Christmas Giving Tree This year Boundary Community Hospital is sponsoring a Christmas Giving Tree in the Outpatient Services Lobby for the benefit of Boundary County children through the BoCo Backpacks program. Special limited edition, hand-crafted ornaments created by Naples, Mt. Hall and Valley View elementary school students will be available for a $10 suggested donation. […]
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CNA Graduation Boundary Community Hospital and North Idaho College announced the graduation of the fall semester Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class. Pictured Left to right: Instructor, Tracey Maas, RN; Rebecca Maas; Maureen Dammarell; Emma Hovis; Shelley Woodward; and in front: Bayleigh Nielsen. Next semester starts on January 10th and scholarships are available. Scholarships include paid
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Healthy Holiday Meal Planning By Edna Eby MS RD LD Dietician, Diabetes Outreach Boundary Community Hospital It’s November and you are planning the annual holiday family dinner. Everyone loves Grandma’s famous southern sweet potato casserole and Aunt Louise’s Pumpkin Pie with plenty of whipped cream. But Uncle Bill and Cousin Ann are coming to dinner
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By: Connie Sue Clum, RN, MSN Infection Prevention Nurse Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry, ID – With the seasons changing, it is an excellent time to remind everyone that each of you play an important role in infection prevention. Despite the variety of viruses and bacteria, germs spread from person to person through a common
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By: Petra Timmermans, PT Boundary Community Hospital Rehabilitation Services Manager Fall is a busy season for Boundary County residents preparing for winter. Lots of snow is predicted and time is ticking – we need to get things in order! The physical therapists in the Rehabilitation Department at Boundary Community Hospital routinely treat injuries that are
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September – National Childhood Injury Prevention Month By – Stu Willis, MD & Gina Gallette, RN Boundary Community Hospital Emergency Department Your three-year-old child falls from the ladder as he mimics his dad changing a light bulb a few minutes ago…he’s unconscious and has a softball-size swelling on his forehead! Your six-year-old daughter
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July 26, 2016 Bonners Ferry, ID – Boundary Community Hospital is proud to announce that their Extended Care Facility and Nursing Home has been recognized by the State of Idaho with their ninth L. Jean Schoonover Award for Excellence in Caring – the only nursing home in North Idaho to be so recognized. Recipients of
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Boundary Community Hospital Rehabilitation Department Receives the FOTO® Outcomes Excellence Award for Clinic Quality Boundary Community Hospital’s Rehabilitation Department is proud to announce it has received the FOTO Outcomes Excellence Award for Orthopedic Physical Therapy from Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. (FOTO®). The FOTO Outcomes Excellence Award honors a select group of Rehabilitation providers that
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The first set of stuffed critters donated to Boundary Community Hospital through the generosity of the Fry Healthcare Foundation Veryl Lindsay Memorial Fund arrived in the Emergency Department and Extended Care Facility. Wanda Wilkerson (left) and Sean McCoy (center) from the hospital Emergency Department accept the stuffed critters from Fry Healthcare Foundation President, Carol Julian
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May 15, 2016 By: Lauren Kuczka Boundary Community Hospital has been celebrating National Hospital Week with its annual Health Fair and Fun Run for decades and this year was no exception. Beautiful weather contributed to the fun, when 200 runners and walkers of all ages took to the 3K, 5K and 10K courses across the
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