Gov. Herbert lowers flags in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day and Fire Prevention Week
SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 5, 2018) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has ordered the lowering of the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the State of Utah on Oct., 7, 2018 in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day and Fire Prevention Week.
The governor issued the following statement:
"On this week of national remembrance, we here in Utah are mindful of one of our own -- Draper Fire Battalion Chief Matthew Burchett, who lost his life earlier this summer while fighting the Mendocino Complex Fire in Northern California. Jeanette and I have thought often of him and of his family this summer. We are grateful for all the firefighters from across the state and nation who have put themselves in harm's way this summer to protect our communities."
Flags will be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and public grounds from sunrise until sunset on Sun., Oct. 7, 2018 only. Individuals and businesses are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time.
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Utah Hospitals Receive 2018 HealthInsight Quality Awards
Program Recognizes Excellence in Clinical Quality and Patient Care
Salt Lake City — Ten Utah hospitals have been recognized for their high performance on quality-of-care outcome measures and patient satisfaction. The HealthInsight Quality Award Program recognizes high-performing health care provider organizations in the states for which HealthInsight serves as the Medicare program’s Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) contractor.
Eligibility for the Hospital Quality Award is based on a composite ranking of performance on quality measures reported on Medicare’s Hospital Compare website. Hospitals that rank in the top 25th percentile for the composite score are eligible for a 2018 Quality Award. To see a full description of how the composite score is calculated visit our website: https://healthinsight.org/quality-awards.
The 2018 award recipients are:
· Bear River Valley Hospital - Tremonton
· Delta Community Hospital - Delta
· Intermountain Fillmore Community Hospital - Fillmore
· Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital - Logan
· Mckay-Dee Hospital - Ogden
· TOSH - The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital - Salt Lake City
· Sevier Valley Hospital - Richfield
· Uintah Basin Healthcare - Roosevelt
· University of Utah Health - Salt Lake City
“We at HealthInsight are excited to recognize the performance of these hospitals,” said Juliana Preston, HealthInsight Utah executive director. “They are a mix of large and small, urban and rural. The awards celebrate the commitment of hospital leaders and staff to improving patient safety, patient experience and quality of care. This achievement requires dedication to quality and constant concern for the people cared for in these hospitals.”
The HealthInsight Quality Award Program was launched in September 2004 to promote transparency in health care. As defined by the Institute of Medicine, a transparent health care system is “accountable to the public, works openly, makes results known, and builds trust through disclosure.” By using available quality data to identify high-performing providers and publicizing the results, HealthInsight aims to help providers improve health care and help patients become more active and informed participants in their own care.
For more information on how a given facility compares to others in the nation, visit healthinsight.org. More hospital quality data are available by visiting medicare.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227).
About HealthInsight
HealthInsight is a regional health improvement collaborative that oversees affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations in Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, and End Stage Renal Disease Networks across the western United States. HealthInsight holds contracts and grants in key areas of health care improvement, including leading quality improvement activities for the Medicare program as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for the four-state region. HealthInsight has experience assisting front-line providers and engaging health care stakeholders to improve health care and outcomes. Its programs focus on transparency and public reporting; effective use of health information technology; engaging patients and communities to improve their health; and redesigning how care is paid for and delivered.
In April 2018, HealthInsight and Qualis Health announced a formal merger, combining the two organizations and their operations across the U.S. Both Qualis Health and HealthInsight have been engaged in health care quality consulting and providing quality improvement services for more than 40 years.
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Read on for more details, OR here's a quick summary of this week's news:
#1 Changes to the Utah Cultural Alliance Newsletter
We have made some significant changes to our newsletter in order to better serve our membership. Sections that were usually hosted in this newsletter, such as grants, job postings, calls for art, and professional development training opportunities have now been moved to our member-only newsletter. You can join our membership as an individual or as an organization here. We hope to see you there soon!
#2 Now Playing Utah and Utah Cultural Alliance are officially joining FORCES!
Now Playing Utah and Utah Cultural Alliance have long shared the same vision of enhancing and bringing awareness to the awesome cultural happenings in the area. Now, Utah Cultural Alliance will be assuming responsibilities of running Now Playing Utah to increase its state-wide reach. Now Playing Utah is a one-stop location for event listings in all cultural genres all across the state. Make it your go-to to find interesting things to do as well as post events there to raise awareness of what you are doing.
#3 #801CreativeWomen Directory & Sexual Harrassment Training
There have been a few requests for a directory of all of the fabulous creative women who have come to recent events. If you haven't filled this form out before (it was circulated after our event last December), please take a minute to fill it out. This will allow us to all keep you in the loop as well as serve as a directory to be shared.
Here is the link again for the directory: 801 Creative Directory Form
UCA is partnering with the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Craft Lake City, and Utah Film Commission on a new initiative, #801creativewomen—a group of Utah women in arts & humanities that advocate, support, and collaborate with each other.
Thanks to financial support from Utah Humanities and Holladay Arts Council, we invite you to attend a FREE TO THE PUBLIC panel discussion on the topic of “The Past, Present, and Future of Women in the Cultural Sector” followed by a sexual harassment training from Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault (UCASA). This event is on October 11 at 2:00 pm. Seats are filling up fast so RSVP!
#4 Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Releases Education Impact Study
In 2017-18, Utah Symphony served 76,021 students and 457 schools while Utah Opera served 81,346 students and 393 schools. The Utah State Board of Education documented 1,113 total public schools and 652,348 public school students in a report for the 2017-18 school year.
#5 Americans for the Arts Salary Survey
One of the most common requests Americans for the Arts receives from local arts agencies is for information about salaries and compensation. Administrators, employees, and board members need comparison data to determine salary levels and set equitable pay rates. They provide this information as a service to the entire industry. UCA invites Local Arts Agencies (arts councils, art commissions, etc.) to take the survey:
https://surveys.americansforthearts.org/s3/laasalarysurvey
#6 Ogden Symphony Ballet Survey
The Ogden Symphony Ballet Association has a Strategic Plan Survey open to the public. If you would, take a second to complete the survey @ bit.ly/surveyosba
#7 SLC Receives Grant to retrofit homes for earthquakes
"The risk of the next big earthquake hitting Utah is why the state sponsors the yearly Great Utah ShakeOut. Utah Division of Emergency Management spokesman Joe Dougherty said earlier this year that the reason is to prepare Utahns for the inevitable.
“The thing we really want people to get in their brains is that they (may) be on their own wherever they are for an extended period of time,” he said. “It could be a couple of weeks or more before help arrives in any specific neighborhood.”
Salt Lake residents that qualify for the program are encouraged to call 801-799-3698 or email fixthebricks@slcgov.com."
#8 Salt Lake City Arts Council has open board positions
For Arts Council: they have 5 openings, NEED representation from Council District 7, residents of any district can apply.
For Art Design: they have 2 vacancies, NEED representation from Council districts 1 and 2, individuals with visual arts passion/expertise needed, one vacancy must be filled by a working artist (note that artists serving on the board cannot respond to City public art calls).
The link to apply, along with more info about SLC Boards and Commissions can be found here: https://www.slc.gov/boards/
