Most managers believe that relentless execution--the efficient, timely production and delivery of offerings--is vital to corporate performance. Execution-as-efficiency is important. But focusing too narrowly on it can prevent your company from adapting effectively to change. ...
Most Utah construction companies would say that this is the worst of times. However, a few contractors have decided to build on a gift that was bestowed on the Rose Park neighborhood back in 1979 -- a community health center. The Stephen D. Ratcliffe Community Health Center's...
Crossroads Urban Center will distribute holiday turkeys, hams and chickens -- and all the trimmings for a complete holiday meal -- at Rowland Hall St. Mark's, a private school at 970 E. 800 South, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The distribution is on...
People who have tried everything to lose weight and simply can't will be interested in Saturday's Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Hotline, which features experts on bariatric surgery for weight loss. From 10 a.m. to noon, Dr. Sherman Smith and Dr. Rodrick McKinlay, both surgeons at LDS Hospital and...
Nearly a quarter-million of the 15 million morbidly obese Americans had some type of bariatric surgery last year. But though the surgeries have a great success rate, they have to be accompanied by a patient's willingness to eat better and exercise more. And they are not without some risk. ...
Diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure are among the ills that can improve when someone who is severely overweight has bariatric surgery. The procedures are becoming increasingly popular, in part because they're less invasive and safer, according to experts who will address the topic during the Deseret News/ Intermountain...
People who have tried everything to lose weight and simply can't will be interested in Saturday's Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Hotline, which features experts on bariatric surgery for weight loss. From 10 a.m. to noon, Dr. Sherman Smith and Dr. Rodrick McKinlay, surgeons at LDS Hospital and St. Mark's, will answer...
With the downturn in the economy and fewer patients seeking medical help, Intermountain Healthcare has announced that it will stop matching employees' contributions to their 401k savings plans, beginning in 2009. The nonprofit health-care organization, which is also the state's largest employer, calls the move a suspension...
Upper-level management and physicians employed by Salt Lake City- based Intermountain Healthcare Inc. will forgo holiday bonuses this year because of the slowed economy, and the money will be divided among rank-and-file employees. The bonus usually is considered by IHC as an end-of-the-year thank-you check and is...
"Digital Day One" provides healthcare IT starter kit Partnership with Mayo Clinic Rochester and Intermountain Healthcare enables first ever digital sharing of published medical breakthroughs and best practices Prominent healthcare industry leaders collaborate to leverage information technology, which will extend the reach of patient care ...
The woman had two normal pregnancies and delivered healthy babies. But in her third pregnancy, she started labor much too soon and the baby didn't survive. Now pregnant again, she's worried and wants to do everything she can to have a healthy baby and deliver it at full term. ...
Having a healthy pregnancy and reducing the risk of delivering too soon is the topic of today's Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Hotline. From 10 a.m. to noon, Dr. Sean Esplin, a maternal-fetal medicine expert and associate professor at the University of Utah medical school, and registered nurse Katrina Jensen, a care...
About one-third of premature births are induced, and there's not always a valid reason -- either a problem with the fetus or with mom. Increasingly, women and doctors are opting for elective inductions to fit childbirth better into personal schedules. Barring a medical reason, birth should not...
A Bountiful woman's $16 million medical malpractice lawsuit against LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare and other entities has ended with the award of an undisclosed settlement for what the woman termed "catastrophic" injuries caused by severe infections associated with a Caesarean section. Lisa Speckman filed the lawsuit in...
Babies born too soon is the biggest issue in obstetrics, and the numbers are rising. Prevent that, and you decrease infant deaths and disabilities such as blindness, deafness and lifelong respiratory problems. In Utah, 11.4 percent of babies are premature. It's the leading cause of newborn death,...
Having a healthy pregnancy and reducing the risk of delivering too soon is the topic of Saturday's Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Hotline. From 10 a.m. to noon, Dr. Sean Esplin, a maternal-fetal medicine expert and associate professor at the University of Utah medical school, and registered nurse Katrina Jensen, a care...
As he prepares to step down from the helm of Utah's largest health-care system, Intermountain Healthcare CEO William H. "Bill" Nelson notes that it's sappy to refer to Intermountain's role in the community as "noble and caring." Still, he calls it that all the time, he adds with a smile,...
Out of death comes life. That was the message two people gave Wednesday at the state Capitol rotunda. They gave the message to a group assembled at the Capitol to honor six area hospitals for raising organ donation rates in their facilities -- Intermountain...
Stress and diet are two key considerations when figuring out what to do about irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, according to Dr. Holly Clark, gastroenterologist at LDS Hospital. If you can identify your "triggers," Clark said, you can often reduce the frequency or severity of the symptoms. ...
Women's silent health issues, including incontinence and irritable bowel issues, pelvic floor prolapse and others, are the topic of today's Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare Hotline. From 10 a.m. to noon, Dr. Richard Labasky, urologist, and Dr. Holly Clark, gastroenterologist, will take phoned-in questions. From the Salt Lake area, call 236-6061. Elsewhere,...
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