Idaho Matters

How state hospitals handled the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID numbers have reportedly remained low in Mountain West psychiatric hospitals however, there are a few that are skeptical of this number.

Broadcast on:: 08 Jun 2022

State Hospital South in Blackfoot, Idaho.( Madelyn Beck / Mountain West News Bureau)

The pandemic has wreaked havoc in many nursing homes and prisons.

State psychiatric hospitals say they controlled COVID-19 a lot better, though there are some notable exceptions. Mountain West News Bureau reporter, Madelyn Beck, joined Idaho Matters to tell us more.