abruptly replaced by Bill Gassen after Krabbenhoft voiced anti-mask sentiments. In early 2022, Intermountain Healthcare created program for those suffering from long-haul COVID-19 symptoms. Intermountain completed a merger with SCL Health on April 1, 2022, expanding the healthcare systems reach into Colorado, Kansas, and Montana. Intermountain changed its name from Intermountain Healthcare to Intermountain Health in 2023. Hospitals Intermountain Healthcare operates 33 hospitals in Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana, with 4,700 licensed beds, as listed in the table below. Life Flight Life Flight originally began service in 1972 with just fixed-winged aircraft, but on July 6, 1978, it performed its first patient transport by helicopter, becoming the seventh helicopter (rotor wing) air medical service in the United States. Intermountain currently operates one Agusta A109K2 helicopter and five Agusta AW109 SP Grand helicopters. In addition to servicing Utah, Life Flight transports patients from Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and other locations in the Western United States. Life Flight and its staff are Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) certified. See also List of hospitals in Utah Alta View Hospital hostage incident References External links Companies based in Salt Lake City Economy of the Western United States Hospital networks in the United States 1975 establishments in Utah American companies established in 1975