Erin Simms is the new vice president, human resources, for St. Luke’s Health System. Simms joined St. Luke’s in 2013 and has been serving as interim vice president and chief human resources officer since February. Before taking on the interim ...
Read More »CEOs: Idaho must mask or hospital capacity endangered 
In a joint press conference on July 14, CEOs and chief medical officers of the eight largest health care providers in southwestern Idaho came together to talk about the increasing severity of the current spike in COVID-19 cases and what ...
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Read More »Did Idaho reopen too fast? An analysis of location data 
To examine whether Idaho businesses and community gatherings reopened too fast, the Idaho Business Review compared smart device mobility data provided by Google against the reported COVID-19 case data for Idaho from the coronavirus.idaho.gov website. The smart device mobility data ...
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Read More »Walgreens to add clinics to hundreds of its stores 
Another big-box retailer is aiming to grab marketshare in the business of primary medical care. As an experiment, Walgreens and VillageMD, a doc-in-a-box business, opened drop-in physician offices inside five Walgreens pharmacies in the Houston area in April 2019. Each ...
Read More »Idaho at Stage 4 for two more weeks; schools to reopen 
Idaho will remain in the final stage of the Idaho Rebounds plan for another two weeks, announced Gov. Brad Little in a July 9 press conference. He also introduced the “Idaho Back to School Framework,” which is the state’s guidance for local ...
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Read More »West Valley Medical Center a seven-year winner in IBM Watson Health rankings of health care facilities 
For seven years in a row, West Valley Medical Center has once again been ranked in the 100 top hospitals in the country by the prestigious IBM Watson Health health care study. “Our continued recognition on this Top 100 list ...
Read More »Cases of coronavirus in Idaho spike after businesses reopen
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For a time in Idaho, it seemed like the worst of the coronavirus pandemic could be over. After an initial onslaught of confirmed cases in the spring, by June numbers had dropped to a point that state leaders ...
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Read More »IBM Watson Health: St. Luke’s ranks on top once again 
The respected IBM Watson Health organization has just named St. Luke’s as one of the 15 Top Health Systems in the country — and this year, added Saint Alphonsus Health System to the list. No other city in the country has ...
Read More »Boise mayor to issue order making face coverings mandatory
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of Idaho’s largest city said Thursday that she will sign a public health emergency order requiring face coverings in all indoor and outdoor public places. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean cited the significant increase in ...
Read More »IBM Watson Health: Saint Alphonsus ranks top 15 in nation 
The Boise-headquartered Saint Alphonsus Health System has been named one of the top 15 health systems in the United States by IBM Watson Health. The rankings in the yearly study of U.S. health care issued by IBM Watson Health are considered ...
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