Units at MountainStar Healthcare recognized for nursing excellence
Seven Utah hospitals have nursing teams recognized in HCA Healthcare's Units of Distinction program.
Salt Lake City, UT — Nursing teams at seven MountainStar Healthcare hospitals were recognized for nursing excellence, the Utah-based health network announced.
The Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department at Payson’s Mountain View Hospital both earned the 2023 HCA Healthcare Unit of Distinction (UOD) Award, an annual program that recognizes and rewards exemplary nursing units at HCA Healthcare sites of care. The Unit of Distinction designation is achieved through measurable, exemplary performance in the strategic areas of advocacy and leadership, consistency in nursing practice and operations and leveraging scale to improve patient care.
“We look forward to celebrating our outstanding nursing units every year through our Unit of Distinction Awards,” said Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of HCA Healthcare. “HCA Healthcare would not be what it is without the inspiring dedication of our nurses. I want to congratulate all of this year’s winners, who truly raise our standard of nursing excellence every day.”
In a ceremony broadcast from HCA Healthcare’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 a total of 199 nursing units were recognized as top-performing nursing units. Units of Distinction are categorized in the top five percent of all HCA Healthcare medical surgical, critical care, emergency services, surgical services, behavioral health, women’s and children’s nursing units, pediatrics/PICU and inpatient rehabilitation units.
Additionally, nursing units at seven MountainStar Healthcare hospitals earned honorable mention designations for performing in the top six to ten percent of all HCA Healthcare units in their respective care areas:
- St. Mark’s Hospital: Behavioral Health Unit
- Lakeview Hospital: Orthopedics-Spine Unit
- Ogden Regional Medical Center: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Cache Valley Hospital: Women’s Services
- Brigham City Community Hospital: Intra-operative Surgical Unit
- Lone Peak Hospital: Intra-operative Surgical Unit
- Mountain View Hospital: Women’s Services Labor & Delivery
“It’s such an honor to have these nursing teams recognized for their commitment to excellence and to outstanding patient care,” said Sabrina Braun, MountainStar Healthcare’s chief nurse executive. “We’re proud of our team and the positive impact our 2,400 Utah nurses have on patients and their families in more than a million annual care interactions.”
Launched in 2015, the Unit of Distinction Awards are an essential component of HCA Healthcare’s strategic nursing plan. With more than 2,400 sites of care, HCA Healthcare’s more than 99,000 nurses have abundant opportunity to choose work across a wide spectrum of clinical and non-clinical settings. HCA Healthcare supports and invests in nursing with leading-edge technologies and increased access to clinical education and professional development opportunities to help make HCA Healthcare a premier career destination for nurses.