Exceptional caregivers who live our values every day
By Scott Peek, Front Range Market President
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Intermountain Health L.O.V.E. Awards ceremony in Salt Lake City. These awards honor caregivers and teams who live our values every day. Out of thousands of Intermountain caregivers who were nominated throughout the enterprise, Jack Corbett, a physical therapist here at Saint Joe’s, was one of only six individuals recognized with an Intermountain Values L.O.V.E award and celebrated as the best of the best.
Jack’s nomination came from a patient with a complex medical diagnosis who shared that Jack not only healed him physically but also took such interest in him as a person that the patient credits Jack with literally saving his life.
Here is an excerpt of the nomination:
I've been in physical therapy for over 15 years due to various conditions, have seen over a dozen PTs and Jack is honestly the best PT I have ever seen. He probably is the most detailed, competent and caring medical professional I've ever seen and I've had to receive constant medical care since I was 4 years old and I'm now 29. Jack has shown an ability to go above and beyond to make sure he is giving the best treatment possible. As for caring, he's one of the most compassionate people I know. He's become a close friend as well as a caregiver and after my suicide attempt he personally reached out to me numerous times to ensure I was ok, and even gave me a small personal gift telling me that I needed to know someone cared. That action helped me more than words can convey. That more than anything anyone else in my life did made me realize people did really care about me and helped me overcome my suicidal ideation. His small acts of caring may have saved my life.
Click on the image below to watch a video about Jack and his patient Brian Johnston.
Another story about an Intermountain L.O.V.E. award winner is the story of Sierra Lanier, a nurse in our Labor and Delivery department who helped a very sick patient who brought her two small children to the hospital because she couldn’t leave them with her abusive partner. The patient was septic and needed to be admitted but was going to leave against medical advice because she couldn’t return to an abusive home situation and she didn’t want her kids to be taken from her. Sierra took charge of the situation and worked with Child Protective Services to provide childcare in the hospital for the kids in the middle of the night so the patient could stay and get the care she needed over a four-day period.
There are countless examples of caregivers at Saint Joseph Hospital who embody our mission. It gives me a great sense of pride to work alongside all our medical staff and caregivers who go above and beyond to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients every day.
Gratefully,
Scott