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.
📣 Calling all new graduate RNs and current nursing students! 📣 It's not too late to join us for our upcoming RN New Grad Virtual Open House! Come connect with our team and learn more about our Utah and Idaho hospitals, our nurse residency program, and more! Participants will be able to ask questions and connect with our nurse executive, nurse residency, and talent acquisition teams during this live event. We also encourage you to submit your questions prior via our RSVP form. 📅 Date: Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 ⏰ Time: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. MT 💻 Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams - a link to join will be shared with you after you RSVP Visit https://forms.office.com/r/HUSksqZWrU to RSVP for this virtual event today - we hope to see you there!
Walking just four hours in someone else’s shoes is making a big difference. St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, CO hosted a Poverty Immersion Experience in conjunction with United Way of Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction's Housing Department in November. In one afternoon, St. Mary’s leaders, family medicine residents, faculty, and clinic staff experienced a month’s worth of challenges that come with living in poverty. Participants went away with perspective, empathy, and clearer understanding of the roadblocks those living in poverty must overcome to get a step ahead. “Regardless of where we have come from in our lives, most — if not all — physicians are far removed from living a life where you’re one bad day away from a serious financial problem leading to joblessness or houselessness,” said Sabrina Mitchell, DO, program director of Family Medicine Residency and program participant. “Even if you’re passionate about providing great care to underserved communities, you can become less aware of what some of our families and patients go through on a monthly basis.”
We are committed to supporting, developing, and investing in our caregivers and helping to develop leaders. Part of this is done through leadership classes. Recently, eight leaders in our Peaks Region completed Leading Through Others (LTO). The program helps administrative and medical leaders in a director level or equivalent role prepare to take their leadership to the next level. LTO enhances leadership and operational skills and prepares participants for advanced leadership opportunities. The six-month program includes a rigorous curriculum, leadership assessments, peer-to-peer coaching, networking opportunities, an application-based project, and sessions led by Enterprise Leadership Team members and subject matter experts from across the organization. Here are a few experiences from Intermountain leaders who recently completed the program. ⬇️
Certified Nurses Day, celebrated annually on March 19th, honors nurses who earn the highest credentials in their specialty. Not only do patients and their families benefit from receiving the care given by a certified nurse, but research shows that care provided by certified nurses is associated with lower complication rates, including patient falls and healthcare-associated infections. In addition, studies have shown that patient satisfaction scores increase as the number of certified nurses increases. We are truly better together, and today, we honor our certified nurses for their professionalism and dedication!
