5 Utah hospitals acquired by Catholic health system now have new names
The planned acquisition was announced in February, prompting questions about what care would be offered under the new owner’s “ethical and religious directives.”
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The planned acquisition was announced in February, prompting questions about what care would be offered under the new owner’s “ethical and religious directives.”
A Catholic health system is acquiring five Utah hospitals. The move could mean fewer treatment facilities for Utahns seeking reproductive health care services, and it revealed a systemwide lack of transparency about what procedures Utah hospitals provide.
Utah's Hunter Power Plant, located near Castle Dale and operated by PacifiCorp, ranked as the ninth-worst groundwater-contaminating plant in the nation in a national study of nearly 300 plants by Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project.
Five Utah counties have been listed as high-risk for COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The counties in question are Summit, Tooele, Grand, San Juan, and Salt Lake counties.