Intermountain Health and Castell’s Hospital-Level Care at Home program, which has been treating patients with acute and chronic conditions in the home since May 2020, continues to expand and has reached the milestone of safely and effectively treating 1,000 patients. “Since its beginning, Hospital-Level Care at Home has saved Intermountain over 3,000 bed days from participating hospitals and costs 30% less than traditional hospital stays,” said Anna McMillan, director of Home Services at Castell. "This program is a great example of how Intermountain is transforming the patient experience by making care more accessible, more convenient, and less expensive for patients and Intermountain." But cost-savings and high-quality healthcare aren’t the only benefits to patients and Intermountain. “I really love that this program tells patients, ‘We’re looking at you as a whole,’ because research has shown time and time again, we heal better in our homes,” said Raeme Sendzik, Hospital-Level Care at Home operations manager. “We heal better around things that mean something to us, like our family, our pets, and in our environment. Patients can be around their primary support systems like partners and family, get the care they need, and continue to work.”
For the 16th year in a row, Utah Business has recognized Select Health as one of the 2023 Best Companies to Work For! One of our Select Health caregivers shares, "I love the culture and environment at Select Health. We are there to support each other and help each other. I am respected, and my company truly wants what is best for me and allows me to have a work/life balance you won’t find anywhere else."
We're proud to have received several honors in the 2023 Best of Las Vegas Awards, including being named the GOLD winner for the “Women’s Clinic” category for the second year in a row! The Best of Las Vegas Awards are held by the Las Vegas Review-Journal annually recognizing the top businesses, restaurants, organizations, entertainment, and institutions in Las Vegas. Voting for the categories is open to the general public online. In addition to being named the GOLD winner for the “Women’s Clinic” category, we also received honors in the following categories: SILVER in “Senior Focused Healthcare,” SILVER in “Urgent Care/Walk In Clinic,” and BRONZE in “Men’s Health.” “As a not-for-profit health system, Intermountain Health is committed to ensuring patients have access to high-quality care and health resources they may need,” said Mitchell Cloward, president of Intermountain Health’s Desert Region, which includes Nevada. “The Best of Las Vegas Awards are significant indicators of public sentiment because they are selected by the voices of the populations that we serve. We are honored that our southern Nevada communities choose to recognize our caregivers in this way.”
U.S. News & World Report recently released its annual list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. This year, 17 Intermountain Health care sites made the list, another example of our collective commitment to clinical excellence! 🎊 Congratulations to our teams at the following sites for their High Performing Maternity Care: 🌟 American Fork Hospital - American Fork, UT 🌟 Cassia Regional Hospital - Burley, ID 🌟 Cedar City Hospital - Cedar City, UT 🌟 Good Samaritan Hospital - Lafayette, CO 🌟 Holy Rosary Healthcare - Miles City, MT 🌟 Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT 🌟 LDS Hospital - Salt Lake City, UT 🌟 Layton Hospital - Layton, UT 🌟 Logan Regional Hospital - Logan, UT 🌟 Lutheran Medical Center - Wheat Ridge, CO 🌟 McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT 🌟 Orem Community Hospital - Orem, UT 🌟 Platte Valley Hospital - Brighton, CO 🌟 Saint Joseph Hospital - Denver, CO 🌟 St. George Regional Hospital - St. George, UT 🌟 St. Mary’s Medical Center - Grand Junction, CO 🌟 St. Vincent Healthcare - Billings, MT “Our women and newborn caregivers’ commitment to high-quality, safe, compassionate care is evident across Intermountain,” said Sean Esplin, MD, system senior medical director, Women’s Health and Neonatal Clinical Program. “The personalized, expert care our expectant mothers receive from our caregivers contributes to an exceptional patient experience and healthy outcomes for both mom and baby.”
Roughly 30% of the patients at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO are on Medicaid or are medically indigent patients, meaning they don’t have insurance and don’t qualify for Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance. Since these patient populations are so large, Platte Valley recently launched two initiatives to address length of stay and readmission rates among this population. Discover how Platte Valley's innovative pilot program, part of the Hospital Transformation Program (HTP), has not only significantly decreased patient hospital stays and readmission rates, but has also improved patient well-being:
Congratulations to our President and CEO, Rob Allen, on being recognized at number 31 on Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2023 List!” In honoring Rob, Modern Healthcare highlighted how under his leadership, Intermountain has broadened to serve across a seven-state region, has opened Select Health to Colorado residents, partnering with UCHealth and AdventHealth, and “has spearheaded Intermountain’s strategy for making care more accessible and affordable by building out ambulatory surgery centers–31 already operational or in development–and outpatient imaging centers.” Another accomplishment noted by Modern Healthcare is Intermountain’s leadership in the digital health sector, including Graphite Health, a software company for frictionless exchange of health data, and artificial intelligence platforms. While the “Most Influential People in Healthcare” award honors Rob for his leadership and impact, Rob is quick to share the recognition with caregivers across Intermountain. “This is truly a recognition of the great work each of our caregivers does,” said Rob, “to deliver great experiences everyday while looking to the future needs of our communities and our caregivers — and finding ways every day to simplify and improve. Thanks to each of you for contributing to this recognition for Intermountain Health.”
Nikki Timms knows the importance of self-care, not just as an Intermountain Health provider, but also as a patient. She was diagnosed with cancer three years ago and made sure she prioritized herself to avoid burnout. Nikki realized if she wasn't good to herself, she couldn't be good to her patients. Since then, Nikki has made it her mission to fight for her health and for others in need of support to promote resiliency.
