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When a father can't make it to his son's wedding, the wedding comes to him – even if that means it's on the roof of the Intermountain Medical Center parking garage, so he can watch from his hospital room.

Leaders from three Utah community organizations on Saturday joined together at the Deseret Industries store in Murray, Utah, to mark a grassroots medical milestone and thank the more than 50,000 Utahns who helped create medical-grade masks for frontline caregivers treating COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has made us aware of social distancing, staying home, and being conservative in choices to places to travel to and visit. But one thing that hasn't changed is that hospitals and clinics are still safe to use to meet patient healthcare needs. In fact, Intermountain Healthcare experts say it is important not to put off regular visits and individuals definitely shouldn't ignore potentially life-threatening problems. Intermountain, as most healthcare systems across the county, have taken steps to be here for our communities.

Maintaining solid emotional and psychological footing during a pandemic is difficult. It's normal to feel new, and often intense emotions.

Fever, chills, body aches, and cough. All the symptoms seem the same for a cold, the flu, seasonal allergies, and coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. How do you know the difference? Here's information from Intermountain Healthcare experts to help you better understand the signs, symptoms, and treatments.

As most of Utah moves from orange to yellow in the state's COVID-19 classification system and as recreation areas open, Intermountain Healthcare trauma clinicians are reminding Utahns to take six steps to have a safe Memorial Day weekend.

As a way to honor frontline healthcare workers and recognize first responders as the care for COVID-19 patients, "Follow the Flag" volunteers unfurled a giant American flag – the largest free-flying flag in the United States – at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on Thursday.

Lori Weston, administrator and CEO of Intermountain Park City Hospital was named as one of five hospital administrators across the U.S. who have shown strong leadership, compassion and poise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Weston was selected from a nomination submitted to EM Docs, a Facebook group of 22,000 emergency management physicians. The winners were shared through LinkedIn.

The last two months have been interesting to say the least. COVID-19 is impacting more than our physical health. New challenges such as isolation, balancing working and family responsibilities from home, or dealing with job loss, and the unpredictability of just about everything, can create or exacerbate stress and negatively impact mental wellbeing.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people being evaluated for signs of stroke has dropped by nearly 40 percent. Neurologists from Intermountain Healthcare are reminding people if they have any signs of a stroke to seek immediate medical attention.