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Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital is the first in Utah to add pediatric gynecology to its medical services. This is a relatively new specialty that is only available in a few regions around the country. Doctors note that children have issues that arise that require a specialist in pediatrics.

Intermountain Healthcare leaders, community representatives, and patients broke ground virtually on a second Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital campus in Lehi, Utah -- the first step to bringing much-needed pediatric healthcare services closer to the area.

Top community leaders Gail Miller from the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, Ryan Smith from Qualtrics, Dr. Marc Harrison from Intermountain Healthcare, and Keith McMullin from Deseret Management Corporation – along with their respective organizations – are joining together to address the skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 in Utah and subsequent hospitalizations that are overwhelming hospitals and health systems.

Internationally-acclaimed singer and actor Alex Boyé, and Cami Carver, a former patient at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital who has launched an acting career, will co-host the first-ever live broadcast of this year's Festival of Trees, festival organizers announced Wednesday.

As Utah struggles with rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 in the community, hospitalizations, and deaths, Intermountain Healthcare, Utah's largest health system, continues to work to add resources to support frontline caregivers to ensure high quality care is available to all patients.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists raced to find potential treatments for the deadly virus. One possible candidate: hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug.

Intermountain Healthcare and other health providers across the nation have partnered with the American Medical Group Association to help improve care for more than one million people with type 2 diabetes.

Lincoln Nadauld, MD, PhD, executive director of Intermountain Healthcare's Precision Genomics Program, has been honored with the prestigious Cancer Community (C2) award for advancing precision medicine to bring more personalized treatments to cancer patients.

Daylight savings is over once again, and that means setting the clock back an hour. Just an hour difference can cause disruptions in sleep, which can lead to both mental and physical challenges.

Experts have shown over and over – wearing a mask helps to reduce the spread of disease, including COVID-19. As fall and holiday approach, when individuals are inside more and gathering for events, Intermountain Healthcare wants to reinforce the 3Ws: (W)ear a mask, (W)ash our hands frequently, (W)atch social distance, and (S)tay home when sick.