Fourteen Intermountain Health hospitals have been recognized with the 2026 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award for excellence in high-quality clinical and patient care, according to a September 24 statement. The award highlights hospitals that excel in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, which evaluates performance across six specific categories.
The Vizient study measures performance in safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness, and variation in care. The recognition is based on 2025-2026 data. 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.
Intermountain Health Chief Quality and Safety Officer Cara Camiolo, MD, stated that the awards reflect the everyday decisions made by caregivers who prioritize patients. Camiolo noted that maintaining this level of clinical quality and safety while navigating a major Epic implementation demonstrates the skill, resilience, and commitment of teams across Intermountain Health.
The honorees include several Utah facilities, such as Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, St. George Regional Hospital, McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, American Fork Hospital, LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Layton Hospital, Park City Hospital, Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, and Spanish Fork Hospital. First-time honorees include Intermountain Health Delta Community Hospital and Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital.
The recognized hospitals are categorized by their specific service types. These include Comprehensive Academic Medical Center Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center; Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Centers including St. George Regional Hospital, McKay-Dee Hospital, Utah Valley Hospital, and Lutheran Hospital; Complex Care Medical Center Saint Joseph Hospital; Critical Access Hospitals Delta Community Hospital and Heber Valley Hospital; Community Hospital American Fork Hospital and LDS Hospital; and Small Community Hospitals Layton Hospital, Park City Hospital, Sevier Valley Hospital, and Spanish Fork Hospital.
