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As Northern Idaho Enacts Crisis Standards of Care, One Southern Idaho Hospital Wrestles With Its Surge

As North Idaho hospitals struggle to keep up with an influx of COVID-19 patients, hospitals in the south of the state are also edging toward capacity. Gustavo Sagrero reports on how one hospital system is trying to keep up.

Gustavo Sagrero was a newsroom intern in 2021.

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