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...
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BGH announces ‘measured’ reopening of clinics and services
By Reader Staff Bonner General Health released what it referred to as a “measured process” of reopening its clinics and services in phases to be in concert with Gov. Brad Little’s stages of reopening...
Bonner County case ‘not community transmission’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The coronavirus pandemic hit home on March 29 when Panhandle Health District announced the first positive case in Bonner County. The patient is a male in his 60s who...
How you can make masks for health care workers in need
By Ben Olson Reader Staff One question that gets asked quite a bit during this coronavirus outbreak is, “How can I help?” While practicing social distancing guidelines, regularly washing your hands and avoiding touching...
Bonner General earns four-star rating
By Reader Staff The Bonner General Health staff is enjoying a merry Christmas indeed after receiving a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. A system evaluating hospitals on a one- to...
Bonner General Health designated level IV trauma center
By Reader Staff On Feb. 14, Bonner General Health became the fourth critical access hospital in the state of Idaho to become designated as a Level IV trauma center by the Idaho Time Sensitive...
BGH nurses turn down contract
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s no end in sight to the ongoing bargaining between the Bonner General Health administration and its nurses. Negotiations are going back to the drawing board after the nurses...
Harvel sentenced in BGH embezzlement case
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Norilina Harvel, who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $200,000 from Bonner General Health in May, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Friday. The sentence, which also...
The greatest gift you can give
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s nothing quite so nerve-wracking as tackling a new challenge. Likewise, a first-time success is a uniquely exhilarating feeling. Bonner General Health staff experienced both in overseeing the hospital’s...
Embezzlement suspect Harvel arrested
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Less than a week after a warrant was issued for her arrest, former Bonner General Health CFO Norilina Harvel turned herself in to local authorities Tuesday for her alleged...
