by Chris Nichols | Sep 24, 2026 | Community Impact
The Big Picture During a recent Utah Hospital Association conference, Congressman Mike Kennedy brought a clear message to healthcare leaders: Washington should work for Utah’s hospitals and patients—not the other way around. Kennedy, a family physician who has also...
by Chris Nichols | Sep 23, 2026 | Community Impact
The Big Picture For more than a decade, Clayton Holt has helped transform San Juan Health into a stronger, more stable healthcare system serving Monticello and communities across San Juan County. Now in his 13th year as CEO, Holt is being recognized with the...
by Chris Nichols | Sep 22, 2026 | Community Impact
The Big Picture Hospitals and independent medical facilities may provide some of the same services—such as surgery, lab work and imaging—but they are built for fundamentally different purposes. Hospitals and their outpatient departments are open 24 hours a day, seven...
by Chris Nichols | Sep 21, 2026 | Community Impact
“This is our annual conference, and it’s really big conference. We we give out awards for executives and for board members, for people doing extremely extraordinary things.” — Francis Gibson, President and CEO of Utah Hospital Association. Last week,...
by Chris Nichols | Sep 16, 2026 | Community Impact
The Big Picture A day in the life of Kelsey Proctor is about much more than meals. As Market Director of Food and Clinical Nutrition Services for CommonSpirit Health’s Utah Market, Kelsey helps lead dietitians and food-service operations across local hospitals—making...
