its first Impella procedure. The Impella is a mechanical left heart pump used to help maintain blood flow when someone experiences cardiogenic shock. This occurs when the tissues and organs of the body don't get enough oxygen to survive when the heart fails to pump enough blood to the body. Placing an Impella through a patient's artery and into the left ventricle of the heart temporarily helps the heart pump better. With this innovative technology now available in Butte, patients no longer face the burden of traveling long distances for critical interventions. Instead, they receive expert treatment close to home, ensuring timely and accessible healthcare when every moment counts.
Our caregivers demonstrate how we live our Intermountain Health value of “We believe in what we do” every day. They often do so through the spirit of giving of themselves through volunteering, acts of kindness, and servant leadership. Hear from Mitchell Cloward, Intermountain Desert Region president, on the many ways he's seen our caregivers amplifying this value.
Fresh opportunities are blooming: join us for our upcoming Salt Lake Valley CNA & RN hiring event! Come learn more about our health system, our Salt Lake Valley facilities, our CNA and RN career opportunities, and more. 📅 Date: Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 ⏰ Time: 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. MT 📍 Location: Primary Children's Hospital Eccles Outpatient Building (1st Floor), 81 N. Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113 Visit https://forms.office.com/r/22b88WThJV to RSVP for this in-person event today - we look forward to connecting with you!
March is National Nutrition Month! 🍓 This month, we focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing healthy eating habits. Whether it's eating more fruits and vegetables, staying hydrated, or supporting local food production, every small change can make a big difference. Thank you to all of our incredible dietitians and nutrition services professionals at Intermountain Health for their hard work and dedication! #NationalNutritionMonth #HealthyEating
As a model healthcare system, we recognize our caregivers are positioned in the industry to know where improvements can be made, how to innovate care delivery, and how we achieve our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible. As part of our Strategy Office at Intermountain Health, the Caregiver Invention Lab is the entrepreneurial partner for caregivers to submit their invention ideas. The primary objective of the Caregiver Invention Lab is to create an environment where caregivers feel supported in their desire to innovate, and to provide the structure for those innovations to be used. For example, before joining Intermountain, Bo Nemelka, strategic planning partner, had an idea to help children connect more with the physical world, especially children with physical, mental, and behavioral needs like his son, who has autism. But in order for his idea to reach its full potential, he knew he would need a credible partner. Learn more about how the Caregiver Invention Lab is supporting Bo and helping him follow his dreams.
