White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a statement Tuesday calling Idaho’s abortion laws “extreme and backwards” in response to… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System is now scheduling appointments for people eligible to receive a new “bivalent” COVID-19 booster shot that provide… Read more
Blaine County’s COVID-19 case rate continues to trend down since reaching a post-winter peak in early July. Read more
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… Read more
Family Health Services, a South Central Idaho-based health-care company, opened two new clinics in the area over the summer: one for dental ca… Read more
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 … Read more
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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. Read more
The Idaho Legislature is asking District Judge B. Lynn Winmill to amend the order partially blocking Idaho’s abortion trigger ban or vacate th… Read more
The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation and the family of longtime Wood River Valley resident Gretchen Palmer have established a fund to assist W… Read more
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 proce… Read more
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… Read more
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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 hosp… Read more
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… Read more
Several mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Twin Falls County last weekend, the South Central Public Health District reported Monday. Read more
The South Central Public Health District on Thursday maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “moderate,” noting that the county’s ca… Read more
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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 … Read more
As school districts prepare for the first day of classes, they are working to solve two conflicting problems: a rising need for mental health … Read more
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has reported that nine Idaho residents have tested positive for the monkeypox virus since the first… Read more
BOISE—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing proposed aquatic life water quality standards for mercury pollution in Idaho that… Read more
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 Co… Read more
The South Central Public Health District is encouraging parents to schedule standard immunizations for children before they return to school l… Read more
Wood River Valley resident Heidi Dohse, founder of the Hailey-based nonprofit Tour de Heart, has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcom… Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Idaho over the state’s trigger law that will ban nearly all abortions. The law is schedul… Read more
The St. Luke’s Health System announced on Tuesday the establishment of a new nonprofit subsidiary that is anticipated to provide health-insura… Read more
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Smoke from wildfires burning in central Idaho and the surrounding region has cast a haze over the pristine mountain views in the Wood River Va… Read more
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The St. Luke’s Health System announced Thursday that personal information of some patients could have been obtained by an unauthorized entity in a data breach of one of its contractors.
With a highly transmissible subvariant of COVID-19 spreading in Idaho and the rest of the nation, the South Central Public Health District maintained Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level at “moderate” on Tuesday.
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The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation announced this week that it has completed its annual employee giving campaign—called Stronger Together—with 93% of St. Luke’s Wood River employees and 69% of physicians contributing.
A correlation between agricultural pesticides and cancer in Western states has been found by University of Idaho and Northern Arizona University researchers. Two studies were conducted, one that examined correlating data in 11 Western states and one that took a closer look at data in Idaho s…
As COVID-19 case numbers inch higher in Blaine County, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has rated the county’s community-impact level at “medium.”
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A group of some 50 people brought a new twist to the Hailey Days of the Old West Parade to celebrate Independence Day on Monday, marching with signs to advocate for reproductive rights and against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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The St. Luke’s Health System, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation and ARCH Community Housing Trust took another step Friday toward completing a 12-unit workforce-housing initiative announced in partnership last fall.
The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated its original plans for a hearing on a Texas-style abortion law and will use the same date to hear specific arguments related to how that lawsuit and another challenge to the state’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions should proceed, according to two …
The South Central Public Health District is now scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments for anyone 6 months and older.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday, Planned Parenthood and one of its abortion providers filed a new lawsuit with Idaho’s Supreme Court to block its trigger law banning nearly all abortions. That law is scheduled to go into effect within the next two months.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that determined a person’s constitutional right to seek an abortion, a move that will make abortion illegal in nearly all cases in 13 states, including Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.
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The St. Luke’s Health System and other regional health-care providers are preparing to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for infants and preschoolers, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued emergency-use authorization on June 17 for two different vaccines for children as young as 6 months.
Idaho is one of 26 states poised to rapidly prohibit abortion in the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, which for nearly 50 years has guaranteed women the right to terminate pregnancies within certain restrictions.
The South Central Public Health District raised Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk level from “minimal” to “moderate” on Thursday, as the county’s test-positivity rate climbed into the “high” category.
After a sharp drop-off in the spring, COVID-19 case numbers are slowly rising throughout Idaho and Blaine County.
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Several Blaine County residents were recognized last week for their extraordinary contributions to public health in 2021.
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The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation board of directors and the Harvey Gray family have awarded the 2022 Carl A. Gray Memorial Award for nursing excellence to Emergency Department nurse Lauren Hoover.
The St. Luke’s Health System has promoted nurse Amber Weber to the role of senior manager of St. Luke’s Wood River Family Medicine, Family Practice Associates and Wood River Neurology, which operate out of the St. Luke’s Clinic in Hailey.
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COVID-19 cases are again starting to increase slightly in Blaine County and the surrounding region.
The Blaine County commissioners declared in their regular session on Tuesday that May 2022 will be designated Mental Health Awareness Month.
With the number of new cases staying down, Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk remains in the lowest tier, the South Central Public Health District reported Thursday.
An organization with a Ketchum connection is celebrating after a federal judge ruled on Monday in support of the group’s lawsuit against the Biden administration, effectively striking down and declaring unlawful the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order to wear masks on public t…
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Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk is still at the “minimal” level, the South Central Public Health District reported Thursday.
St. Luke’s Wood River announced this week the addition of two new members to its community board, a group of volunteers who advise the health-care organization.
The South Central Behavioral Health Board is accepting 2022 grant-cycle applications from nonprofit organizations serving south-central Idaho.
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Blaine County’s COVID-19 risk continues to drop and is now “minimal,” the South Central Public Health District reported last week.
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A newly published report by health-care magazine Becker’s Hospital Review has ranked St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center in Ketchum among the state’s top three hospitals for patient experience.
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Silvercreek Assisted Living will cease nursing care on April 1 and transition to an independent-living facility. The owners cited staffing challenges as the primary reason for shuttering one of the Wood River Valley’s two nursing-care facilities.
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