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A Utah woman was near death, but faced hours of delay because hospitals are strained by COVID-19

(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Deer) Health care workers at Riverton Hospital put patient Laurie Pratt Terry on a helicopter to take her to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray after a two-and-a-half-hour wait. Terry, 47, suffered a heart attack on Oct. 6. Her family says her transfer was delayed for hours because of hospital crowding due to the coronavirus.

(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Deer) Health care workers at Riverton Hospital put patient Laurie Pratt Terry on a helicopter to take her to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray after a two-and-a-half-hour wait. Terry, 47, suffered a heart attack on Oct. 6. Her family says her transfer was delayed for hours because of hospital crowding due to the coronavirus.

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