Intermountain Health

Time is critical for treating strokes. Intermountain Health hopes to reduce the time between stroke patients getting to the hospital and receiving care.

In other news, two Salt Lake City locations are being considered as possible base camps for teams during the 2026 World Cup. And, Intermountain Health has released plans for an "urban hospital" on land they acquired three years ago in Salt Lake City.

In other news, cooling centers are opening in Salt Lake County as temperatures could reach triple digits this week. And, Intermountain Health broke ground on an expansion to the Gossner Cancer Center at Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital.

A program with Intermountain Health is connecting inmates with substance use disorder with a community health worker who can provide assessment, support, and resources. It's seen great success since its start in 2022.

In other news: A bill authored by Rep. Mike Peterson (R-Logan) requiring all Utah public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments was gutted before it received a hearing in the legislature.

Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Wednesday meant to protect Utah's state sovereignty. In other news, you can see thousands of snow geese in Utah this month and a new brief says two-thirds of Utah's hospitals are nonprofits.

In other news, Intermountain Health assembled 350 mental health kits as part of its ongoing work in suicide prevention.

A study from Intermountain compared hospitalizations for heart attacks and unstable chest pain during wildfire season and winter inversions.

Utah State University partnered with Intermountain Health and The Defensive Line to hold a panel and workshop event focused on preventing suicide.

In other news: Utah is joining the FTC in a national effort to fight scam calls, and this Saturday is National Day of the Cowboy.