After nearly two months of rolling shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across all industries are preparing or beginning to resume operations in ways that prioritize the health and safety of the public and their workforce. Following the ...
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Read More »WEISER, Idaho (AP) — A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been confirmed in Washington County, leading to the voluntary shutdown of a food processing plant, Idaho health officials said on May 13. Southwest District Health said some people infected with ...
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May 14, 2020
Comments Off on Analysis: Federal aid allocated to rural hospitals not enough for Idaho
Idaho’s share of $10 billion from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act targeted specifically for rural health care providers comes to a total of $122.8 million. That sounds like a lot of money, but for the state’s 27 ...
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A woman with a lovely voice named Eleanor calls up twice a week to inquire how you are doing. She asks you what you like to do in your spare time or what you did this weekend. She even poses ...
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May 13, 2020
Comments Off on Saint Alphonsus takes steps to reopen elective, routine care
Saint Alphonsus is now rescheduling surgeries that were postponed due to COVID-19. The Saint Alphonsus Health System reopened outpatient services on May 4 in Boise and Baker City, Oregon, and during the second week in May for its facilities in ...
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May 13, 2020
Comments Off on Don’t sweat it: Idaho fitness centers scheduled to reopen
Assuming all goes well, Idaho gyms should be able to consider reopening on May 16, after being shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. “Protocols are now available for indoor gym and recreational facilities managers to implement in order to ...
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May 12, 2020
Comments Off on A word with John McGown, of counsel at Hawley Troxell, on advance directives
Death is a challenging topic for anyone to consider, but a thoughtful review of end-of-life care options can save time and heartache down the road. An advance directive document outlines ahead of time what end-of-life care you’d like and specifies ...
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Read More »KUNA (AP) — At least 23 employees working at a beef processing plant here have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials confirmed Saturday. One additional employee is presumed to have the virus, and two other contract employees have tested ...
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May 6, 2020
Comments Off on Boise firm uses Taiwanese partnerships to fight COVID-19
A Boise company is leveraging its relationships with Taiwanese firms to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) to the U.S., including Idaho. SMHeuristics, an outsourced sales and marketing company, has memoranda of understanding with several Taiwanese companies and accompanied Idaho Gov. ...
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A rural Idaho health system and one of the most venerable technology companies in the world have teamed up to improve medical care. Desert Sage and IBM Simpler Consulting, an arm of the highly-respected Watson Health division of IBM, have ...
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