Expanding access to high-impact cardiology services across rural communities is at the heart of our mission. Dr. Carl Rouch, MD, director of the Cardiac Cath Lab at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, is among many at Intermountain Health making a difference in the fight against rural heart disease.
According to data from Mental Health America, 1 in 5 adults have a diagnosable mental health condition each year. Over half of all adults do not receive treatment. To better address mental health concerns, we've partnered with CredibleMind, Inc. to offer their unique self-care platform to communities across our service areas. The platform personalizes tens of thousands of expert-curated resources across over one hundred topics. It creates a highly tailored digital experience for each person, blending evidence-based self-care and validated assessments with care delivery resources to deliver better population mental health. CredibleMind offers resources for all ages, covering a wide range of life stages such as school, work, parenting, and relationships. Website and resources are also available in a Spanish version. "America is experiencing a growing mental health crisis, creating an urgent need to address this challenge with creative solutions that scale quickly, consistently and with the highest quality." said Mason Turner, MD, senior medical director for the Intermountain Health Behavioral Health Clinical Program. "This digital tool provides more ways to help people in our communities manage anxiety, sleep better, relieve stress, beat burnout, and more. Ultimately, we want to help people live their healthiest lives possible. With this platform, we are providing free, high-quality resources to our community.”
A Utah mom and artist who suffered a massive heart attack but did not recognize symptoms because they were not the “classic” symptoms of a heart attack experienced by many men has turned her experience into art to help educate women and raise awareness about their risks of heart disease. To kick off National Go Red for Women Day, Kimberleigh Collins-Peynaud joined with caregivers earlier this month at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray who helped save her life to get the message out to women that heart disease is their leading cause of death, and they need to know their risk factors and be aware of their heart health. As part of Go Red for Women Day, we displayed Collins-Peynaud’s artwork at Intermountain Medical Center to raise awareness about heart disease in women and highlight their risk of the disease. The collection of nine paintings and drawings illustrate Collins-Peynaud’s experiences and emotions during her 2023 heart attack from symptoms to treatment to recovery and will be on display at several Intermountain Health hospitals throughout Utah in February, which is American Heart Month. “My goal is to use my experience and also my artwork to help raise awareness and to educate women about heart disease to help as many women as possible,” said Collins-Peynaud.
Tellica Imaging, an Intermountain Health company, is continuing to help to bring down the cost of healthcare along the Wasatch Front with the opening of a new imaging clinic in Spanish Fork. This is the seventh Tellica Imaging location to open in Utah. The new center in Spanish Fork offers advanced imaging (MRI and CT scans), but because they’re done in traditional retail locations without the overhead of a hospital or other medical setting, the cost is significantly lower. “A large percentage of the imaging we do in medicine could be done outside of a hospital, but people usually go to a hospital out of habit not realizing it may cost thousands of dollars more,” said Doug Greally, MD, president and chief medical officer for Tellica Imaging. “Medical imaging is fundamental to both diagnosis and treatment of patients in modern medicine, and this is how we’re improving access for everyone.”
Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital leaders broke ground on a new surgical services tower expansion to help meet the growing needs of area residents and the millions of tourists and adventurers that venture to the national parks and scenic outdoor red rock country. The new space will house additional operating rooms and state-of-the-art surgical services. The expansion was made possible through generous community donations to the 2023 Jubilee of Trees community fundraiser. “As we strive to fulfill our mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible, we continuously work to address the changing needs of our community,” said Natalie Ashby, president of Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital. “We’ve seen tremendous growth in our area and are so pleased to begin this expansion of our surgical services to meet the needs of our increasing population.” “The hospital has been adding up to seven new surgeons every year to meet rising demand for services. Additional space and technology, however, is needed to keep pace and optimally serve the community,” she added.
A unique group of clinics, nearly as old as Intermountain Health itself, doesn’t treat common ailments or walk-in patients. Instead, they care for the workforce of community businesses and services. Intermountain WorkMed, our occupational service line, has 100 caregivers working in over a dozen clinics in Utah and southern Idaho. "We focus on anything that happens at work or needs to be done at work," said Sean Tomlinson, sales and development manager for WorkMed. WorkMed caregivers help patients with treatment for workplace injuries, work-related tests like drug screens, annual physicals, vaccines, and visual and hearing exams. "The biggest difference is that in occupational medicine, the employer is our customer,” Sean said. “They carry the workers’ compensation insurance that pays for occupational medicine services." "We’re taking care of the workforce: your brother, my sister, and our kids," said Cindy Miller, practice manager in St. George. "If they have a job, they’re a potential patient."
Congratulations to the following Intermountain Health hospitals for being recognized on Money's Best Hospitals 2025 list! - Holy Rosary Hospital - Miles City, Montana - Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, Utah - St. George Regional Hospital - St. George, Utah Money, a personal finance website, compiled their list based on an analysis of over 30,000 data points from more than 1,000 hospitals rated four or five stars by CMS. Each hospital was evaluated using multiple criteria, including overall performance, physician quality, and price transparency, with rankings and letter grades assigned in each category.
Derrick Haslem, MD, grew up in Vernal, Utah, a small town tucked away what he calls in the “middle of nowhere.” When a family member was diagnosed with cancer, he saw what it was to need treatment far from the city – and the experience convinced him that everyone deserves great care, no matter where they are. As senior medical director of the Oncology Clinical Program at Intermountain Health, he’s in a unique position to help deliver it.
Are you a new graduate RN or a current nursing student? Join us for an exciting opportunity to connect with our team and learn more about our Utah and Idaho hospitals, our nurse residency program, and much more at our upcoming RN New Grad Virtual Information Session! Date: Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 Time: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. MT Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams How to Join: A Microsoft Teams link will be shared with you via email after you RSVP During this live event, you'll have the chance to ask questions and engage with our nurse executive, nurse residency, and talent acquisition teams. Don't miss out! RSVP today at https://imh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/IntermountainCareers/event/2792e14f281d1001a043485c408e0001/register. We look forward to connecting with you!
In a bustling hospital unit where every step counts, a team of caregivers started a mission to reduce patient falls. When nurse manager Crystal Holy Cross and her dedicated team at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Montana noticed unassisted falls were higher than they'd like, they worked together to make a difference for patient safety. The team aimed to reduce falls in 2024. By mid-December, their efforts resulted in cutting the number of unassisted falls by more than 50%! Patient falls are the most common adverse events in hospitals, with up to a million falls each year in the U.S., and a quarter resulting in injury. Reducing falls helps patients, caregivers, and our healthcare system by preventing serious injuries, prolonged hospital stays, and increased costs. Their impressive reduction in falls is credited to one thing: getting back to basics.
