(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Intermountain Healthcare’s moblile mammography unit will roll out within the month, traveling the state. Intermountain Healthcare’s goal is to increase mammogram screenings across Utah by providing extended hours at screening clinics and launching of its mobile mammography unit, adding 20,000 more screening opportunities in the next year. Utah’s mammography screening rate has continually held one of the lowest rankings in the nation for breast cancer screenings.
Benjamin joined The Tribune in the fall of 2014 as an education reporter. He currently covers Utah state government and hosts "Trib Talk," the Tribune's weekly general news podcast. Benjamin is a native Utahn and an alumnus of Utah State University.