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Sanpete Valley Hospital to update sleep lab MOUNT PLEASANT — In response to rapidly-increasing population in Sanpete County, as well as growing need of expanding sleep lab beds, Sanpete Valley Hospital is expanding their sleep lab to two rooms. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of April 2021 and will open for patient use at that time.
Connie Hatch, Sleep Lab Center Manager, says “I am so excited to get this second room into use. It will provide us the increased opportunity to better serve our patients in a more efficient and timely manner than before. Many people in our community need our help to get their sleep disorders diagnosed and treated, and this will decrease their
wait time tremendously!” The sleep rooms will be approximately 10 feet by 12 feet, with an ADA bathroom attached. This will allow for two studies per night to be conducted, while decreasing wait times for sleep study appointments. Additionally, the sleep study lab will have longer beds to accommodate taller patients, with
the head of the beds being adjustable for patients with special needs. “The addition of this room will give us a complete Sleep Center Suite for our AACM Accredited Sleep Center,” says Hatch. “We will have three full-time registered Polysomnographic Technologists (Connie Hatch, BS RPSGT; Christine Poole, RPSGT; and Heather Johan-
sen, RPSGT) on staff. Together we have a combined experience of 35 years at Intermountain Sanpete Valley Hospital.” A sleep lab is use for polysomnography, also called a sleep study, which is a comprehensive test used to diagnose sleep disorders. Polysomnography records a patient’s brain waves, the
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oxygen level in their blood, their heart rate and breathing, as well as eye and leg movements during the study. It can help diagnose disorders like insomnia, sleep apnea, Restless Leg Syndrome, narcolepsy, periodic limb movement disorder, sleepwalking, sleep talking, and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, among others.
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Help manage Utah’s wildlife, there are several positions available for the Regional Advisory Council. SALT LAKE CITY — If you are interested in Utah’s wildlife and how species are managed, several positions will soon be opening on three of the five Regional Advisory Councils that share public feedback with the Utah Wildlife Board. You can apply for one of the available RAC positions, beginning March 31. What the RACs do, each of the five RACs across the state consist of 12-15 members, each of whom can serve up to four years. Each RAC holds about six meetings a year. At the meetings, RAC members listen to proposals from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
biologists about hunting, fishing and wildlife management in Utah. They also review input from the public about the proposals that has been submitted online prior the meetings. After voting on each of the proposals, the chairperson for that RAC later presents their region’s recommendations to the Utah Wildlife Board. Members of the board consider the input, and then make the final decision regarding how wildlife is managed in Utah. RAC meetings usually last several hours. The meetings are held in the evenings, usually on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thurs-
day night. Due to COVID-19, these cancies, you must live in the region meetings are currently being held of Utah you wish to represent. virtually. Here is how to apply: If you want to represent the public at large, Applying to serve you must contact a group in your RAC members represent one community and ask them to nomof six interest groups: Hunters, inate you. Political groups, town anglers and trappers (sports- councils, animal sanctuary commen) Those who don’t hunt or mittees and recreational groups fish(non-consumptive), Ranchers are examples of groups that have and farmers (agriculture) Local- nominated people in the past. ly-elected public officials, Federal If you want to fill one of the land-management agencies (in- other positions on the RAC — excluding the U.S. Forest Service and cept for the federal land- manageBureau of Land Management), The ment agency position — you must rest of the general public (public at contact a conservation group or large, including businesses). To fill one of the upcoming vaPlease see WILDLIFE, Page A2
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Alyssa Hammer, 24, from Idaho Falls has her fingers and toes crossed that she gets accepted into one of the most elite programs at Utah Valley University. In December, David Neeleman, owner of new airline Breeze Airways, partnered with UVU on a new flight attendant program housed in the Aviation Science College. Breeze Airways is the new start-up for JetBlue founder Neeleman, who
has partnered with UVU to create an innovative flight attendant training program. Breeze will hire qualified UVU students as flight attendants and will simultaneously provide them with a path to a college degree through the university. “I’ve sent my resume in and completed my pre-recorded interview,” Hammer said. “I’m hoping I get selected.” Asked why the flight attendant program was so attractive to her, Hammer said it was so many of the
things they are offering and she previously had thought seriously about being a flight attendant. And the program offers a perk of one paid trip a month when not working. The Breeze program is exclusive to UVU and offers students a way to work and complete their education at the same time. “As we prepare the ‘world’s nicest airline’ for launch in 2021, we’re looking for student team members who will help us in that quest,’ ” Neeleman said. “Everyone wins through this
partnership. Breeze hires outstanding student team members who receive real-world experience and a college degree.” Students also must be at least 20 years old, willing to relocate to bases where Breeze needs them, and work 15 days per month. They must be accepted to UVU before their initial training date with the airline. Other benefits include monthly salary, paid housing, transportation to and from Please see BREEZE, Page A2
In the last few moments of the 191st Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday afternoon, President Russell M. Nelson announced 20 new temples to be built throughout the world. This is the second-highest number of temples announced at one time in the history of the church. At the April 1998 general conference, former church President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) announced plans to construct as many as 32 new temples, though he did not list specific locations, according to church information. Temples will be constructed in the following locations: Oslo, Norway; Brussels, Belgium; Vienna, Austria; Kumasi, Ghana; Beira, Mozambique; Cape Town, South Africa; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Cali, Colombia; Querétaro, México; Torreón, México; Helena, Montana; Casper, Wyoming; Grand Junction, Colorado; Farmington, New Mexico; Burley, Idaho; Eugene, Oregon; Elko, Nevada; Yorba Linda, California; and Smithfield, Utah. Prior to announcing the temples, Nelson spoke of the closure of temples during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Early last year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and our desire to be good global citizens, we made the difficult decision to close all temples temporarily. During the ensuing months, we have felt inspired to reopen temples gradually through a very cautious approach.”
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