Becker's Healthcare December 12, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., recently became the first community hospital in the nation to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery.

That achievement was in part due to the leadership of the hospital’s medical director of vascular surgery, Tej Singh, MD.

Dr. Singh spoke to Becker’s about what the designation means for St. Mary’s and the steps his program took to earn the achievement.

Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

Question: How did the idea of pursuing vascular verification come about?

Dr. Tej Singh: When I was recruited to build the vascular program here at...

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