The COVID-19 surge in Idaho will likely worsen in coming weeks and put added stress on health-care systems, state health officials said Tuesday. Read more
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The South Central Public Health District raised Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level from “high” to “critical” on Thursday based on surging tes… Read more
The South Central Behavioral Health Board is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to request up to $20,000 for programs focused… Read more
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The COVID-19 surge in Blaine County is continuing at record-high levels, with 505 new cases and a 43% positive test rate recorded in the week … Read more
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Amid a post-holidays uptick in COVID-19 cases, the Hailey City Council voted Monday to extend the city’s emergency health order—including its … Read more
The latest COVID-19 surge in Blaine County has not let up, with the county averaging about 50 new cases per day. Read more
Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate continued to reach new highs this week, soaring 18-fold between mid-December and Monday evening. Read more
St. Luke’s Wood River has added two new doctors to its staff, one in its obstetrics/gynecology clinic and one in the Emergency Department. Read more
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St. Luke’s Wood River staff delivered the first Blaine County baby of 2022, Eloise Varnum Klomhaus, at 5:01 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, at the h… Read more
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Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate continues to reach new highs, soaring 16-fold in the last two weeks of December. Read more
As 2020 rolled into 2021, optimism that the COVID-19 pandemic could be halted was growing. Read more
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Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate is soaring beyond levels of previous surges, as state health officials are reporting an increase in the num… Read more
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As state health officials recorded an increase in the number of omicron variant cases of COVID-19 in Idaho, Blaine County’s hospital announced… Read more
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Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate has more than quintupled in the last two weeks, prompting more demand for testing—and some delays in gettin… Read more
A Gooding County man older than 65 became the first influenza-related death of the season in Idaho, state health officials reported Monday. Read more
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A team of Blaine County medical experts is extending a research project to study how COVID-19 affects people at increased risk of contracting … Read more
St. Luke’s Wood River will offer same-day appointments in both Hailey and Ketchum over the holidays, in addition to advance scheduling of prim… Read more
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The South Central Public Health District maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “moderate” on Thursday, Dec. 16, when it updated it… Read more
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The Silvercreek Assisted Living home in Hailey is facing enforcement actions from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare following a serie… Read more
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One year after the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States, about one-half of Idaho’s eligible 5-and-older population i… Read more
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Blaine County ranked No. 1 in the state for DUI arrests in 2019 and 2020 and among the top 10 counties for DUI arrests since 2016, according t… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System is asking people to donate new or gently used crutches—particularly adult crutches—to give to patients in need. Read more
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Idaho health-care officials deactivated crisis standards of care for most of the state on Monday, stating that conditions at hospitals and cli… Read more
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Health-care providers have started administering COVID-19 vaccine inoculations to children ages 5-11 in the Wood River Valley. Read more
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Idaho is seeing a some improvement in COVID-19 statistics but the numbers of new cases, positive test results, hospitalizations and deaths rem… Read more
The South Central Public Health District lowered Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level from “critical” to “high” on Thursday, Nov. 4, when it updated its bi-weekly risk assessments for the eight counties it serves.
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COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children ages 5-11 can now be scheduled in south-central Idaho, the South Central Public Health District announced Monday.
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COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11 could start to be widely available in Idaho by next week, the state Department of Health and Welfare reported Wednesday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has traced a salmonella outbreak responsible for sickening more than 650 Americans across 37 states to red, white and yellow onions shipped by Hailey-based produce company ProSource Inc. in July and August, federal health officials announced last Wednesday.
The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation has awarded nurse Amber Weber with the 2021 Carl A. Gray Memorial Award for nursing excellence.
Family Health Services, a nonprofit funded in 1982 in Burley, Idaho, will open a new office at 602 N. Main St. in Bellevue this winter. The facility will provide deeply discounted medical, dental, and behavioral health services for qualifying residents.
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The South Central Public Health District maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “critical” last Thursday, Oct. 7, stating that a high number of new cases continues to put strain on regional hospitals.
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A 2021 study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Blaine County ranked No. 5 in overall health outcomes in Idaho, while Valley County—which includes McCall—ranked No. 1.
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The St. Luke’s Health System and two partner organizations have launched an initiative to develop 12 units of housing in Blaine County for St. Luke’s Wood River employees and their families.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the region, South Central Public Health District case investigators are asking residents to self-report symptoms and other illness data on a secure online form to help epidemiologists track the disease and inform people who are at risk of exposure.
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The South Central Public Health District maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “critical” last Thursday, Sept. 23, warning that high case counts are continuing to put pressure on regional hospitals.
The St. Luke’s Health System is leading a three-year research study intended to guide suicide prevention efforts in health-care and crisis-hotline settings across the nation.
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The ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and related illnesses in Idaho have pushed health-care systems to capacity and beyond, prompting response measures never before taken in Idaho, the state’s top health administrator reported Tuesday.
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Mayor Martha Burke and the Hailey City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13 to consider a new health order that would legally require residents to wear face coverings in public where social distancing can’t be maintained.
A recent presidential mandate that would require nursing home staff to get vaccinated—or else see their employers lose federal funding—is expected to bring greater safety from COVID-19 for elders at a time when coronavirus cases are spiking in Idaho.
The St. Luke’s Health System announced Tuesday that it is temporarily pausing certain elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedures at its Treasure Valley (Boise, Meridian and Nampa) and Elmore County (Mountain Home) locations. The policy—made effective Wednesday—was enacted bec…
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As COVID-19 cases continue to mount in Blaine County and the rest of Idaho, the state’s top health administrator is warning residents that many hospitals are “stressed” and operating at nearly full capacity.
Three people and several horses in Idaho have tested positive for the West Nile virus this summer, according to a report from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
St. Luke’s is now scheduling appointments for moderately to severely immunocompromised patients to get third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, the health system announced today, Aug. 23.
As COVID-19 cases continue to be fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant, the South Central Public Health District has moved Blaine County’s COVID risk level from “moderate” to “high.”
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The South Central Public Health District moved Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level from “moderate” to “high” on Thursday, noting that regional hospitals are being challenged by an increase in COVID-19 patients that has diminished capacity to the “critical” level.
The Blaine County School District has partnered with the South Central Public Health District and Luke’s Family Pharmacy to hold two upcoming vaccination clinics for students and staff members. The clinics will include routine vaccinations, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations for people 12 and older.
Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level was determined to be “moderate” on Thursday, July 29, in an assessment conducted by the South Central Public Health District.
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A Twin Falls-based health-care organization is planning to open a medical, dental and behavioral health clinic in Bellevue later this year to serve uninsured and under-insured people in Blaine County.
Texas country-rock group The Powell Brothers will bring their eclectic set of influences to Whiskey Jacques’ in Ketchum on Friday, July 30, for the first of three shows in the valley this summer.
A Twin Falls-based health-care organization plans to open a medical, dental and behavioral health clinic in Bellevue to serve uninsured and under-insured people in Blaine County.
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An undisclosed number of staff at the Cove of Cascadia skilled nursing facility in Bellevue have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting an indefinite lockdown to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
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The South Central Public Health District is advising people to take precautions after a bat caught in Blaine County tested positive for rabies on Tuesday.
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