“We‘re a leader in terms of innovating,” said Blagev, director of Intermountain’s Schmidt Chest Clinic. “We‘re always trying to figure out novel areas for improvement.”
A recent national report indicates Intermountain is, indeed, superior in that area: the hospital was ranked 48th in the country for pulmonology — a medical specialty focusing on the respiratory system — in U.S. News & World Report’s 28th annual best hospital rankings released late Monday.
No other Utah hospital received a top 50 ranking in that category. The weekly news magazine compared more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide based on 25 conditions, specialties and procedures.