Stroke !!! Think F-A-S-T By: Stu Willis, MD – Emergency Department Director, Boundary Community Hospital A drooping face, weakness or numbness on one side, slurred or garbled speech … this might be a stroke! Like heart attacks, a stroke is a life-and-death emergency; time is critical and every second counts, so think F-A-S-T and dial […]
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Annual Pie Sale a Success February 24, 2017 – Thank you to everyone who donated or purchased pies at the famous Hospital Auxiliary Pie Sale on Thursday, February 16. The fifty pies and cakes were sold out by Noon and the Auxiliary raised over $1,000. Over the past year, monies raised through the annual pie
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**** BREAKING NEWS **** Hospital Designated Level IV Trauma Center February 17, 2017 Bonners Ferry, ID – Boundary Community Hospital has been designated as a Level IV Trauma Center by the State of Idaho. The designation for the Hospital is part of the Idaho Time Sensitive Emergency System (TSE) and is reserved for Hospitals that
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Get Your Blue On! Did you know colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States? Early detection and regular colon screenings beginning at age 50, or earlier if you are at high risk, can dramatically reduce your risk. The ASGE (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) reports that only 50%
January 19, 2017 (for the Bonners Ferry Herald) By Stu Willis, MD and Pete Cassidy, RN Boundary Community Hospital Emergency Department Brrrrrrrrrrrr! It’s cold out there! Photo by Keith Johnson The weather outside may be frightful, after all, we live in North Idaho and six months out of the year it’s cold and wet, windy
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January 18, 2017 The Orthopedic Clinic at Boundary Community Hospital is expanding. Mike Schicker, DO from North Idaho Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Ponderay will have specialist clinic hours on Friday mornings starting in January 2017. Dr. Schicker joins Dr. DiBenedetto and Travis Taylor, NP-C offering Boundary County residents two days of orthopedic clinic in
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Hospital Auxiliary Raffle a Success December 16, 2017 Patients waiting at the Outpatient Services entrance at Boundary Community Hospital now have a place to sit. A hummingbird metal bench has been donated by the Boundary Community Hospital Auxiliary in memory of Annie Koon with the quote “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time, they have
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By Stu Willis, MD Emergency Department Medical Director STEMI Center Medical Director Boundary Community Hospital Thump-Thump, Thump … Pain in the chest, down the left arm, shortness of breath, nausea, pale and clammy – these are sure signs of a heart attack, right? Not always. If you are female, have diabetes, or are elderly you
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WaaahYah! WaaahYah! WaaaYah!… By Dr. Stu Willis, Emergency Department Director The sudden sound of a vehicle crash…the sight of a bloody leg from a chain saw encounter…the thump, thump, thump of granny pivoting down the stairs…these all produce instant fear, anxiety, and worry for an episode of serious injury. As the first Pacific Northwest hospital
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Time Sensitive Emergencies in Boundary County Recent news events have highlighted the statewide Time Sensitive Emergency (TSE) initiative in Boundary County. A tree falling on someone working in their yard has the Boundary Ambulance Service paramedics working with Boundary Community Hospital Emergency Department physicians to call in Life Flight Network to transport the patient directly
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