Intermountain Healthcare names new chief digital officer

Intermountain Healthcare has named Craig Richardville as its new chief digital and information officer. The appointment comes as Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit system of 33 hospitals and hundreds of clinics and medical groups, completed its merger with SCL Health.

Richardville was also appointed senior vice president of the combined health systems, which goes under the moniker Intermountain Healthcare. In his role, Richardville oversees the system’s information technology, data and digital services, including strategy, operations, applications, cybersecurity and emerging technology.

He previously served as senior vice president, chief information and digital officer at SCL Health. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president and chief information and analytics officer at Atrium Health for more than 20 years.

Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health completed their merger in April this year, serving patients and communities in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Kansas. The combined health system employs more than 59,000 caregivers, operates 33 hospitals (including one virtual hospital), runs 385 clinics across seven states and provides health insurance to 1 million people in Utah and Idaho. The combined entity is the 11th largest health system in the U.S.