The community is invited to celebrate Jubilee of Trees Nov. 19-21 and support increased cardiovascular services for patients at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital
(PRUnderground) November 17th, 2025
The 2025 Jubilee of Trees Nov. 19-21 will launch the holiday season, and the public is invited to share the spirit of giving and help advance cardiovascular services for patients at Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital.
Proceeds from the 42nd annual Jubilee of Trees will create a hybrid operating room (OR) suite. This hybrid OR will integrate advanced imaging with a fully equipped operating room, giving patients greater surgical precision and more access to complex, cutting-edge procedures to keep extraordinary care close to home.
Hosted by Intermountain Foundation, the Jubilee of Trees is open to the public Wednesday, Nov. 19, through Friday, Nov. 21, with a Gala Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George. Tickets can be purchased at stgeorgeregional.org/jubileeoftrees.
“Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital is already a leader in innovation and patient-centered care, fueled by our generous community,” said Loriana De Crescenzo, executive director of the Intermountain Foundation. “Philanthropy can save lives and shape the future of heart care in the St. George area for generations to come. We invite the community to join us at the Jubilee of Trees to help advance extraordinary care close to home, and to celebrate the legacy of compassion and innovation that defines our region.”
The Hybrid OR Suite will be in the hospital’s new surgical tower, and will integrate advanced imaging, such as fluoroscopy, CT, or MRI, with a fully equipped operating room. It will enable surgeons to use real-time imaging during procedures to improve efficiency and precision. Patients will be able to access the care they need locally, need fewer procedures, and experience fewer hospital stays.
The suite also will help St. George Regional to attract more experts, participate in clinical trials, and implement innovative treatment protocols for patients.
“The hybrid operating room really enables different types of providers to work together in ways that they traditionally wouldn’t, and that has significant positive impact” on patient care now and in the future, said Dr. Blake Gardner, Intermountain Health senior medical director, enterprise Cardiovascular Clinical Program, Intermountain Heart & Vascular.
Sherri Barone needed the expert cardiovascular expertise offered at St. George Regional. Heart disease runs in her family: Her dad had a heart attack and heart valve replacement, and she was born with a bicuspid valve instead of a tricuspid valve. That valve started to fail about a year and a half ago.
“When she came into the office, she was a little taken aback by the diagnosis, not something she was expecting,” said B. Jason Bowles, MD, medical director of cardiothoracic surgery at St. George Regional Hospital.
Thanks to the expert care she received at St. George Regional Hospital, Barone is doing very well.
“You’re just so vulnerable and everybody was just very respectful,” Barone said of her care team at St. George Regional Hospital. “I would say thank you, thank you a million times.”
St. George Regional Hospital is nationally recognized for quality of care, outcomes, and patient experience. U.S. News & World Report recognizes it as a Top Performing Hospital for Heart Failure, Heart Attack, and Heart Bypass Surgery, Premier Inc. ranks it among the Top 50 heart hospitals in the nation for 2025, and Vizient ranks it No. 1 within the large specialized complex hospital cohort.
Community support of the Jubilee of Trees helps patients like Barone. Last year’s Jubilee of Trees Gala raised $1.5 million to advance cancer care at St. George Regional Hospital. Over the past 42 years, community generosity has enabled patients to receive expanded surgical services, neuroscience services, pediatric and adolescent mental and behavioral health services, and more.
For tickets and information, visit intermountainhealthcare.org/foundation/jubilee-of-trees.
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About Intermountain Health
Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, over 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plans division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://news.intermountainhealth.org/.
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