Becker's Hospital Review

14 CEO / STRATEGY Intermountain Healthcare to change its name By Ayla Ellison Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare will change its name to Intermountain Health in 2023. The health system, which includes more than 30 hospitals, said the new name "signals an increased emphasis on whole health-focused initiatives while staying true to Inter- mountain's rich foundation of providing extraordinary care for the communities it serves." Intermountain said more details will be provided next year when the name change is rolled out. In April, Intermountain and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health merged, and Marc Harrison, MD, served as presi- dent and CEO of the combined system. He announced his departure in August, and the system named Lydia Jumon- ville interim president and CEO. She served as president and CEO of SCL Health before the merger. n MetroHealth taps Airica Steed for CEO By Alexis Kayser Cleveland-based MetroHealth named Airica Steed, EdD, RN, its president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Steed currently serves as executive vice president and system chief operating officer of Sinai Chicago Health System, according to a Sept. 22 release from MetroHealth. She also serves as president of Mount Sinai and Sinai Children's Hospi- tal, the system's flagship, also located in Chicago. Dr. Steed will succeed Akram Boutros, MD, who in November announced his plans to retire. n UW Medicine invests in 'historic' raises for nurses By Kelly Gooch M embers of the Washington State Nurses Association have approved a new contract with Seattle-based UW Medicine that includes significant raises, e Seattle Times reported Oct. 20. e union represents about 2,000 nurses at UW Medicine's Mont- lake and Northwest campuses. Union members reached tentative deals with UW Medicine on Sept. 30 and approved their new contract weeks later. "is is really big," Janet Bower, a registered nurse who works at UW Medicine's Montlake campus and served on the union's bargaining committee, told e Seattle Times. "I've been there 37 years and never seen a raise this large." Under the new contract, nurses at both campuses will receive a 4 percent across-the-board pay increase on July 1, 2023, and a 3 per- cent across-the-board pay increase on July 1, 2024, according to the UW Medicine labor relations web page. e contract also includes recruitment and retention pay raises of 5 percent (retroactive to Aug. 1, 2022); 4 percent on Jan. 1, 2023; 9 percent on July 1, 2023, and 3 percent on July 1, 2024. Overall, this equates to salary increases of more than 20 percent over the next couple years, according to e Seattle Times. Ms. Bower told the publication that newer nurses will also receive a 2 percent raise at the beginning of 2023 to help with recruitment and retention efforts. e new contract with the Washington State Nurses Association comes as UW Medicine has also reached agreements with SEIU 1199NW, SEIU 925 and the Washington Federation of State Employ- ees. e three unions and the Washington State Nurses Association collectively represent thousands of UW Medicine workers. Unionized workers include clerical, administrative, technical support, service workers and various other healthcare professionals. In a statement shared with Becker's, UW Medicine said, "Our employ- ees are the backbone of UW Medicine, and we value each member of the team and appreciate their commitment to our mission of improv- ing the health of the public. We have been in negotiations with all four unions that represent thousands of staff working across our health sys- tem. We are pleased that the Washington State Nurses Association has agreed to our new contract, and we have concluded negotiations and ratified contracts with SEIU 1199NW, SEIU 925 and the Washington Federation of State Employees. e new agreements are historic and provide some of the largest incremental pay increases we have ever ne- gotiated. ese increases provide competitive compensation and will help us recruit and retain the staff required to deliver outstanding care to our patients." n

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