Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction Colorado was awarded ACS/SVS Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) designation on Nov. 19, 2024. By achieving this prestigious status, the medical center demonstrated its commitment to delivering high quality treatment for patients receiving vascular surgical and interventional care and to improving outcomes. Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital is the first community hospital to be verified in the ACS/SVS Vascular-VP.
“This is truly a great honor for St. Mary’s Hospital to be recognized as one of the first nationally verified programs. Kudos to all the doctors, nurses, and staff that worked to ensure its success,” said Bryan Johnson, president of Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital.
This accomplishment was led by Tej Singh, MD, medical director of vascular surgery. “We’re grateful to Dr. Singh for his instrumental work in building a high-quality vascular program and achieving vascular verification. These efforts include timely patient access and work with the vascular quality initiative registry, national accreditation, care compliance, surgical leadership, and mentoring,” said Ben Smalley, chief operating officer for St. Mary’s Regional Hospital.
Vascular-VP is an ACS Quality Program developed with the SVS and leverages the strengths and expertise of the ACS and SVS to provide an evidence-driven, standardized pathway for instituting and growing a quality improvement and clinical care infrastructure within a center’s vascular program.
