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Providing Care, and Protecting the People You Love

Clinical takes you on an immersive journey into the inner workings of a hospital, offering a rare glimpse into the heart of an institution that is both complex and essential to our well-being.

Hosts Stephen Dark and Mitch Sears guide listeners through the hidden and often overlooked corners of the hospital, shining a light on the unsung heroes who perform critical, behind-the-scenes roles. Through engaging storytelling, they uncover the untold, compelling lives of these individuals whose remarkable efforts, sacrifices, and dedication bring a human touch to the medical professionals we rely on in times of illness. These intimate stories reveal the depth of compassion, resilience, and humanity in those who care for us when we need it most.

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Unit on the Brink: E9 - Keeping the Faith

Months after the winter surge, hope was still hard to come by for many of the healthcare workers in the MICU. The new normal of the unit under COVID-19 was...

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Unit on the Brink: E8 - Saying Goodbye

During our visit to the MICU, the strain and struggle against an increasingly mortal virus was painfully apparent. During the Winter surge of 2020, nurses and frontline workers faced death...

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Unit on the Brink: E7 - Here with the COVID

By December of 2020, the winter surge of COVID-19 patients had finally arrived in Utah and frontline workers at University Hospital were bearing the brunt of a new wave of...

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Keeper of the Keys

Armed with an arsenal of cleaners, a regiment of protocols, and a wealth of knowledge about microscopic enemies, the technicians at Environmental Services are tasked with ensuring the safety of...

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Unit on the Brink: E6 - Waiting to Exhale

Inside the University Hospital Medical Intensive unit, the summer months are typically their “off-season,” with low-numbers of critical patients. It was a few months to take a breath and collect...

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Unit on the Brink: E5 - Keepers of Hope

An ambulance pulled up to University Hospital, carrying a man experiencing severe pains in his chest and shortness of breath. The 42-year-old veteran had felt fine a few days prior...

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Unit on the Brink: E4 - The Last Resort

By April, the governor’s stay-at-home directive seemed to be working. New COVID-19 positive cases appeared to be leveling off. But the new rules aimed at keeping everyone safe had also...

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Unit on the Brink: E3 - Isolation Protocol

For the citizens of Salt Lake City, by the first weeks of March 2020, nerves were already shredded. COVID-19 positive cases were rising. The governor called for a state of...

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Unit on the Brink: E2 - Echoes of the Past

COVID-19 was far from the world’s first go-around with a pandemic. In 2009, H1N1 claimed hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. For nurses at the MICU who had cared for...

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