Baby deliveries don’t always come on schedule, and in two recent instances, expectant moms didn’t even make it into the hospital in time. However, caregivers at Riverton Hospital in Riverton, Utah and McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah were unfazed and responded to the parking lot to accomplish safe deliveries.
A couple of years ago, patients needing birth control could wait up to 10 weeks to see an OB/GYN or nurse midwife due to a shortage of appointments and industry-wide access issues. During a tour of the Intermountain Health Home Delivery Pharmacy, Matthew Wells MD, MBA, medical director of women’s health, and chief pharmacy officer Carrie Dunford brainstormed how they could use Intermountain’s Home Delivery model to address this consumer experience and access challenge.
Congratulations to the following 16 Intermountain Health hospitals for being recognized on U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in 2025! American Fork Hospital - American Fork, Utah Cassia Regional Hospital - Burley, Idaho Cedar City Hospital - Cedar City, Utah Holy Rosary Hospital - Miles City, Montana Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, Utah Layton Hospital - Layton, Utah LDS Hospital - Salt Lake City, Utah Logan Regional Hospital - Logan, Utah Lutheran Hospital - Wheat Ridge, Colorado Orem Community Hospital - Orem, Utah Park City Hospital - Park City, Utah Platte Valley Hospital - Brighton, Colorado St. George Regional Hospital - St. George, Utah St. Mary's Regional Hospital - Grand Junction, Colorado St. Vincent Regional Hospital - Billings, Montana Utah Valley Hospital - Provo, Utah To compile the list, U.S. News evaluated 817 hospitals providing labor and delivery services. Hospitals submitted detailed data, which were analyzed based on a variety of quality measures. These measures included C-section rates for lower-risk pregnancies, rates of severe unexpected newborn complications, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, birthing-friendly practices, and the reporting of racial and ethnic disparities.
Tellica Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermountain Health, was established in 2021 to make medical imaging more transparent and affordable. Until recently, Tellica Imaging was solely located in Utah and Idaho, yet it has attracted patients from 22 U.S. states seeking lower prices for high-quality computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. This year, Tellica Imaging opened its eighth and ninth locations, expanding to the New England market in New Hampshire (Nashua and Manchester). Discover how Tellica Imaging is adopting better and faster technologies to lead to healthier outcomes, reducing prices and friction points for patients, and making it sustainable for all.
Allie Snoke, PharmD, BCOP, knew right away the patient’s chemotherapy dose seemed high. As a clinical pharmacist in oncology at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, she knew an overdose could have dire consequences. Learn what she did and how she contributed to 15 Intermountain Health hospitals receiving “A” patient safety grades from The Leapfrog Group in the article below.
A Salt Lake man, who is a veteran runner and marathoner, is thankful to be alive after suffering cardiac arrest at the St. George Marathon on Oct. 5. Dan Sorensen has run many marathons himself, but this time he and his son were there just to support and encourage friends during the last few miles of the St. George Marathon. At mile 23, Dan and his son, Oliver Sorensen began running alongside their friend for a short time when Dan suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground. His son turned him over and found his dad unresponsive, his heart had stopped, and he had injuries to his face and knees. Almost immediately, two Intermountain Health caregivers, Mike Henstrom, MD, an emergency medicine physician, at Intermountain Medical Center, and Julie Street, RN, nurse manager of the Intermountain Saratoga Springs emergency department, who were running in the marathon behind them, arrived upon the scene and jumped into action along with Katie Bradshaw Smith, RN, an emergency room nurse with MountainStar St. Mark’s Hospital who was also running in the marathon. “There are compassionate people and then there are skilled, compassionate people. It’s an interesting perspective to be the guy that was down on the road, and for people who were there to run a race, to sacrifice their time and use their medical skills during what were very critical moments for me. They gave me the chance to keep living. That’s pretty telling of the kind of people they are,” Dan added.
Our president and chief executive officer, Rob Allen, has been named on Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list! This is a great honor, recognizing healthcare providers, payers, tech professionals, people in government, and other great leaders from across the nation. We’re honored for Intermountain to be recognized for our commitment to improving healthcare.
Hearing that the food stinks or a paint color will make patients barf in the waiting room probably isn’t feedback most caregivers are used to hearing. But the feedback hits differently when it comes from people who are intimately involved with the hospital — especially from teens who have spent much of their lives there. When people think about children’s health, they often think about younger kids. But a large portion of Primary Children’s patients are teens. Primary Children’s Hospital Youth Advisory Council (YAC) gives teenage patients and their siblings a voice to contribute and improve a place that’s shaped their lives. “They genuinely want the hospital to be better,” said Emmy Minges, a child life specialist co-leader. “They’ve experienced it. Being in the hospital is hard, and they all love making things a little bit better.”
Donations of medical equipment and supplies from Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado to Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado will help build tomorrow’s healthcare workforce, enabling students to learn in real-life settings. The donation includes beds, mannequins, wheelchairs, stethoscopes, and more, benefiting Bear Creek and Arvada High Schools. This initiative supports programs like Alternative Cooperative Education, helping students gain industry certifications and prepare for healthcare careers. The new CNA lab at Bear Creek will open in fall 2025, expanding opportunities for students across multiple high schools. We are proud to help build programs in the community that will educate the future healthcare workforce!
St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado is the first community hospital – and one of only five hospitals nationwide – to be verified at the highest level by the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery's comprehensive inpatient Vascular Verification Program. St. Mary’s was recognized for its vascular surgical quality, nursing care, patient and staff safety, timely patient access, education, and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The Vascular Verification project required input from more than 30 members of the hospital care team including vascular surgeons, nurses, clinical leadership, and support staff. Spear-heading the project was Tej Singh, MD, MBA, medical director of vascular surgery at St. Mary’s and a current participant in Harvard Medical School’s Surgical Leadership Program. “We’re grateful to Dr. Singh for his instrumental work in building a high-quality vascular program and achieving vascular verification. These efforts include timely patient access and work with the vascular quality initiative registry, national accreditation, care compliance, surgical leadership, and mentoring,” said Benjamin S. Smalley, chief operating officer for St. Mary’s Regional Hospital. “Dr. Singh’s passion for vascular and endovascular care, and his team-based leadership have helped grow our program to deliver the highest-level of vascular care to our community.”
