Vizient Recognizes 14 Intermountain Health Hospitals for High-Quality Clinical and Patient Care
Sep 25, 2026
Vizient Quality and Accountability Study recognizes 14 Intermountain Health hospitals for exceptional commitment to safe, effective, and patient-centered care.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (PRUnderground) September 25th, 2026
The Vizient 2026 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award has recognized 14 Intermountain Health hospitals for excellence in high-quality clinical and patient care.
The award recognizes hospitals that excel in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, which measures performance in six categories: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness, and variation in care using 2025-2026 data.
"These awards recognize more than performance measures. They reflect thousands of everyday decisions made by caregivers who put patients first," said Cara Camiolo, MD, Intermountain Health Chief Quality and Safety Officer. "Maintaining this level of clinical quality and safety while navigating a major Epic implementation speaks to the skill, resilience, and commitment of teams across Intermountain Health. We are honored to see that commitment reflected in this national recognition."
The following 14 Intermountain Health hospitals were named as top performers in their respective categories. First-time honorees include Intermountain Health Delta Community Hospital and Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital.
Comprehensive Academic Medical Center
Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center (Murray, Utah)
Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Center
Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital (Utah)
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital (Ogden, Utah)
Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital (Provo, Utah)
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital* (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)
Complex Care Medical Center
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital (Denver)
Critical Access Hospital
Intermountain Health Delta Community Hospital (Utah)
Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital (Utah)
Community Hospital
Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital (Utah)
Intermountain Health LDS Hospital (Salt Lake City)
Small Community Hospital
Intermountain Health Layton Hospital (Utah)
Intermountain Health Park City Hospital (Utah)
Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital (Richfield, Utah)
Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital (Spanish Fork, Utah)
According to Vizient, top-performing hospitals demonstrate an exceptional commitment to safe, effective, and patient-centered care by delivering the right care, at the right time, without harm or waste in an Always Safe environment.
About Intermountain Health
Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a nonprofit health plan called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://news.intermountainhealth.org/. For more information, see intermountainhealth.org/ or call 801-442-2000.
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