Vizient Recognizes 14 Intermountain Health Hospitals as Top Performers for High-Quality Clinical and Patient Care

Vizient has recognized 14 Intermountain Health hospitals with its 2026 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award 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.

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