Scott S. Parker receives Continuum of Care Award

SALT LAKE CITY — Each year, as part of The Hope Benefit, the Friends of St. Joseph Villa present the Continuum of Care Award to compassionate and giving members of the community. This year on April 14 at Little America Hotel the Continuum of Care Award will be presented to Scott S. Parker.

Parker is President Emeritus of Intermountain Healthcare (IHC). He was named president of IHC on April 1, 1975, when the nonprofit health care system was formed. He served in that position until his retirement in 1998.

Under his direction, IHC has been named the number-one integrated health care organization in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine and the SMG research firm. Parker received his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Utah in 1960 and his master of hospital administration degree in 1962 from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

He also serves or has served on a number of other corporate boards, including the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, First Security Corporation, B.M.W. Bank of North America, and Questar Corporation, among others.

This year St. Ann Parish in Salt Lake City will also be honored for their history of support for St. Joseph Villa.

The Hope Benefit, which takes place on April 14, 2009, will feature a dinner ($100 a plate) and a Silent and Live Auction with proceeds going to the Charity Care Fund.

For more information or to reserve your tickets call 801-487-7557. The Hope Benefit is organized by the Friends of St. Joseph Villa for the purpose of supporting the Charity Care Fund. This fund provides financial support for those who cannot afford the total cost of their care and/or services at CHRISTUS St. Joseph Villa.

Previous recipients of the Continuum of Care Award include Mrs. Norma Matheson, The Most Reverend Joseph L. Federal, Jon and Karen Huntsman, President and Mrs. Thomas S. Monson, Senator and Mrs. Orrin Hatch, the Thomas K. and Jane F. McCarthey Family, Pamela Atkinson, the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Family and Foundation, Nancy and Clark Giles, The Most Reverend George Niederauer, Irene Sweeney and The Congregation of Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. On April 3, 2008, the Jack and Grace Mary Gallivan Family were honored for their efforts in making our community a better place.

About CHRISTUS St. Joseph Villa: CHRISTUS St. Joseph Villa, the only Catholic, not-for-profit senior care facility in Utah, is dedicated to providing services and programs that promote independence and quality of life for seniors. We have designed a unique Continuum of Care Program, which strives to meet the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of each individual by providing a complete range of services and accommodations from which residents and their families may choose. As needs or preferences change, it is easy to make a transition to a different level in the Continuum.