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Five health clinics that serve rural Idaho communities will receive a total of about $3.6 million in emergency grants to use for costs related to COVID-19 and to continue providing medical care to rural Idahoans, according to a news release ...

Idaho’s largest health care system is getting into the insurance business. St. Luke’s Health System has launched St. Luke’s Health Plan, a nonprofit health insurance plan offering coverage to individuals and families across 20 Idaho counties beginning in January. The new plan ...

Opening a physical therapy (PT) practice involves managing a lot of moving parts. Therapists must determine their methodology in treating patients, figure out what kind of team they want to work with them, and above all, understand that working with ...

Read More Construction News The surge and ebb of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop Idaho’s hospitals from starting, finishing or planning construction and renovation projects for 2021 and 2022. The Idaho Business Review (IBR) surveyed the state’s hospitals for developing ...

Read More Business News 360 Behavioral Health cut the ribbon for its new location in Meridian and first facility in Idaho on Thursday during a grand-opening celebration open to community members. Guests were able to tour the facility, at 2549 ...

Health care facilities used to just worry about beds. Now, as health care has become more high-tech, they need to worry not only about beds, but also about linear accelerators, radiation and giant magnets. Certainly, adding new technology means increased ...

An Ada County judge on Tuesday sent St. Luke’s attorneys back to square one, after the attorneys made a procedural error in a case against Ammon Bundy, Diego Rodriguez and their organizations. Fourth District Judge Lynn Norton said the hospital ...

Read More IBR Headlines Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and Boise City Council have approved $2 million in American Rescue Plan funding for mental health care. Grant applications for organizations to provide expanded mental health services are now open. The money ...

Idaho State University’s (ISU) Institute for Rural Health (IRH) has received more than $1.4 million to expand public health across Idaho. Through this federal funding, the university’s Gem State Public Health AmeriCorps (GSPHA) program will partner with public health organizations ...

Read More about St. Alphonsus Two Treasure Valley hospitals made the Lown Institute’s top-10 in the nation list for social responsibility. The Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Nampa ranked eighth and the Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario ranked ninth. The rankings use 53 ...