They say behind every great athlete is a great athletic trainer. For the athletes at Cedar City High School in Cedar City, UT, they can say their great trainer is also trainer of the year. Melissa Mendini-Gates, Intermountain Health athletic trainer based at Cedar High School, was selected as Utah’s Athletic Trainer of the Year for secondary schools. She received this award at a special awards ceremony held to recognize the importance work of athletic trainers for Utah's athletes. Mendini-Gates said her love for her work started with watching her dad, longtime athletic trainer at Southern Utah University, Ricky Mendini. “I was incredibly fortunate to have a dad as an athletic trainer,” said Mendini-Gates. “He loved going to work every day and never felt he worked a day in his life. From the time I was little, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said an athletic trainer. Now, I'm following that dream by giving to the athletes I work with every day. Athletic training allows me the ability to positively influence high school athletes. It's a rewarding experience to be able to educate them about their bodies, injuries, the healing process, and take part in the success and emotion as I aid in helping them return to the sport, they are passionate about.”
When they all worked together at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO, Robyn Morgan often teased her friends/coworkers Ariana Stemple and Cori Holloway about the fact that they had never performed CPR on a real person – despite working as cardiac nurses. Little did Robyn know that she would become the first human being her friends would use their CPR skills on…and they would save her life.
Join our Las Vegas call center team! Come mingle with our leadership team and learn more about what a career with Select Health could offer you. Delicious mocktails and desserts will be provided! WHEN: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PST Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 and Thursday, March 21st, 2024 WHERE: 6795 Agilysys Way, Las Vegas, NV Visit http://tinyurl.com/yhsjc55f to RSVP - we look forward to connecting with you!
Hats off to the following Intermountain Health hospitals for being recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health as the 2024 Top 100 Critical Access and Rural & Community Hospitals! Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals: 🎇 Garfield Memorial Hospital - Panguitch, UT 🎇 Heber Valley Hospital - Heber City, UT Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals: 🎇 Bear River Valley Hospital - Tremonton, UT 🎇 Cedar City Hospital - Cedar City, UT 🎇 Park City Hospital - Park City, UT 🎇 Sevier Valley Hospital - Richfield, UT To determine the 2024 list, Chartis used the Chartis Rural Hospital Strength INDEX, which assesses performance in inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge and finance.
Sammy Madsen is the definition of driven. Starting her career with Intermountain Health four years ago as a picker, she now serves as a coordinator II for the Supply Chain Organization’s Fulfillment Center in Salt Lake City, UT. In the past, Sammy often defined herself by her battle with both dyslexia and ADHD, two conditions that caused her to struggle throughout high school and made her feel that she would never be smart enough for college. Sammy’s manager noticed what a hard worker she was and approached her with an opportunity to attend a Lean Six Sigma class, a bi-annual program offered at the Supply Chain Center that focuses on improving processes in the workplace by eliminating delays, errors, and waste. Thinking back to her struggles in high school, Sammy felt her nerves nagging her to back out. Despite her learning challenges, she signed up and immediately found a passion for process improvement. Sammy earned her Yellow Belt in just under a month, completing several projects to demonstrate her knowledge of the material. “This is not an easy course,” said Brent Wigington (instructor). “Many class attendees delay earning their Yellow Belt certification, while Sammy was engaged and driven to implement the tools she learned.” More than the belt placed around her waist in a ceremony in front of her fellow caregivers, Sammy earned self-confidence. “This class showed me my self-worth and gave me confidence that I am smart enough to go to college,” said Sammy. “Before th
It's not too late to join us on #LeapDay for our Utah County hiring event! 📅 Date: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 ⏰ Time: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. MT 📍 Location: Utah Valley Hospital Sorenson Clinic Tower, 2nd Floor (Classrooms 1, 2 & 3), 395 W Cougar Blvd, Provo, UT 84604 Come learn more about the wide variety of clinical and non-clinical positions we're currently hiring for at: 🏥 American Fork Hospital - American Fork 🏥 Orem Community Hospital - Orem 🏥 Spanish Fork Hospital - Spanish Fork 🏥 Utah Valley Hospital - Provo Visit https://forms.office.com/r/tWCZ91wDY5 to RSVP for this in-person event today - we hope to see you there!
On Dec. 31, 2023, a carbon monoxide exposure at a church in Monroe, UT sent 63 patients to the emergency department at Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, UT. Emergency physicians quickly determined 49 patients needed to be transported to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, and Intermountain St. George Hospital in St. George for specialized hyperbaric chamber treatment. The need for so many patient transports – late at night on New Year’s Eve – complicated efforts to find EMS crews. However, Sevier County EMS, Piute County EMS, and Gunnison Valley EMS answered the call for help when contacted. In honor of their service that went above and beyond the call of duty, the Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital trauma program awarded 22 of the first responders an Intermountain Challenge Coin during a ceremony on Monday, Feb. 12. “Sevier Valley Hospital is indebted to our local EMS agencies that assisted in this incident, showing great accountability to our communities,” said Brent Schmidt, administrator of Sevier Valley Hospital. “The challenge coin isn’t presented as just a way of saying thanks for a job well done, but a prestigious token that shows our gratitude for their efforts of going above and beyond the call of duty.”
Rattana, an advanced pharmacy technician in the Heart Failure and Transplant Clinic at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT, understands she can make a lasting impact on a patient’s life through her day-to-day work. As an advanced pharmacy technician, Rattana’s role can’t be understated. During routine appointments, which include vaccinations, workups, and an overall health check, pharmacy technicians ensure patients are taking important medications and aren’t experiencing any barriers to life-saving medications as part of their overall care. So, when Rattana found out that Dave, a heart failure patient at the clinic, had been paying for one of his important medications out-of-pocket, she sprung into action. Read more about how Rattana used her vast experience, rapport with community health providers outside of the Intermountain network, and understanding of preventative care to dramatically reduce the financial impact of Dave's life-saving medication.
Adam Espinoza, a COVID-19 survivor, spent 34 days in the hospital in the spring of 2020. With a 30% chance of survival, he beat the odds and is now showing his gratitude to the caregivers who saved his life by creating custom portraits of them. This is a beautiful tribute to the heroes who risked their own lives to help others, and a final step in Adam's healing process. In January, Adam and his wife Trish returned to Platte Valley Hospital in Brighton, CO to present Chasity Starman, an occupational therapist at Platte Valley, with her custom portrait.
At Intermountain Health, our values are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. One of our values is, "We are leaders in clinical excellence." What does this look like from a nursing perspective? How do our nurses help Intermountain remain a leader in clinical excellence? And how do our patients benefit? Hear from Mandy Richards, RN, MSN, chief nursing executive, as she addresses these questions in a recent interview.
