American Hospital Association Selects Intermountain Healthcare Leader for 2019 National TRUST Award
June 4, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#2019TRUSTaward–The American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation has
announced Intermountain Healthcare’s President and CEO Marc Harrison,
MD, as the recipient of the 2019 TRUST Award.
The prestigious national award is awarded to individuals who have
exhibited visionary leadership in the healthcare field and symbolize
AHA’s vision of helping to contribute to a society of healthy
communities where each individual reaches their highest potential for
health.
In announcing the award, the AHA highlighted the major strides under Dr.
Harrison’s leadership in delivering value-based care, and the
innovations Intermountain is making to help people stay healthy.
“On behalf of Intermountain, we want to thank the American Hospital
Association for this award that recognizes our caregivers’ outstanding
service to our patients and communities,” said Dr. Harrison. “The
innovations we’re making in healthcare wouldn’t be possible without the
hard work and forward thinking of our caregivers.”
Recently, Intermountain led the establishment of the Utah Alliance for
the Determinants of Health, a collaboration designed to proactively
address factors affecting community health such as chronic hunger,
affordable housing, joblessness and personal safety.
Dr. Harrison also spearheaded Civica Rx, the first of its kind,
Utah-based not-for-profit generic drug company which aims to lower costs
and avoid shortages of generic drugs for hospitals around the country.
“Dr. Harrison is a national and international thought leader on
transformation and innovation,” said AHA chair-elect Melinda Estes, MD,
president and CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System and chair of the AHA
Center for Health Innovation Leadership Council. “He is leading bold new
approaches that are improving the quality of healthcare and making it
more accessible and affordable.”
“Dr. Harrison’s outstanding work as a physician, health system leader,
and health care innovator exemplifies the visionary leadership that the
TRUST Award recognizes,” said Jay Bhatt, DO, AHA’s senior vice president
and chief medical officer. During challenging times in our field, he is
building strategic partnerships and leading initiatives that are
redefining value-based care and improving the health of individuals and
communities.”
Dr. Harrison’s many honors include Modern Healthcare magazine
naming him one of 2018’s Most Influential Physician Executives and
Leaders. Modern Healthcare also recently listed Dr. Harrison as
one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health Care and Fortune
magazine ranked him 26th on its World’s Greatest Leaders list.
Dr. Harrison was named Intermountain’s president and CEO in October of
2016.
Intermountain is a not-for-profit system of 24 hospitals, 160 clinics,
38,000 caregivers, a Medical Group with 2,300 employed physicians and
advanced practice clinicians, a health insurance company called
SelectHealth, and other health services. Intermountain is widely
recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using
evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality
outcomes and sustainable costs.
For more information visit intermountainhealthcare.org.
Contacts
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