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West Valley Medical Center CEO Betsy Hunsicker has announced the appointment of Jason Demke as the chief operating officer. He comes to West Valley from Johnston-Willis Hospital, a 300-bed campus of Chippenham/Johnston-Willis Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia where he was ...

Cy Gearhard, St. Luke’s vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, retired Jan. 15, after 36 years with the health care organization. ​​​​In 1979, she became a registered nurse for what was then St. Luke’s – the ...

Idaho’s politicians have all kinds of snappy quotes about health insurance. How it doesn’t keep you healthy, and how no one’s every died from not having it — but that’s simply not true. Research shows those with health insurance are ...

Two of Idaho’s public universities are starting up advanced degree programs. Boise State University is partnering with the Healthcare Financial Management Association to create a master’s degree in population and health systems management. Idaho State University is expanding its program offerings ...

Jeff Wood has been named regional director of laboratories for the Saint Alphonsus Health System. He will be responsible for all aspects of laboratory operations across Idaho and Oregon and play a role in the health system’s COVID-19 testing strategy ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House has passed legislation to define how severe an epidemic must be before it can qualify as a disaster. Under the measure, the coronavirus pandemic wouldn’t meet the criteria. The bill, which passed 58-12 ...

The Idaho House has passed a bill prohibiting companies that contract with the state of Idaho or any political subdivision, such as local governments, from discriminating against unvaccinated people. The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce voted to oppose the bill ...

When I was growing up in Utah, every summer my parents would host an ice cream party for the neighborhood. My Mom was a nurse and my father was an electrician, and they loved people. Every year for 44 years ...

In reaction to President Joe Biden’s executive order to reopen the federal health insurance exchange, state insurance exchanges around the country also opened special enrollment periods. All but two of the special enrollment periods are three or more months. Idaho ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has passed a bill that would halt all public funding to any entities that advise women about their abortion options. The bill, sponsored by Nampa Rep. Bruce Skaug and 15 other ...