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How health care shortages affect rural Utahns — and what the state is doing to help

Utah’s rural counties generally have fewer than one medical doctor per 1,000 people, and some have none at all.

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Danielle Pendergrass meets with a patient at Eastern Utah Women’s Health in Price on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Danielle Pendergrass meets with a patient at Eastern Utah Women’s Health in Price on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.