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‘The cavalry’s not coming’: Intermountain Healthcare will postpone ‘urgent’ surgeries as COVID-19 cases fill ICU beds

These ‘are not minor procedures,’ the hospital system’s CEO said.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Marc Harrison, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare — seen here at Gov. Spencer Cox's COVID-19 briefing on Aug. 31, 2021 — announced on Sept. 10, 2021, that 13 of his system's hospitals will postpone "urgent but not life-threatening" surgical procedures, because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.