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'Courage on the Frontlines:' Stories of Utah ICUs from frontline health workers

Posted at 5:35 PM, Dec 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-04 19:35:35-05

SALT LAKE CITY — As doctors and nurses in Utah and all over the world struggle with the pandemic, Intermountain Healthcare produced videos featuring workers at LDS and McKay-Dee hospitals dealing with coronavirus patients in their crowded Intensive Care Units.

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Utah’s ICUs currently have more COVID-19 patients than at any time in the pandemic, and the numbers have increased steadily for more than two months as the state deals with a continued surge in cases.

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Our story above includes much of what Intermountain Healthcare posted on YouTube, but the full videos are worth watching and sharing: