‘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 would cease its emergency...
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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 rescinding the resource-saving measure...
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 to get their shots...
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 it will probably chug...
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 a reality Americans and...
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. She has fond memories...
BGH begins Emergency Department remodel
By Reader Staff Bonner General Health began a projected three-month-long remodel of its Emergency Department on Oct. 12, requiring a temporary move of the department and patient entrance. The remodel is funded primarily by...
Bonner General Health receives grant for Emergency Dept. renovation
By Reader Staff Bonner General Health announced it has received a $200,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation, which it will use to fund portions of an Emergency Department renovation planned for this fall. The...
Passing the test
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor It’s no mystery how to get Idaho back on its feet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the beginning, public health officials have been beating the same...
Reader Quick Hits: May 8, 2020
Only three of the 67 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Panhandle Health District are still being monitored, the agency reported May 8. A total of 63 cases have been reported in Kootenai County...
