We listen to and collaborate with the communities we serve to understand their unique health needs and address health disparities that impact their well-being.
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Lives reached through health improvement strategies
We take a collaborative approach to community health improvement by routinely conducting Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) in our service areas. During the CHNA process we listen to community leaders and members with diverse backgrounds, voices, and experiences to understand their unique health needs and the community-based assets.
Through the CHNA, we identify Significant Health Needs that we prioritize for the next three years.
To proactively and equitably address Significant Health Needs, we develop an Implementation Strategy in collaboration with our communities.
We believe everyone deserves equitable opportunities for health. We are working with our communities to access healthcare, including removing barriers in language, cultural appropriateness, insurance or other coverage enrollment, and navigation of complex systems of care.
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We take a proactive approach to health including strategies to address avoidable chronic illnesses, the leading cause of death in adults, and prevent injuries, the leading cause of death in children.
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Across all states we serve, behavioral health needs, including mental health, substance use, and suicide, are significant issues.
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We address social drivers of health such as housing, food, and economic stability by building and supporting local programs and collaborations.
We also leverage our system assets as an anchor institution to improve the welfare and economic well-being of our communities.
Children have health needs and disparities that may differ from adults. We look at causes of morbidity and mortality in children and to develop strategies focused on their life-long health.
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Our charitable contributions and grants support community organizations aligned with addressing the health needs prioritized in our Implementation Strategies.
Not-for-profit organizations addressing significant health needs in Colorado communities served by Intermountain Health can learn more:
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Intermountain and our Community Health team have been working to get gun locks into as many homes as possible and provide trainings and educational materials about firearm safe storage best practices.
Long before Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) became a standard practice for nonprofit healthcare organizations, Intermountain Health was deeply rooted in a tradition of listening, responding, and adapting to the unique needs of the communities we serve.
Behavioral health has been identified as a significant health need across Intermountain’s footprint. Intermountain’s Community Health team has a comprehensive approach to improve mental health, and reduce substance use and suicide rates.
As summer approaches, ensuring children's safety around water is a top priority. Through collaborations with local health and community agencies, Intermountain Health is donating life jackets to help people enjoy the water and be safe.
At Intermountain Health, our mission extends beyond patient care—we are an anchor institution committed to strengthening the long-term health and economic stability of the communities we serve.
We are committed to fostering a collective mindset focused on creating a sustainable future for all
NeighborWorks Montana is a nonprofit organization that creates housing opportunities across Montana.
Intermountain is working to reduce opioid deaths, along with addressing the stigma and barriers that often prevent people from seeking help. This work aligns with the significant needs identified in our Community Health Needs Assessments as a key issue faced in our communities.
The Community Health team at Intermountain Children’s Health are seeing a rise in the number of parents unknowingly purchasing counterfeit car seats online for their children.
A project in the Sanpete County Jail turned the life around of a woman thanks to Intermountain Health's Community Health team. The project started in 2020 when they received a Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Planning Grant.
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Design of the hospital has begun as well as clinical activities and workforce planning
The Intermountain Community Care Foundation supports children and their families through programs that increase access to comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and behavioral health services. We collaborate with many community organizations to improve children's overall health.
As Intermountain continues to lean into proactive care, there is a greater understanding about how the social determinants of health are critical to positive health outcomes.
One of Intermountain Health’s sustaining health needs is to improve chronic and avoidable health outcomes for the children in our communities. To do this we focus on avoidable injuries because more children die from injuries than all other health risks combined.
Las Vegas resident Taja Reese was facing numerous barriers when she heard about a Community Health Worker certification that has helped her move forward to a new and more hopeful place in life.
Improving mental well-being is a priority at Intermountain Health across the enterprise. Some of Intermountain’s leaders were vital participants in developing the Behavioral Health Assessment & Master Plan, a groundbreaking initiative to address the behavioral health crisis in Utah.
Rob Allen, Intermountain president and CEO, went to Washington, D.C., over the summer to highlight Intermountain Health's efforts to reduce suicide deaths by firearms.
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So far in 2024, Intermountain Health has focused on investments in our Peaks Region, which includes Colorado and Montana. These investments are intended to both do good and do well by supporting the social determinants of health for low-and-moderate income households.
Caregivers are encouraged to get involved and give back, with many of our teams choosing to participate in local activities together.
Intermountain Health uses innovative approaches to address social determinants of health, including supporting programs aimed at improving housing stability and homelessness, helping with displacement prevention, and increasing access to healthy and affordable food.
Two years ago, Stephanie Loy’s life looked radically different. Today, she’s a medical assistant at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver thanks to a workforce development program and collaboration between a Denver nonprofit and Intermountain Health.
Since 2015, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, has collaborated with the health department and other community stakeholders to complete a shared Community Health Needs Assessment. The collaboration is the power of a group working together to align on identified health needs.
Improving mental well-being is a significant health priority at Intermountain Health. Our Community Health and Children’s Health teams are taking on initiatives to support this focus.
Intermountain’s Community Health team was recognized nationally for their work that drastically reduced repeat offender bookings in the Sanpete County Jail in rural central Utah.
Between June 2023 and January 2024, Intermountain conducted three focus groups with Board members of rural hospitals in Intermountain’s footprint. The Board members recognized rural access issues as a health equity issue.
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Intermountain Health, along with The Defensive Line Foundation, Find Your Anchor and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held a special panel on mental health featuring current and former NFL players.
Place based investing is a growing field aiming to generate measurable social impact and a financial return. At Intermountain Health, we have been committed to place-based investing for several years and have seen significant progress.
In 2023, our caregivers volunteered 52,125 hours, that is more than nine years of volunteer hours. They also earned $385,053 in community cash, which was donated to community organizations.
The foundation provided funding support for the Food Rx pilot program lead by Creek Valley Health Clinic and Short Creek Dream Center over two years. This pilot program highlights how Food Rx programs can address food insecurity and improve health outcomes in rural, underserved, and impoverished communities.
Access to health care is one of Intermountain’s four health priorities across all regions. Our new program, Maternal Health Connection, aims to improve maternal and newborn health by bringing healthcare to the patients.
Intermountain Health focuses on innovation and healthcare transformation and is committed to delivering better care and improving outcomes at lower costs. That pursuit led to a partnership with Omada Health, to improve access, outcomes, and compliance with chronic disease prevention and management.
St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, hosted a Poverty Immersion Experience in conjunction with United Way of Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction’s Housing Department.