Why it matters: Safety isn’t just what happens at the bedside, it starts with every decision made across the health system, from building new units to adopting new technology.
The big picture: Intermountain Health was recently named one of the nation’s safest health systems in the 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, with 14 hospitals earning an “A” grade.
What they’re saying: “Every decision we make, whether it’s to build a new unit, to bring new technology, to grow a program, all of those decisions have safety embedded from day one,” says Dr. Cara Camiolo, Chief Quality and Safety Officer at Intermountain Health.
How it works: Intermountain uses daily safety huddles and shared learning structures to spread best practices across its network.
- When one team solves a problem, that solution moves quickly to every hospital in the system.
- This ensures patients receive the same high standard of care whether they’re at a major trauma center or a rural community hospital.
The bottom line: “Safety is not a goal. Safety is not something that we’re looking for recognition on, in the sense that it’s just what we do every day,” Camiolo says.
Learn more: Read the full announcement