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January 5, 2017 World’s Liver Experts Converge on Park City to Address Growing Liver Disease Epidemic Prevalent in Utah Media Contact The world’s leading experts on liver disease, led by Michael Charlton, MD, with Intermountain Medical Center’s Transplant Program, converge on Park City, Utah, to focus on advancing treatment for a liver disease that is sweeping the globe, affecting upwards of 25 percent of people in the United States. Full Story
January 4, 2017 New Research Finds Adding Data Helps Physicians Better Predict Outcomes For Kidney Transplant Patients Media Contact Kidney transplant patients have a better chance of survival if physicians use all the data that’s available to them — including data that’s tracked over time — to predict the likelihood of organ failure, according to new research from Intermountain Medical Center. Full Story
January 2, 2017 Do High-Efficiency Air Filters Improve Breathing During Inversions? Intermountain Medical Center Launches Study to Find Out Media Contact Do you have breathing problems that worsen during periods of inversions and poor air quality? If so, you may qualify for a study at Intermountain Medical Center to determine whether high-efficiency home air filters can reduce respiratory symptoms. Full Story
December 20, 2016 Smallest Babies to Benefit From New Milk Donation Site Media Contact Utah’s number one user of donated breast milk is now the newest Utah County donation site for this highly-valued item. Full Story
December 19, 2016 Dr. Mark Briesacher Named as Leader of Intermountain Medical Group Media Contact Mark Briesacher, MD, Intermountain Healthcare’s senior vice president of Clinical Integration, will assume the position of senior vice president, Intermountain Medical Group and Medical Staff, in February 2017. Dr. Briesacher has served in a variety of leadership roles in the healthcare system for the past 17 years. Full Story
December 19, 2016 Intermountain Healthcare Researchers Selected to Participate in the University of Utah’s Clinical & Translational Scholars Program Media Contact Two Intermountain Healthcare researchers have been named to the University of Utah VPCAT Scholars Program for 2017: Ithan Peltan, MD, MSc, of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Stacey Knight, PhD, MStat, of Cardiovascular Services. Full Story
December 19, 2016 Riverton Hospital’s labor and delivery staff wrap-up December’s newborn babies in specially sewn Christmas stockings—before handing them to new moms Media Contact Santa is making some extra special deliveries in the southwest part of the valley this year with the help of his elves who work in labor and delivery at Riverton Hospital. Hospital staff are busy not only delivering lots of babies in December, but also sewing special Christmas stockings – a tradition that has been upheld since Riverton Hospital opened its doors in 2009. Full Story
December 18, 2016 Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Performs Nation’s First Case Using New Heart-Mapping Technology to Treat Heart Arrhythmias Media Contact Today, the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City successfully completed the nation’s first case using new cardiac mapping technology that reduces the likelihood of a patient returning to the cath lab for additional procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythms. Full Story
December 15, 2016 Utah Hospital to Live Tweet Nation’s First Case Using New Heart Mapping Technology for Treatment of Heart Arrhythmias Media Contact The nation’s first case using new heart-mapping technology for the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms will occur at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, and the public is invited to follow a play-by-play account of the inaugural case via Twitter. Full Story
December 12, 2016 New Human Resources VP to Join Intermountain Healthcare Media Contact Joseph E. Fournier, JD, MHA, has been named vice president of Human Resources and chief Human Resources officer at Intermountain Healthcare. Full Story
