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Utah hospitals have begun informal rationing of care, doctors say, as they cope with surge of COVID-19 patients

(Photo courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare) Hospital staff at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray care for patients with COVID-19 in June. Now, standard intensive care units in the state are full, as they cope with a surge of coronavirus patients, said Dr. Eddie Stenehjem. To staff overflow ICUs, Intermountain is moving doctors and nurses from other departments and has hired 200 nurses from out of state.

(Photo courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare) Hospital staff at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray care for patients with COVID-19 in June. Now, standard intensive care units in the state are full, as they cope with a surge of coronavirus patients, said Dr. Eddie Stenehjem. To staff overflow ICUs, Intermountain is moving doctors and nurses from other departments and has hired 200 nurses from out of state.

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