We are proud to be the recipient of a $1.9 million seed grant from the Opportunity Now Colorado grant program, which aims to transform Colorado's growing workforce with new job opportunities. We will use the grant to launch Pathfinders: an AI-supported fully connected talent pipeline to engage, hire, and provide upfront tuition coverage for entry-level frontline healthcare job seekers. "It's no secret the nature of work is changing, and employers around the world are needing to adapt in new innovative ways. I'm proud to say at Intermountain, we aren't just adapting, we're leading the way through programs like Pathfinders,” said Heather Brace, chief people officer at Intermountain Health. “By staying true to our values and embracing new ways to reach future employees, we can build the kind of diverse talent pipeline that ensures Intermountain Health will continue to innovate, adapt, and succeed."
Dr. Carrie Jaworski has been selected president elect of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) for a three-year term on the organization's executive team. She currently serves as Intermountain Health's medical director for its partnership with the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation where she coordinates medical care for the athletes who participate in events at the UOLF facilities. “I am excited to serve in this role, as ACSM has been my professional home from the beginning,” said Dr. Jaworski. “ACSM has afforded me the opportunity to collaborate with experts within medicine, the basic sciences as well as the applied science fields. It has also allowed me to mentor young clinicians on the importance of exercise through many educational initiatives. The ability to now expand these collaborations at a higher level to enhance ACSM’s vision to ‘extend and enrich lives through the power of movement’ resonates with me both as a physician and as an athlete.” Beginning June 1, her main role as president-elect will be coordination and oversight of ACSM’s annual meeting that brings together sports medicine leaders and providers from around the world. Dr. Jaworski's role will expand as she becomes president for the 2025-2026 year to include many opportunities to influence legislation and initiatives as it relates to the promotion of movement and physical activity. Her final year will be serving as past president for 2026-2027.
Our Behavioral Health Community Crisis Center in Billings, MT is looking for compassionate Clinic RNs to join our team! As a Clinic RN with us, you will work alongside a talented group of counselors, nurses, and mental health workers who are rooted in our mission of providing holistic care to our patients, regardless of their ability to pay. 📅 Schedule: Monday - Friday, between 8am - 5pm ✔️ Full-time and part-time RN positions currently available Interested in learning more? Scan the QR Code in the image below or visit https://tinyurl.com/2kues5mk today!
Happy Patient Experience Week! 🥳 Thank you to all our Intermountain Health caregivers for caring for our patients and each other, each and every day.
Congratulations to our caregivers at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo for performing their 500th Cardiac TAVR procedure since the program's inception in 2020! 💗🎉 We appreciate all you do each day to help our patients live the healthiest lives possible!
Sometimes, providing the best care possible for our patients means leaning into a shared care model and understanding we are partners in health with other healthcare systems. In Kil Sawford’s case, his life depended on Intermountain Health’s excellent relationship and communication with the University of Utah Health lung transplant team.
Craig Richardville, our chief information and digital officer at Intermountain Health, is focused on supporting our transition to value-based care and embracing simplicity when applying new, cutting edge technologies. Making this transition isn't easy and requires leaders to think differently and take risks. "We've got to get a lot more adventurous," said Craig. "That's going back to re-imagining exactly how we do work today. We have to be audacious, we need to be courageous, we have to be very energetic in our work, excited about the work, but also very humble and be able to continue to learn from others." Hear more from Craig on reimaging how healthcare in delivered for the future on Becker's Healthcare's podcast.
Join us in celebrating International Medical Physics Week! 🌐🔬 Your expertise in the application of physics to medicine brings innovation and precision to patient care. Thank you for all you do! #MedicalPhysicsWeek
We're proud to announce St. Vincent Regional Hospital's official verification as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), marking a significant milestone in the hospital's commitment to providing top-tier emergency medical care to the greater Billings, MT community! 🎉 “For the past 125 years, St. Vincent has stood as a beacon of trust and expertise in providing lifesaving care,” said Lee Boyles, President of St. Vincent Regional Hospital and the Montana | Wyoming Market for Intermountain Health. “Verification as a Level I Trauma Center is the culmination of the extensive and tireless work of our caregivers in Billings and across Intermountain Health to ensure St. Vincent Regional Hospital continues to be our region’s most trusted trauma center.” The Level I Trauma Center verification is the highest level of trauma care recognition bestowed by the ACS, signifying St. Vincent’s capability to deliver comprehensive care to the most critically injured patients around the clock, every day of the year. In achieving this accomplishment, St. Vincent demonstrated its ability to provide high-level trauma care to address the needs of all traumatic injuries, in addition to providing resources for education, injury prevention, and research.
Intermountain Health’s Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, CO celebrated Bonnie Hayes for 45 years and more than 20,000 hours of serving the hospital, caregivers, and patients. Her tenure equals someone who worked 40 hours a week for 10 years. Lutheran volunteers and caregivers gathered at the hospital with friends and family members of Hayes for refreshments and sharing. Hayes got her start as a volunteer thanks to her firefighter husband and hearing calls from his work radio. In the 1970s a person could hear all the radio traffic for first responders. On one call she overheard a responder talking to a sexual assault victim. The treatment of the victim was uncaring, she said. “I thought that was wrong and I didn’t want to hear that happen to anyone else,” Hayes said. She took a class for people who could provide emotional support to emergency room patients who were victims of sexual assault. That was 1978. The program that was created provided women and a few men on call 6 p.m.-6 a.m. to go to the hospital and support victims. They coordinated with families, provided clothing, arranged transportation, and helped with interactions with law enforcement if victims were hesitant to talk with them. Hayes believes the program was the first of its kind in the region. It ended after 25 years with the creation of a sexual assault nurse examiner role. A formal program to serve the entire region was designated at another hospital.
