Most nine-year-olds don’t go to the hospital to receive foreign language lessons but when Carson Prisbrey was seven years old, he started learning German from Cedar City Hospital phlebotomist Ilona Ewen during his scheduled blood tests. In 2023, Carson was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma, a rare but benign tumor that forms near the pituitary gland. While living in Cedar City, he and his family traveled to Salt Lake City and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City for surgery to remove most of his tumor followed by treatments at Primary Children's. While 70 percent of the tumor was removed during surgery, he continued to get treatments over the last two years at Primary Children’s. However, before he can have treatment, Carson needs to get blood tests to make sure he is clear for treatment. At one point, he was taking these tests every couple of weeks. While Carson has strong ties to his caregivers at Primary Children’s, finding a way to have some of his care closer to home was a game changer for Carson and his family. Instead of traveling to Salt Lake for tests and then again for treatment, Carson started coming to Cedar City Hospital for blood draws where he met Ilona, and they immediately became kindred spirits.
Christine Sotelo was once a beginner. But with our Path to Education, Advancement and Knowledge (PEAK) benefit to hone her technical skills and support from encouraging leaders, her confidence soared. She’s now seen hundreds of hearts come alive in the operating room, including her own.
Our Health Promotion and Wellness team at Select Health is deeply committed to our mission: Helping People Live the Healthiest Lives Possible. Using a diverse approach that includes biometric screenings, health coaching, wellness consultations, and data-driven insights, this team guides members toward better health. As a team that provides on-site screenings to all lines of business and during community events, they are often referred to as “the face of Select Health.” Whether helping members set personal wellness goals, conducting screenings to detect health risks, or collaborating with employers to create wellness strategies, their unified goal remains the same: inspire and support healthier living for our members and communities.
Congratulations to the following Intermountain Health hospitals for being recognized on Premier's list of 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in 2025! ⭐ Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah - ranked #3 among cardiovascular teaching hospitals ⭐ McKay-Dee Hospital, Ogden, Utah - ranked #1 among teaching hospitals ⭐ St. George Regional Hospital, St. George, Utah - ranked #4 among community hospitals Premier, a health care improvement company, has been studying and ranking America’s best cardiovascular hospitals since 1998. The firm uses publicly available data to annually assess performance indicators including patient experience, inpatient mortality and complications, 30-day mortality and readmissions, and average length of stay and cost per case.
Caregivers at St. James Hospital helped keep a Butte, Montana man alive after suffering a near fatal heart attack at the gym. His story showcased why knowing the signs of cardiac arrest and what to do during an emergency is critical to saving lives.
Expanding access to high-impact cardiology services across rural communities is at the heart of our mission. Dr. Carl Rouch, MD, director of the Cardiac Cath Lab at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, is among many at Intermountain Health making a difference in the fight against rural heart disease.
According to data from Mental Health America, 1 in 5 adults have a diagnosable mental health condition each year. Over half of all adults do not receive treatment. To better address mental health concerns, we've partnered with CredibleMind, Inc. to offer their unique self-care platform to communities across our service areas. The platform personalizes tens of thousands of expert-curated resources across over one hundred topics. It creates a highly tailored digital experience for each person, blending evidence-based self-care and validated assessments with care delivery resources to deliver better population mental health. CredibleMind offers resources for all ages, covering a wide range of life stages such as school, work, parenting, and relationships. Website and resources are also available in a Spanish version. "America is experiencing a growing mental health crisis, creating an urgent need to address this challenge with creative solutions that scale quickly, consistently and with the highest quality." said Mason Turner, MD, senior medical director for the Intermountain Health Behavioral Health Clinical Program. "This digital tool provides more ways to help people in our communities manage anxiety, sleep better, relieve stress, beat burnout, and more. Ultimately, we want to help people live their healthiest lives possible. With this platform, we are providing free, high-quality resources to our community.”
A Utah mom and artist who suffered a massive heart attack but did not recognize symptoms because they were not the “classic” symptoms of a heart attack experienced by many men has turned her experience into art to help educate women and raise awareness about their risks of heart disease. To kick off National Go Red for Women Day, Kimberleigh Collins-Peynaud joined with caregivers earlier this month at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray who helped save her life to get the message out to women that heart disease is their leading cause of death, and they need to know their risk factors and be aware of their heart health. As part of Go Red for Women Day, we displayed Collins-Peynaud’s artwork at Intermountain Medical Center to raise awareness about heart disease in women and highlight their risk of the disease. The collection of nine paintings and drawings illustrate Collins-Peynaud’s experiences and emotions during her 2023 heart attack from symptoms to treatment to recovery and will be on display at several Intermountain Health hospitals throughout Utah in February, which is American Heart Month. “My goal is to use my experience and also my artwork to help raise awareness and to educate women about heart disease to help as many women as possible,” said Collins-Peynaud.
Tellica Imaging, an Intermountain Health company, is continuing to help to bring down the cost of healthcare along the Wasatch Front with the opening of a new imaging clinic in Spanish Fork. This is the seventh Tellica Imaging location to open in Utah. The new center in Spanish Fork offers advanced imaging (MRI and CT scans), but because they’re done in traditional retail locations without the overhead of a hospital or other medical setting, the cost is significantly lower. “A large percentage of the imaging we do in medicine could be done outside of a hospital, but people usually go to a hospital out of habit not realizing it may cost thousands of dollars more,” said Doug Greally, MD, president and chief medical officer for Tellica Imaging. “Medical imaging is fundamental to both diagnosis and treatment of patients in modern medicine, and this is how we’re improving access for everyone.”
Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital leaders broke ground on a new surgical services tower expansion to help meet the growing needs of area residents and the millions of tourists and adventurers that venture to the national parks and scenic outdoor red rock country. The new space will house additional operating rooms and state-of-the-art surgical services. The expansion was made possible through generous community donations to the 2023 Jubilee of Trees community fundraiser. “As we strive to fulfill our mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible, we continuously work to address the changing needs of our community,” said Natalie Ashby, president of Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “We’ve seen tremendous growth in our area and are so pleased to begin this expansion of our surgical services to meet the needs of our increasing population.” “The hospital has been adding up to seven new surgeons every year to meet rising demand for services. Additional space and technology, however, is needed to keep pace and optimally serve the community,” she added.
