Intermountain Medical Center

Intermountain McKay Dee Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center Named to Fortune's 2024 Top 50 Heart Hospitals List

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Friday, April 12, 2024
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SALT LAKE CITY and OGDEN, Utah, April 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two Intermountain Health facilities have been named 2024 Top 50 Heart Hospitals in the U.S. by Fortune Magazine.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY and OGDEN, Utah, April 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two Intermountain Health facilities have been named 2024 Top 50 Heart Hospitals in the U.S. by Fortune Magazine.
  • Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah and Intermountain Medical Center in Murray are ranked as two of the nation’s Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals for 2024 by Fortune and Pinc AI, which evaluates heart hospitals annually to determine facilities that are excelling in providing high quality, affordable heart care.
  • The Fortune and Pinc AI rankings including teaching hospitals with and without cardiovascular residency programs, along with community hospitals.
  • This is the fourth time in a row that Intermountain Medical Center has been named to the Fortune Top 50 list, and the first year for Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital.

Intermountain Health Extends Leadership in Heart Care with Adoption of Advanced Robotic Technology

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Intermountain Medical Center is the leading provider of robotic heart rhythm care in Utah and the Intermountain Region.

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  • Intermountain Medical Center is the leading provider of robotic heart rhythm care in Utah and the Intermountain Region.
  • Electrophysiologists at the hospital have treated more than 1,000 patients using advanced robotic technology.
  • “Delivering outstanding patient care using the best technology and science is our primary focus at Intermountain,” said Michael Cutler, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist at Intermountain Medical Center.
  • “We look forward to continuing to support their successful and impactful robotic heart rhythm care program.”

MemorialCare Appoints Todd Blake New Chief Operating Officer for Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemorialCare , a prominent nonprofit Southern California integrated health system, announced today that Todd Blake has been named the company's new Chief Operating Officer for Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach .

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  • LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemorialCare , a prominent nonprofit Southern California integrated health system, announced today that Todd Blake has been named the company's new Chief Operating Officer for Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach .
  • As the new chief operating officer of MemorialCare's Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, Blake will be responsible for the planning, development, implementation and continuous improvement of the programs and services provided by Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital, while creating a synergistic and collaborative culture with the staff, management team and medical staff.
  • Prior to that position, Blake was chief operating officer at Banner Health where he oversaw hospital operations at its two hospital campuses in Tucson, AZ including Banner University Medical Center – Tucson and Banner University Medical Center - South.
  • "We are thrilled to have Todd join the executive leadership team at Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's.

Bell Law Firm and Steele Adams Hosman File Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Following the Death of 19-Year-Old Utah Woman

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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As a result, Gwen rapidly went into respiratory arrest.

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  • As a result, Gwen rapidly went into respiratory arrest.
  • According to Alyssa Wood, an attorney at Steele Adams Hosman, the medication error is a “never event,” the type of medical error that should never occur.
  • “As a result of the overdose,” states Wood, “a young woman lost her life, and two families lost their daughter and eldest sibling.”
    “This is a tragic and egregious case of negligence,” says Lloyd Bell, an attorney at Bell Law Firm.
  • “After bypassing safety protocols, multiple EMS providers administered Gwen a massive overdose of high-risk medication.

MemorialCare Selects Blair Kent as New Chief Executive Officer for Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MemorialCare is pleased to announce the appointment of Blair Kent as Chief Executive Officer of its Long Beach hospitals, Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach.  Kent is a senior executive with more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience.  In his most recent role, as Chief Executive Officer at Intermountain Medical Center, Kent led the largest of Intermountain Healthcare's 33 hospitals and the largest hospital in Utah, ensuring clinical excellence and a strong commitment to the community.

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  • FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MemorialCare is pleased to announce the appointment of Blair Kent as Chief Executive Officer of its Long Beach hospitals, Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach.
  • "We are thrilled to have Blair in the CEO role at our Long Beach campus," says Barry Arbuckle, Ph.D., President and CEO, MemorialCare.
  • He served as the top executive for several of Intermountain's hospitals throughout his tenure with the organization, including Chief Executive Officer of the health system's flagship enterprise, Intermountain Medical Center.
  • About MemorialCare's Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach:
    MemorialCare's Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach are designated with the prestigious Magnet recognition for excellence in nursing.

Industry Expert, Dr. Dylan Miller, Joins Gestalt Diagnostics as an Advisory Board Member

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gestalt Diagnostics has added healthcare industry expert, Dr. Dylan Miller, to serve on Gestalt's Advisory Board. He will be joining Gestalt's distinguished Advisory Board of pathologists contributing to oversight and active management of development initiatives as they relate to the functionality and usability of solutions in clinical practice, education, and research.

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  • Gestalt's Advisory Board guides the development of Gestalt's digital pathology platform, PathFlowmade by pathologists for pathologists
    SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Gestalt Diagnostics has added healthcare industry expert, Dr. Dylan Miller, to serve on Gestalt's Advisory Board.
  • Gestalt's Advisory Board guides the development of Gestalt's PathFlow platform made by pathologists for pathologists.
  • He is Chair of Pathology at Intermountain Central Laboratory, which serves Intermountain Healthcare's statewide system of hospitals in Utah and neighboring states.
  • He also leads the system-wide anatomic pathology development team for Intermountain Healthcare and co-led their digital pathology implementation strategy.

Intermountain Healthcare, DonorConnect, and InVita Healthcare Technologies launch iReferral Interoperability to Save and Heal More Lives

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Intermountain Healthcare, DonorConnect, and InVita Healthcare Technologies announce the launch of iReferral℠ interoperability in Utah and Idaho to streamline the critical first step in the organ, tissue and eye donation-transplantation process. iReferral℠ automates the identification and referral of potential donors and helps to liberate hospital and donation resources while strengthening donation and transplant activity.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Intermountain Healthcare, DonorConnect, and InVita Healthcare Technologies announce the launch of iReferral interoperability in Utah and Idaho to streamline the critical first step in the organ, tissue and eye donation-transplantation process.
  • "Collaborating and improving our workflow will also result in more donors, especially for those waiting for a critical life-saving donor organ."
  • Utilizing targeted algorithmic clinical triggers and secure interoperability, iReferral eliminates the need for manual, phone-based referral processes.
  • Wade Liu, Vice President of Product for InVita Healthcare Technologies' Transplant division said, "iReferral represents a unique win and step forward for all involved in the donation-transplantation ecosystem.

Intermountain Healthcare Implements Ikonopedia for Enterprise-Wide Breast Reporting and Risk Assessment

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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RICHARDSON, Texas, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ikonopedia announced today that Intermountain Healthcare, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has successfully completed a system-wide implementation of the company's structured breast reporting and risk assessment tools to enhance reporting quality, efficiency, and maintain patient safety. 

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  • RICHARDSON, Texas, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ikonopedia announced today that Intermountain Healthcare, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has successfully completed a system-wide implementation of the company's structured breast reporting and risk assessment toolsto enhance reporting quality, efficiency, and maintain patient safety.
  • The system-wide implementation includes 27 Intermountain Healthcare facilities, including six Intermountain Healthcare hospitals and the Janice Beesley Hartvigsen Breast Care Center at Intermountain Medical Center.
  • Intermountain Healthcare employs nearly 40,000 caregivers who serve the healthcare needs of people across the Intermountain West.
  • Ikonopedia is an innovative cloud-based structured breast reporting and MQSA management system designed to dramatically improve reporting efficiency and optimize facility operations.

Real-Time Electronic Pneumonia Decision Support Helps Reduce Mortality by 38% in Community Hospitals, New Intermountain Healthcare Study Finds

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Results of the study are published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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  • Results of the study are published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
  • In the study, researchers at Intermountain Healthcare deployed the health systems electronic, open loop, clinical decision support (ePNa) system to 16 of its community hospitals between December 2017 to June 2019.
  • In that time, those hospitals had 6,848 pneumonia cases, and ePNa was used by a bedside clinician in 67% of eligible patients.
  • During the time of this study, U.S. News and World Report also ranked Intermountain as high performing in pneumonia care with excellent outcomes.

Intermountain Healthcare, UTHealth in Houston and Rush University Join PhysIQ’s Study to Develop COVID-19 Digital Biomarker

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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Digital health leader, physIQ Inc. , recently announced that Intermountain Healthcare Utah , The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Rush University Medical Center have joined the NIH-funded DeCODe study to develop an AI-based COVID-19 digital biomarker.

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  • Digital health leader, physIQ Inc. , recently announced that Intermountain Healthcare Utah , The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Rush University Medical Center have joined the NIH-funded DeCODe study to develop an AI-based COVID-19 digital biomarker.
  • We are thrilled to join this groundbreaking study that physIQ has started, said Joseph Bledsoe MD, Emergency Medicine Director of Research at Intermountain Healthcare.
  • Rush comprises Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as an extensive provider network and numerous outpatient care facilities.
  • Rush University Medical Center is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.