LDS Hospital Is Moving Downtown. What Happens to the Taco Carts?

KSL News Daily

LDS Hospital Is Moving Downtown. What Happens to the Taco Carts?

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Published on Sep 3, 2026, 5:01:47 AM
Total time: 00:17:47

Episode Description

Intermountain Health has unveiled plans to move LDS Hospital from the Avenues to a new campus on downtown Salt Lake City’s former Sears block. KSL NewsRadio reporter Cameron Elliott joins Maria Shilaos to break down plans for the 10-story hospital and attached seven-story medical office building, why leaders say the location will make care easier to reach, and whether the taco carts already serving the block will have a place in the new development.

Plus, Utah consumer sentiment rises for a third straight month, a new working paper estimates Great Salt Lake dust contributes up to $2.3 billion in health costs each year, and University of Utah football opens its season against Idaho. Before you go, DWR Big Game Coordinator Mike Wardle explains why drought conditions led the Utah Wildlife Board to approve 450 additional antlerless elk permits.

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