August 5, 2025- Mandy Richards, DNP, RN, chief nursing executive for Intermountain Health, has been named the new president of Intermountain Children’s Health, a role in which she will build on Intermountain’s legacy of excellence expanding and integrating pediatric care across Intermountain Health’s six-state network. Additionally, Dustin Lipson, president of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake Campus will expand his leadership role to children’s market president for the Canyons Region, overseeing the children’s hospitals and specialty outpatient pediatric care from southwestern Idaho through central Utah. Both Richards and Lipson will also continue their current leadership roles.
The Children’s Health leadership announcements reflect Intermountain’s continued focus and alignment of pediatric care to better serve patients, families and communities and help children thrive. This follows the announcement of Katy Welkie’s retirement as chief executive officer of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and vice president of Intermountain Children’s Health.