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When the Utah Department of Environmental Quality discovered evidence of COVID-19 lurking in the sewage near some on-campus residence halls, Utah State University quarantined 287 students and turned to Intermountain Healthcare to do some fast testing.

Intermountain Healthcare has signed an agreement to acquire Classic Air Medical, a leading air medical transport company that serves patients in eight western states, including much of the same footprint as Intermountain’s telehealth service network.

Genomics can help to create personalized treatment plans for patients, as well as find serious hereditary diseases in families before problems get worse.

Recommended for all patients undergoing total knee or hip replacement surgery.

In late October I spent nine days in Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital courtesy of COVID-19. I never dreamed I could be so sick.

Due to COVID-19 many have been worried about getting their annual mammogram. We can assure you our facilities are taking every precaution to keep you safe.

America started to breathe a little easier once the first COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out. But experts warn that we still have a few more laps to run to beat the virus because of new variants entering the race. The Centers for Disease Control says that variants pose a threat that could reverse the improvements we’re seeing nationwide in new cases and hospitalizations.

The class is based on a program developed by Stanford University and held at various Intermountain Healthcare locations. Each location will hold its own six-week class. The day of the week that a class begins is the same day of the week that each subsequent class session will be held.

Audra and Ian Karlinsey’s bundle of joy — the sixth child for the couple — arrived faster than they’d expected on recent a chilly morning in the Logan Regional Hospital parking lot.

Usually when Andrew Palmer comes to work at Logan Regional Hospital, he ends up spending much of his time in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Lab, inventorying and stocking supplies so caregivers there can do their life-saving work.

When Jan Goossens, MD, hospitalist, takes his wife out on a date they often make it a point to save a couple lives and take in a movie.

Now that COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the general community, many people are wondering which vaccine they should get when it’s their turn in line. The one that comes in one dose or two? 66 percent vs. 95 percent effective? One that uses mRNA or DNA?

This 4 week prenatal class is held one night a week for 4 weeks and is for first-time moms who are planning to have an epidural. You should arrange to finish this class 3 to 4 weeks before your due date. A breastfeeding class is included; Partners are invited and highly encouraged to attend.

Find Emergency Preparedness classes at Logan Regional Hospital

Caregivers aren’t usually in the habit of calling the police if someone fails to show up for an appointment but that’s exactly what Tayler Gailey, RN, did recently and because she did, she may have saved someone’s life.

As community COVID-19 transmission rates decrease, Intermountain Healthcare is pleased to be able to safely adjust hospital and clinic visitor guidelines to allow some additional visitors with precautions, beginning Monday, April 5.

Learn how a total joint replacement helped give Dave Funk his life back.

Someone asked me the other day how things have changed since more and more people are getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The truth is, it’s night and day different. As the medical director of Infectious Diseases TeleHealth at Intermountain Healthcare, I’ve had a front-row seat to the devastation caused by the virus. In the past couple of months, we��ve seen fewer cases of serious illness and death. Our ICUs and other hospital units are feeling less stress.

Intermountain Healthcare is now offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments for individuals 12 and older throughout Utah.