Health Care as a Right: ‘Very tough questions …’
Watch this short video to learn more about how complex the questions are around access to health care.
St. Luke’s Celebrates FitOne and Community Health
At St. Luke’s, we don’t just talk about transforming health care; we walk the talk. We’re taking steps to improve the health of the people we serve. We celebrate health at all levels and stages, whether you’re new to fitness or an Olympian. What do walk, steps, celebrate, and Olympians have to do with transforming [...]
Saluting Nurses and Nurse Leaders During National Nurses Week
It is National Nurses Week, and I wanted to take a moment to recognize nurses everywhere for all that they do in so many different roles. Those who know me know that I am a tremendous supporter of nurses, and particularly supportive of Magnet hospitals because of what that designation means concerning the culture of [...]
Why I am Working to Transform Health Care
WARNING: Unbelievably cute picture alert! Those who know me know that my work is more than a job; I am driven to fix what is wrong with health care. I am going to show you three of the reasons for my passion and sense of urgency. Last weekend, I had the privilege of being the [...]
St. Luke’s Spring Forum: Charting Our Course
In our continuing commitment to transparency, click here to watch a video of my 2013 Spring Forum for our employees, boards, and physicians. I also want our community stakeholders to understand the journey we are on and the progress we have made. I presented this Forum 15 times across our System over a three-week period. [...]
The Obesity-Cancer Connection, and What Can be Done About It
Dr. Dan Zuckerman, whose writing appears below, is an outstanding oncologist and one of our outstanding physician leaders at St. Luke’s. I was talking to him about my concerns about the epidemic of childhood obesity and my fear that we would be seeing unprecedented levels of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arthritis, heart disease, stroke, and even cancer. He [...]
‘We can’t fund our future as we have funded our past …’
I’ve asked St. Luke’s Health System Vice President of Government and External Affairs Jeff Cilek to share his perspectives on the importance of community involvement and support to St. Luke’s. His thoughts are presented here. You’ll be hearing more from Jeff and other members of our executive team in this space in the future. I want to start with part [...]
St. Luke’s, Enriching the Idaho Research Environment
Editor’s note: The article that follows, by St. Luke’s Health System Chief Transformation Officer Tony Tomazic, originally appeared as a column titled “St. Luke’s research gathering creates energy, momentum” in the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider last month. Tony is a board member for The CORE, which supports research, innovation, and economic development in the health, research and [...]
The Big Question for Health Care: Who is Your Customer, Really?
At our annual St. Luke’s Health System Summit in February, we were honored to have Gary S. Kaplan, M.D., chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Health System in the Seattle area, provide a keynote address regarding the Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS). Read St. Luke’s Health System Vice President of Performance Excellence Mike Reno’s report [...]
Data Analytics and St. Luke’s Triple Aim
St. Luke’s Health System is preparing for a new care model that will deliver better value at a lower cost. To fully drive the changes we seek to implement, we need meaningful, actionable data in new forms. This requires a partnership with a company that is equally innovative, that understands and shares our vision, and that [...]
