Becton, Dickinson and Co, (BD), a global medical technology company with facilities in Sandy and Salt Lake City, has announced its collaboration with Intermountain Healthcare on a new program that is designed to help create jobs in Utah by providing a living wage, retirement options, comprehensive health benefits and career development.
As part of Intermountain’s Impact Hire program, BD has committed to recruitment efforts that target new hires from economically disadvantaged areas in the Salt Lake City area. BD employs more than 1,500 people in the Salt Lake City area. BD in Sandy is the world’s largest producer of peripheral IV catheters.
“Many of us know the power of both the business and health- care industries in Utah, but it is wonderful to see what can happen when they join together for the common good,” said Gov. Spencer Cox. “The Impact Hire program created by Intermountain Healthcare will generate more than just new jobs; it provides hope and prosperity to the underprivileged areas within our state. I commend BD for being the first company in Utah to step up and show that they care not only for the patients they help serve but for the greater community as a whole.”
Intermountain is a member of the Healthcare Anchor Network, which helps health systems leverage their resources more intentionally to build inclusive, local economies. The Impact Hire program was developed by Intermountain Healthcare with support from the Healthcare Anchor Network and through this program, Intermountain has committed to working with their strategic suppliers to hire individuals from disadvantaged areas to create economic opportunity for all.
“By collaborating with our strategic supplier partners, Intermountain Healthcare can help extend our connection to the community beyond the walls of our facilities,” said Rob Allen, chief operating officer of Intermountain Healthcare. “BD exemplifies the type of supplier that Intermountain strives to attract, both with the essential products they provide, but also through their willingness and commitment to help improve our collective community.”
“Intermountain Healthcare is one of the best and largest integrated delivery networks in the country, and we are very serious about our relationship and responsibility to provide critical medical devices that help Intermountain care for their patients,” said Tom Polen, chairman, CEO and president of BD. “We are equally serious about our role in the communities in which we operate and share Intermountain’s commitment to providing disadvantaged areas with equal opportunities to secure good jobs and helping to establish rewarding careers.”