Rural Utah needs health care workers. Local leaders want the Legislature’s help

Rural health care in Utah has two urgent problems. There aren’t enough workers, and it’s a challenge to train, hire and retain more workers for the future.

(Jud Burkett | Special to The Tribune) The southern Utah campus of Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine is virtually empty on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Ivins. Classes are expected to resume next month.