St. Luke’s Wood River has earned a notable award for its achievement in eliminating hazardous smoke from its surgical procedures. Read moreSt. Luke’s recognized for safety in surgical practices
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The St. Luke’s Health System has awarded more than $550,000 in grants to 75 nonprofit organizations in southern Idaho, including five in the W… Read moreSt. Luke’s doles out health grants to Idaho nonprofits
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon is launching a new abortion hotline offering free legal advice to callers, moving to further defend abortion access afte… Read moreOregon launches abortion hotline offering free legal advice
The Ketchum Fire Department will conduct free training classes for CPR and the use automated external defibrillator units at 5:30 p.m. on Wedn… Read moreKetchum to conduct CPR, defibrillator classes
With the calendar page turning to 2023, St. Luke’s Wood River has a new chief of staff and new leadership on its governing board. Read moreSt. Luke’s sees staff, leadership changes with new year
Amid an increased need for health care for children with respiratory viruses, the St. Luke’s Health System has created temporary, no-cost outp… Read moreSt. Luke’s employs temporary clinics to treat children with respiratory issues
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The nonprofit Senior Connection is opening a new vision and hearing center in Ketchum. Read moreSenior Connection opens vision and hearing center in Ketchum
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The Ketchum-based Killebrew-Thompson Memorial charity organization has donated $750,000 to the St. Luke’s Cancer Institute, using proceeds fro… Read moreValley cancer fundraiser hits hole-in-one
In 2022, the year started with a COVID-19 surge driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Case numbers spiked sharply but then dropped, thou… Read moreYear in Review: COVID subsided in 2022, but year ends with threat of ‘triple-demic’
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The developing phenomenon of a “triple-demic” of three harmful respiratory viruses circulating in Idaho and the nation is pushing many hospita… Read moreViruses putting pressure on local, regional hospitals
Outgoing Idaho Rural Health Association President Melody Weaver, left, and incoming President Keith Davis, right, congratulate Dr. Julie Lyons… Read moreHailey doctor honored as ‘Rural Health Hero’
St. Luke’s Wood River this week released its operating hours for the late-December holiday period. Read moreSt. Luke’s adjusts hours for holidays
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As three different respiratory viruses gain strength with the approach of winter, the South Central Public Health District on Thursday determi… Read moreAs ‘triple-demic’ develops, COVID risk does not abate
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The St. Luke’s Health System has hired two new primary-care physicians to serve the Wood River Valley and surrounding area. Read moreSt. Luke’s Clinic to add 2 new physicians
Idaho women who died from pregnancy-related problems doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to the latest Maternal Mortality Review Committe… Read moreReport: Deaths among pregnant women in Idaho more than doubled in 2020
Individual health-insurance enrollment for 2023 on Idaho’s state insurance exchange is scheduled to close on Dec. 15. Read moreIdaho health-insurance enrollment set to close
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The St. Luke’s Health System has moved a permanently stationed ground transport ambulance from the Wood River Medical Center south of Ketchum … Read moreSt. Luke’s moves transport ambulance to Jerome
A Nez Perce County man over the age of 65 is Idaho’s first reported influenza-related death of the 2022-2023 season. Read moreFirst influenza death of season reported in Idaho
For a valley that focuses much of its attention to snow sports, serious injuries are always a possibility. With all the potential risks associ… Read moreSt. Luke's Wood River receives Level IV trauma designation
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Idaho drafted its original abortion statute at the First Territorial Session in Lewiston—25 years before Idaho became a state and drafted the … Read moreWhat does history tell us about how the Idaho Supreme Court might rule on abortion?
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The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission considered a new ordinance last week that would allow mobile homes to park on private property in al… Read moreHailey P&Z considers legalizing ‘tiny homes on wheels’
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The St. Luke’s Health System has hired a new, full-time pediatrician to serve the Wood River Valley and surrounding area. Read moreSt. Luke’s Wood River adds full-time pediatrician
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Substance-abuse prevention and treatment, mental- and behavioral-health services, housing stability and accessible modes of transportation are… Read moreReport: Blaine County needs substance-abuse, mental-health services
The Boise-based Saint Alphonsus health organization will host its 15th annual Ski and Mountain Trauma Conference at Sun Valley Resort from Nov. 3-5. Read moreSki and Mountain Trauma Conference returning to Sun Valley
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The Idaho Hospital Association earlier this month recognized several health-care professionals for their work in the industry in recent years,… Read moreValley doctor recognized by Idaho Hospital Association
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The South Central Public Health District on Thursday maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “moderate,” noting that the county’s elevated test positivity rate.
Here’s another troubling pandemic surge.
Two Idaho residents have filed a federal lawsuit against the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare alleging discriminatory policies for denying transgender individuals Medicaid coverage for gender reassignment surgery, according to the complaint.
St. Luke’s Clinic in Hailey will conduct influenza vaccination clinics on Saturdays in October.
BOISE—A box truck equipped with a bright LED billboard began circling the University of Idaho campus Friday.
Idahoans can enroll in lower-cost health insurance plans for 2023 through the Your Health Idaho state insurance exchange starting on Oct. 15, when the online marketplace officially opens.
The Sun Valley Board of Realtors is rallying behind one of its members in his efforts to help Wood River Valley residents fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a statement Tuesday calling Idaho’s abortion laws “extreme and backwards” in response to a memo issued by the University of Idaho cautioning employees not to provide reproductive health counseling to students, including abortion, or risk …
The St. Luke’s Health System is now scheduling appointments for people eligible to receive a new “bivalent” COVID-19 booster shot that provides protection against the original strain of the virus and the omicron variant.
Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate continues to trend down since reaching a post-winter peak in early July.
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m., St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center will hold an event featuring a free 30-minute screening of the Ken Burns documentary, “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Health,” followed by a facilitated community discussion on youth mental health and the role communi…
Family Health Services, a South Central Idaho-based health-care company, opened two new clinics in the area over the summer: one for dental care for special needs adults in Jerome and one for general care in Shoshone.
An estimated 7.8% to 10.5% of all Idaho adults were suffering from the aftereffects of COVID-19 infections this summer, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The South Central Public Health District is encouraging Idahoans to get an updated COVID-19 vaccination booster that is now available in the region.
The Idaho Legislature is asking District Judge B. Lynn Winmill to amend the order partially blocking Idaho’s abortion trigger ban or vacate the order entirely, according to a motion filed by attorneys for the Legislature on Wednesday night.
The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation and the family of longtime Wood River Valley resident Gretchen Palmer have established a fund to assist Wood River Valley patients fighting cancer and other serious illnesses.
Abortion providers in Oregon have seen a recent rise in demand for abortions from women from states that have adopted bans or are in the process of doing so, officials said at a news conference on Thursday.
Two deaths linked to complications from COVID-19 were recorded in Blaine County in recent weeks, after a long period in which no COVID-related fatalities were reported.
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District Judge B. Lynn Winmill granted a pause Wednesday on the Idaho law banning nearly all abortions as it applies to emergency care at hospitals, following a challenge by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department argued the law violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
District Judge B. Lynn Winmill will issue a written decision by Wednesday to either grant or deny a pause in the implementation of Idaho’s law banning nearly all abortions before the law is scheduled to take effect on Thursday.
Several mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Twin Falls County last weekend, the South Central Public Health District reported Monday.
The South Central Public Health District on Thursday maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “moderate,” noting that the county’s case rate is declining but its test positivity rate is elevated.
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A bat caught in Blaine County tested positive for rabies this week, becoming the first confirmed bat in south-central Idaho with the virus in 2022, the South Central Public Health District announced in a Thursday press release.
As school districts prepare for the first day of classes, they are working to solve two conflicting problems: a rising need for mental health services and a troubling shortage of mental health professionals.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has reported that nine Idaho residents have tested positive for the monkeypox virus since the first case in the state was reported in July.
BOISE—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing proposed aquatic life water quality standards for mercury pollution in Idaho that could have statewide ramifications.
BOISE—Idaho’s strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Friday.
The South Central Public Health District is encouraging parents to schedule standard immunizations for children before they return to school later this summer.
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