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Congratulations to Susan Scott, DNP PMHNP APRN with Intermountain Health, who is the winner of the 2023 Deborah LaMarche Telehealth Excellence Award! The Deborah LaMarche Telehealth Excellence Award is presented annually to an individual or organization in Utah that has accomplished outstanding work in the field of telehealth, including the areas of policy development, innovative programs and activities, technology, patient and or provider support, education, and training.
Deborah LaMarche Telehealth Excellence Award
Shelley Miller has been a nurse for 43 years -- 33 of them serving patients at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO, and more than two decades dedicated to hospice care. When Shelley found herself needing significant care, including an emergency surgery resulting in a two-week hospital stay, she was grateful to be cared for by her trusted colleagues and friends at Lutheran. After her recovery, Shelley felt inspired to honor many caregivers through the Lutheran Foundation's Circle of Care program. She included heartfelt remarks with her donations and shared her appreciation for the orthopedic surgical team, expressing that each one "made an effort to connect with [her] on a personal level." Thank you to the ortho-surgical team at Lutheran that added extra humanity to one of our own in their time of need.
Humanity in Healthcare
Shelley Miller has been a nurse for 43 years -- 33 of them serving patients at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO, and more than two decades dedicated to hospice care. When Shelley found herself needing significant care, including an emergency surgery resulting in a two-week hospital stay, she was grateful to be cared for by her trusted colleagues and friends at Lutheran. After her recovery, Shelley felt inspired to honor many caregivers through the Lutheran Foundation's Circle of Care program. She included heartfelt remarks with her donations and shared her appreciation for the orthopedic surgical team, expressing that each one "made an effort to connect with [her] on a personal level." Thank you to the ortho-surgical team at Lutheran that added extra humanity to one of our own in their time of need.
Humanity in Healthcare
The Intermountain Health Heart Transplant Program has achieved a major medical milestone – performing the program’s 600th adult life-saving heart transplant and marking its 38th anniversary as one of the top cardiovascular transplant programs in the country. Surgeons and caregivers say the milestone is exciting for the program, but recognize the real heroes are donors and their families whose gift make organ transplantation possible. Over the past 38 years, the Intermountain Heart Transplant Program has grown into a national model and is recognized as a center of excellence with high-quality outcomes and excellent survival rates post-transplant, which are among the highest in the nation. “It takes a lot of thoughtful, meticulous, long-term decisions by a lot of caring providers, clinicians, and multi-disciplinary team members to get to this point in a program,” said Bruce Reid, MD, heart transplant surgical director for Intermountain Health. “Our team truly cares about the individuals they partner with on this journey.” The Intermountain Health Adult Heart Transplant Program began at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City in 1985 and moved to the new Intermountain Medical Center campus when it opened in 2007. Over the past 38 years, the program has grown into a national model and is recognized as a center of excellence with high-quality outcomes and excellent survival rates post-transplant, which are among the highest in the nation.
600th Life Saving Transplant by Intermountain Heart Transplant Team | Intermountain Healthcare
🎉 Happy Pioneer Day, Utah! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the pioneers who blazed a trail through the rugged landscapes, leaving a lasting legacy in the heart of this great state. Join us in commemorating this special day by reflecting on our shared history and expressing gratitude for the opportunities we have today!
🎉 Happy Pioneer Day, Utah! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the pioneers who blazed a trail through the rugged landscapes, leaving a lasting legacy in the heart of this great state. Join us in commemorating this special day by reflecting on our shared history and expressing gratitude for the opportunities we have today!
Intermountain Health’s Colorado hospitals were recognized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for efforts to offer healthier food and beverage options and promote breastfeeding through the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact and Colorado Baby-Friendly Hospital Collaborative. The initiatives are part of the state’s work to promote healthy eating and active living to reduce rates of death and disease from chronic illness among Coloradans. Only 45 hospitals in Colorado received the honor, and it’s an even bigger achievement since Intermountain is the first health system in Colorado to have each of its hospitals participate in the Compact. The care sites include St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, and Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver.
Colorado hospitals earn recognition for nutrition, breastfeeding
Intermountain Health Cody Clinic opened June 12 in its new expanded location offering increased space for a number of healthcare services. The newly expanded clinic is a continuation of Intermountain’s commitment to the Cody area and its longstanding partnership with Cody Regional Health to ensure Wyoming residents have easy access to high-quality healthcare services. “Improving the health of the communities we serve is our number one goal, and the new healthcare services in this space help our caregivers deliver on our mission in Cody,” said Jeffrey Zavala, MD, vice president and chief medical officer for the medical group in the Wyoming/Montana region. “We want the people in this community to know that our door is open, and our caregivers are ready to provide them and their families with quality healthcare.”
Intermountain Health Cody Clinic expands in new location
The Jubilee of Trees is calling all designers, community groups, businesses, and individuals to volunteer for its 40th anniversary holiday event to benefit patient care at St. George Regional Hospital by increasing the hospital’s capacity to care for the community with world-class surgical services. “We are grateful for the generations of community members supporting Jubilee of Trees,” said Loriana De Crescenzo, executive director of Intermountain Foundation at St. George Regional Hospital. “We invite them – as well as community members wanting to volunteer for the first time -- to ‘Believe in the Magic of Christmas’ in July and join us in creating the most beautiful event yet.” “July is an exciting time for us to gather around doing good in our communities, and engage with one another in support of a common cause into the holiday season,” De Crescenzo said. Jubilee of Trees will be held Sunday, Nov. 19, through Tuesday, Nov. 21, at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, UT.
Jubilee of Trees 40th Anniversary | 4th of July
Intermountain Health’s Colorado hospitals were recognized by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for efforts to offer healthier food and beverage options and promote breastfeeding through the Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact and Colorado Baby-Friendly Hospital Collaborative. The initiatives are part of the state’s work to promote healthy eating and active living to reduce rates of death and disease from chronic illness among Coloradans. Only 45 hospitals in Colorado received the honor, and it’s an even bigger achievement since Intermountain is the first health system in Colorado to have each of its hospitals participate in the Compact. The care sites include St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, and Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver.
Colorado hospitals earn recognition for nutrition, breastfeeding
Intermountain Health is opening a new Intermountain Surgery Center on the campus of The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital-TOSH in Murray, which will specialize in outpatient orthopedic procedures for hips, knees, and spinal procedures among other orthopedic treatments. This is the seventh ambulatory surgery center (ASC) Intermountain has opened in Utah. An additional eight surgery centers are planned by 2024. The state-of-the-art facility includes eight operating rooms. Patients will enjoy spacious recovery rooms after their procedures are finished, where they can relax until it’s time to go home. “It’s incredible how far we’ve come in surgery care and this ASC is going to be another major step in quality healthcare,” said Nathan Momberger, MD, orthopedic surgeon at the Intermountain Surgery Center on TOSH Campus. “Orthopedic surgeries that used to take hours and require several nights in the hospital, can now be done in an hour with patients home in their bed that night.”
New State of the Art Surgery Facility on Intermountain TOSH Campus | Intermountain Healthcare