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Jenny Rollins

KSL.com
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Utah
Former Utah postal worker found guilty of destroying immigration mail
After immigration mail from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services went missing in the fall of 2017, coworkers reported to supervisors that they found the mail in places it wasn’t supposed to be.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
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Utah
Utah fire officials report weather to be ‘more favorable’ as Jacob City Fire grows
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Dr. Kara Tassone, Mountain West Veterinary Specialists, hugs a dachshund at the clinic in Layton on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021.
Utah
Front-line fatigue: Pandemic pressures pouncing on taxed veterinarians
Emotional roller coasters aren’t new for veterinarians, but the pandemic has placed even more pressure on an overwhelmed system. Experts largely agree that the veterinarian industry has been facing a mental health crisis for a long time before COVID-19 emerged, to the point of having the highest suicide rate of any other profession.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Melissa Peng, a critical care clinical pharmacist at Intermountain Medical Center, poses for a portrait in Murray.
Utah
Front-line fatigue: Pharmacists hit with overwhelming workload, shortages and sometimes an angry public
Pharmacists across the state and the nation are seeing a decrease in the control of their workload and their sense of community, as well as a lot more burnout, depression, anxiety and emotional exhaustion.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Signs remind students of various COVID-19 procedures in Salt Lake City.
Utah
Front-line fatigue: Teachers, staff face utter exhaustion in ‘an untenable situation’ amid COVID-19 pandemic
Pressure and stress from the pandemic are impacting the mental health of many Utah teachers and staff. Educators are facing increased workloads, staff shortages, COVID-19 and other illness, limited sick leave political backlash and students falling behind.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
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Utah
McCluskey family announces plan to make campuses safer, increase awareness of dating violence
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Dr. Brian Poole, a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellow, poses for a portrait near the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
Coronavirus
Front-line fatigue: COVID resurgence leaves ICU doctors feeling ‘heavy in the soul’
Studies have demonstrated that dealing with this level of death and sorrow day in and day out has resulted in a still-increasing spike in post-traumatic stress disorder and mental illness in doctors and health care workers.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Silicon Slopes Executive Director Clint Betts works at the organization’s office in Lehi on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
Utah
No more Ping-Pong tables or beanbag chairs? Why Utah tech leaders say startup culture is changing
Game rooms and kombucha bars may have helped with recruitment, but they’re not the perks that keep employees around, Utah tech leaders said during the Silicon Slopes Summit on Thursday.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Gail Miller speaks at a press conference announcing the sale of the Utah Jazz to Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith at Vivint Arena.
Business
Here’s what Gail Miller says is next for the Larry H. Miller Group
“We’re turning our attention to new horizons,” the chairwoman of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies said during Thursday Silicon Slopes Summit in Salt Lake City.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
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Utah
A tech mogul, a rockstar and an NBA team owner set a new fundraising goal for the Encircle nonprofit
A group including Apple CEO Tim Cook, former NBA star Dwyane Wade and Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds announced a goal to raise $13 million to sustain Encircle homes for LGBTQ youth.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
University of Utah assistant professor Tommaso Lenzi helps Alec McMorris put on an experimental exoskeleton.
Utah
University of Utah engineers develop new exoskeleton to help amputees walk more easily
The device — made of a carbon-fiber frame, plastic composites and aluminum, weighs just 5.4 pounds. It consists of a harness around the wearer’s waist with custom electronic systems, microcontrollers and sensors that connect to a lightweight, efficient electromechanical actuator on the user’s thigh right above the amputation.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Robin Grigg, clinical nurse coordinator at the Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center at the University of Utah.
Utah
Front-line fatigue: ICU nurses taking brutal blows to their mental health
Health care providers worldwide are facing complete and utter burnout to the point of mental illness. ICU nurses in particular are leaving at unprecedented rates after being traumatized by being constantly surrounded by horrific deaths because of COVID-19.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City is pictured on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
Utah
Utah has one of the highest rates of uninsured kids. Could insuring them save taxpayers millions?
A report from Voices for Utah Children estimates 8.3% of children in Utah do not have health insurance, and the state ranks 46th — among the worst in the country — for rates of uninsured children. The report from the multi-issue child advocacy organization states that children and youth of color and in rural areas are among the most likely to not have health insurance. The number of uninsured Hispanic and Latino children statewide is almost double the state average.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Dominique Elder prepares a mannequin to practice nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Utah
Front-line fatigue: Unseen and unappreciated, some respiratory therapists hit mental breaking point
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Cole Squire, a former certified nursing assistant at University of Utah Health, poses for photos at Heritage Park in Kaysville on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.
Utah
Front-line fatigue: ‘I don’t want to lose my humanity’ — CNAs weighed down by empathy exhaustion
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com
Intermountain Medical Center in Murray is pictured on Sunday March 8, 2020.
Utah
Intermountain Healthcare to merge with Colorado health nonprofit
Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health are located in adjacent areas with no geographic overlap, so together they will employ more than 58,000 caregivers, operate 33 hospitals and run 385 clinics across Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana and Kansas. The merged organization will be based in Salt Lake City with a regional office in Broomfield, Colorado, and will retain nonprofit status.
By Jenny Rollins, KSL.com