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Four Years of Serving Together as a Health System
April 1, 2014 marked the four-year anniversary of our four hospitals and Saint Alphonsus Medical Group coming together to form Saint Alphonsus Health System. As I reflect over these past years, I am...
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Healing Through Music
One of our Chaplains, Ben Chon, has been sharing his musical talents with cancer patients in the infusion clinic a few times a week for quite some time. He sings, plays his guitar, and talks to them...
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Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing
A few nights ago, KTVB Channel 7 ran a story on Annie – one of Dr. Prier’s patients at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. At the age of 28, she faced a positive BRCA diagnosis, and had to make...
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Nurses Week Appreciation
During Nurses Week, I would like to take the opportunity to celebrate and thank our nurses for their commitment, knowledge, and compassion. As a former nurse myself, I recognize the significant...
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Hospital & Healthcare Worker Week
This week is National Hospital and Healthcare Worker week, which provides a great opportunity to reflect on the impact hospitals and the people who deliver health care have on their communities. At...
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What’s Not to Love About Mondays?
I am always pleased when we can provide opportunities for better health and involve the whole community in doing so. One of our fun programs to do just that is Meet Me Monday. I have asked Corey...
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32nd Annual Capitol Classic
It was a splendid day for the 32nd annual Capitol Classic Children’s Race, the one-mile race from just below the Boise Train Depot to the Idaho State Capitol. The sea of orange shirts was quite the...
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Meet Me Monday: A 2 Year Recap
The 2nd anniversary of Meet Me Monday was celebrated June 9 with an enthusiastic crowd of 165 participants. Of course, the Orth family (Brian, Toni, and twins Taylor and Tyler) was on hand for their...
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Happy Birthday Idaho, and America!
I love the 4th of July! We are so blessed to live in a free country and I love the opportunity to celebrate our nation’s birthday. It might be because I grew up as an ‘Army brat,’ living on post, …...
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Sisters Embrace the New in the Heart of Africa
Saint Alphonsus welcomes back Sisters Beth Mulvaney and Brenda Cousins who recently spent three weeks in Uganda. As elected delegates to the 2014 General Chapter of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the...
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Sophie and her Neonatologist: A NICU Success Story
Neonatologist Stewart Lawrence, M.D., was recently honored as a 2014 NICU Hero by Mead Johnson Nutrition and Hand to Hold, a national nonprofit Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Dr. Lawrence...
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