Why it matters: Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy aren't just a nine-month issue. They're early warning signs for long-term cardiovascular risk. But too many women lose care continuity after delivery. What's happening: Intermountain Health has developed a care...
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New Care Model Keeps Postpartum Women with Hypertension from Falling Through the Cracks
by Chris Nichols | Mar 2, 2026 | Community Impact
Why it matters: Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy aren't just a nine-month issue. They're early warning signs for long-term cardiovascular risk. But too many women...
Legislative Update: Final Week Ahead
Why it matters: With just a week left in Utah's 2026 legislative session, hospitals face significant funding challenges and operational policy changes that will shape care delivery across the state. By the numbers: 62 hospital-related bills are being actively tracked...
Legislative Update: Final Week Ahead
by Chris Nichols | Feb 27, 2026 | Community Impact
Why it matters: With just a week left in Utah's 2026 legislative session, hospitals face significant funding challenges and operational policy changes that will shape care...
The Future of Transplant Medicine Is Here
Why it matters: New preservation technology is rewriting what's possible in organ transplantation, expanding options for patients across the region. The big picture: For decades, transplant medicine operated on a strict timeline. Once an organ was recovered, teams had...
The Future of Transplant Medicine Is Here
by Chris Nichols | Feb 25, 2026 | Community Impact
Why it matters: New preservation technology is rewriting what's possible in organ transplantation, expanding options for patients across the region. The big picture: For...
Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium Brings Global Experts Together to Rethink Heart Failure
Why it matters: For decades, heart failure has been treated as progressive and permanent. The Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium challenges that assumption, and it's working. By the numbers: Earlier this month, University of Utah Health hosted nearly 800 clinicians and...
Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium Brings Global Experts Together to Rethink Heart Failure
by Chris Nichols | Feb 23, 2026 | Community Impact
Why it matters: For decades, heart failure has been treated as progressive and permanent. The Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium challenges that assumption, and it's working....
Nation’s Largest Pediatric Telestroke Network Launches in Utah
Why it matters: When a child has a stroke, every second counts, but stroke symptoms in kids look different than in adults, leading to delayed treatment and worse outcomes. The big picture: Intermountain Children's Health, in partnership with University of Utah...
Nation’s Largest Pediatric Telestroke Network Launches in Utah
by Chris Nichols | Feb 20, 2026 | Community Impact
Why it matters: When a child has a stroke, every second counts, but stroke symptoms in kids look different than in adults, leading to delayed treatment and worse outcomes....
VA’s Mobile Medical Unit Brings Healthcare to Homeless Veterans
by London Kelley | October 23, 2025 | Community Impact, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System | 0 Comments
Mobile Medical Units Bring VA Care to Veterans Where They Are
by London Kelley | October 23, 2025 | Community Impact, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System | 0 Comments
Utah’s First Pediatric Paired Liver Exchange Unites Two Families
by London Kelley | October 7, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
AHA President Rick Pollack Outlines Congressional Healthcare Priorities at UHA Conference
by London Kelley | October 3, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Allen Barry Honored with Rural Hospital Trustee Service Award
by Stacey Tyler | October 1, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Lakeview Hospital Trustee Kate Bradshaw Honored with UHA Service Award
by Stacey Tyler | September 29, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Dan Lundergan Honored with Distinguished Hospital Executive Award
by Stacey Tyler | September 26, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Katy Welkie Receives UHA’s Distinguished Service Award
by Stacey Tyler | September 25, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
UHA Conference Brings Healthcare Leaders Together in Midway
by Stacey Tyler | September 23, 2025 | Community Impact, Medicaid, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
UHA Annual Awards Ceremony Honors Healthcare Leaders
by Stacey Tyler | September 20, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Critical Access Hospitals: Rural Utah’s Healthcare Lifeline
by Stacey Tyler | September 15, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
Making Communities Healthier: How Ashley Regional Medical Center Connects with Vernal
by Stacey Tyler | September 12, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals, Workforce | 0 Comments
Rural Healthcare Makes a Difference: Intermountain Health’s Approach
by Stacey Tyler | September 10, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
Why Utah Rural Hospitals Defy National Closure Trends
by Stacey Tyler | September 8, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
Rural Hospitals: Lifelines for Utah Communities
by Stacey Tyler | September 5, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
New Behavioral Health Center Expands Care for Utah’s Youth
by Stacey Tyler | August 29, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Cancer Care and Infusion Center Brings Critical Care to Rural Utah
by Stacey Tyler | August 27, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
New Primary Children’s Behavioral Health Center Expands Critical Services
by Stacey Tyler | August 25, 2025 | Community Impact | 0 Comments
Hospital Pharmacy Transforms Access to Cancer Medicine in Rural Roosevelt
by Stacey Tyler | August 22, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
Tele-Oncology: Bringing Cancer Care Home to Utah’s Rural Communities
by Stacey Tyler | August 18, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals, Workforce | 0 Comments
“Cancer [care] sometimes isn’t about curing—it’s about caring.”
by Stacey Tyler | August 4, 2025 | Community Impact, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
Utah’s Nonprofit Hospitals: Preparing Now for Tomorrow’s Challenges
by Stacey Tyler | August 4, 2025 | Charity Care, Community Impact | 0 Comments
After the Big Beautiful Bill: Preparing Utah’s Rural Hospitals for What’s Next
by Stacey Tyler | July 25, 2025 | Community Impact, Medicaid, Rural Hospitals | 0 Comments
Beyond Hospital Walls: Intermountain Health’s Community Care Initiatives
by Stacey Tyler | July 16, 2025 | Charity Care, Community Impact | 0 Comments
Beyond Medical Treatment: How Utah’s Nonprofit Hospitals Serve Communities
by Stacey Tyler | July 14, 2025 | Charity Care, Community Impact | 0 Comments