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Congratulations to Dana Nordquist, RN and Trauma Nurse Course Curriculum (TNCC) Course Director at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, CO, for being recognized by the Colorado Trauma Network as the 2022-2023 Trauma Nurse Coordinator Level I-II of the Year! She was unanimously selected for her positive impact at both Good Samaritan and Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO. "She developed a Massive Transfusion Protocol process to ensure that patients are getting a 1:1:1 ratio of blood products. She is a thorough educator and is willing to help other hospitals achieve excellent trauma care." This is a tremendous and well-deserved achievement, congratulations Dana!
Intermountain Health has been named on the Women Tech Council’s 2023 Shatter List, an annual collection of top companies creating inclusive, empowering cultures for female workers. Intermountain and 40 other organizations made the list for building inclusive cultures with meaningful measures that help women break and surpass the glass ceiling in technology. Additionally, Intermountain has been an honoree every year since the list’s inception in 2018. “We’re honored that we made the list and that our leadership team and Intermountain as a whole support and empower our female workers,” said Suzie Draper, vice president of Business Ethics and Compliance. “Intermountain has invested in developing an internal program designed to empower and support women in leadership and women in technology by mentorship and coaching, leadership training, and networking opportunities,” she said.
For years, Mike Wood, operations director of critical care for St. George Regional Hospital in St. George, UT, has seen the impact organ donors can have on the life of a person in need; often serving as a spokesperson touting the crucial need for organ donation. Last year, inspired by an article he read in an Intermountain Health publication about a good Samaritan donor, and drawing on more than a decade of professional experience on the organ donation committee, Mike decided to take his commitment to a whole new level by donating one of his kidneys to a stranger. About a month after surgery, Mike found out just how much of an impact he had made. Not everyone wants, or is offered the opportunity, to connect with the organ recipient. But in Wood’s case, the man who received his kidney sent a letter expressing his heartfelt gratitude. Mike hopes that his experience will open people’s minds to the fact that living donation is an option, including the donation of a kidney, or part of the liver.
For Intermountain’s 14th annual Totally Awesome Innovation (TAI) Awards, Supply Chain caregivers across all regions submitted projects that cumulatively saved more than $1.4 million in costs and more than 400 labor hours. The TAI Awards encourage caregivers to find improvements, big or small, in their everyday tasks. “The TAI awards recognize the many individual efforts that drive team success, creative ideas, and challenge status quo,” said Brent Wigington, SCO senior director of Operations Integration. “They also celebrate the many team achievements that make Intermountain successful.” The year’s top prize, the Pinnacle Award, was led by Michelle Ereaux and Curtis Shcmidt from Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, MT. The Holy Rosary team noticed that their operating room had very limited visibility of its inventory. Caregivers installed a system pick line which enabled Holy Rosary caregivers the ability to streamline case picking, stocking, inventory management, and patient supply billing for procedures. The project was able to capture over $300,000 in lost revenue.
Join us for our upcoming LDS Hospital Hiring Event! Date: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 Time: 3pm - 6pm MST Location: LDS Hospital Education Center, 8th Ave & C St E, Salt Lake City, UT 84143 We're currently hiring for a variety of clinical and non-clinical positions. You can RSVP for this event here: https://bit.ly/ldsevent52023 We look forward to connecting with you!
Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City, MT, now part of Intermountain Health, has received a $6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support the construction of a new comprehensive cancer center serving eastern Montana. The 12,000-square-foot center will provide radiation, medical and surgical oncology services to address the needs of cancer patients in rural Eastern Montana. The project will eliminate distance and access barriers to care for the people living in the region. This will be the only comprehensive cancer center within a 125-mile radius.
St. James Healthcare in Butte, MT, now part of Intermountain Health, is proud to announce that Riley Ungaretti, MS, LAT of St. James Sports Medicine was recognized by the Northwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (NWATA) with the New Horizon Award. The New Horizon Award recognizes young professionals of the NWATA for their unique or immediate contributions in service to the athletic training profession within District 10 (which consists of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, & Washington). This is an award that recognizes volunteerism, advancement of the profession, or service to the NWATA. Riley has been with St. James Sports Medicine for six years and was inspired to be an Athletic Trainer after a shoulder injury in high school piqued her interest in sports medicine. She enjoys the uniqueness of working with her patients every single day as they make their way through the process.
Intermountain’s investment in caregiver and leader development and careers has been recognized with the prestigious Associate for Talent Development global recognition, the BEST Award. The BEST Award is for “organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development.” Intermountain’s HR Learning Center of Excellence in collaboration with Clinical Education, the Simulation Center, the Equity Office, Talent Acquisition, and AskHR lead shared strategies that stood out from other applicants. The approach moves away from simply delivering education to a strategy of enabling caregivers to create their own learning and career pathways. By working together, these teams are able to provide unique programs and opportunities to help caregivers and leaders achieve their goals. At the same time, the teams ensure that the workforce is equipped with the skills for today and are prepared for the future.
Intermountain Health Desert Region President Dr. Paul Krakovitz was recently interviewed by Nevada Business Magazine. Learn how Intermountain is working to increase access to quality care, such as by working with university residency programs to build out the healthcare professional pipeline.
Intermountain Precision Genomics, a service of Intermountain Health, and partner Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, are now certified to offer solid tumor testing to patients in all 50 U.S. states after receiving the New York State Clinical Laboratory Permit. This achievement follows a recent site inspection as part of the New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program. “This certification by the New York State Department of Health is a testament to this team’s dedication to laboratory safety and quality. The standard for this certification is high, and we’re proud to deliver on that,” said Jason Gillman, Precision Health Operations director, Intermountain Precision Genomics. “Expanding into New York opens the door for Intermountain Precision Genomics and our partners at Myriad Genetics to serve many more patients and healthcare providers than before. We believe our cancer genomics services should be available to every late-stage cancer patient who needs it.”
