Getting a leg up
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Everything changed for Jake Gemkow last November. While loading wood into his pickup truck at his home in Sagle, Gemkow suddenly lost feeling on his …
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Bonner General Health transitions to new CEO and CFO
By Reader Staff
Following CEO Sheryl Rickard’s announcement in October that she would retire after 37 years with Bonner General Health, the hospital will transition to new leadership before the …
‘A hole in the fabric of our community’
Bonner General Health’s announcement March 17 that it would end labor and delivery services ripped a hole in the fabric of our community. Generations of North Idaho residents were born …
Area hospitals pledge support as Bonner General announces end to maternity services
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since the news broke March 17 that Bonner General Health would suspend labor and delivery services effective May 19, the story has torn not only …
‘Cautiously optimistic’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Idaho is closing in on the end of its official coronavirus pandemic emergency status, as Gov. Brad Little announced in early March that the state …
Crisis standards of care lifted in North Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare deactivated crisis standards of care for the Panhandle Health District on Dec. 20 — nearly a month after …
Idaho closes in on half a million vaccinated residents
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to gain speed, with anyone 16 and older — regardless of comorbid health conditions — being able to access appointments …
A Grain of Salt: A health column… sort of
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
As a natural health practitioner, it seems rather reasonable that my expectation of the human body is as follows: give it what it needs, and …
BGH pauses COVID-19 vaccine registration
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s been a year since North Idahoans began to hear concerns of a novel coronavirus causing widespread sickness and necessitating lockdowns — concerns that became …
Bonner General Health Community Hospice welcomes Dr. Jade Dardine
By Reader Staff
Bonner General Community Hospice is expanding its team to include Dr. Jade Dardine.
Dardine moved to Sandpoint at the age of 13 and attended Sandpoint High School. …
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