August 2017 By: Sunshine Bartlett, RN Boundary Community Hospital Emergency Department The man sitting beside you in church slumps forward. When you speak with him his words are slurred. He seems unable to lift one of his arms. You are at a family dinner. Your aunt mentions to you she has been having chest pain […]
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July 2017 By: Jeff Petersen, PT, DPT Physical Therapist, Boundary Community Hospital Rehabilitation Services How many times, on the sports field or playground, do you hear the kids talking about being “double-jointed”? This is common slang for a condition called joint hypermobility or joint laxity and it simply means that someone is able to move
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News Release July 31, 2017 Excellence in Caring – Again Bonners Ferry, ID — Boundary Community Hospital is proud to announce that its Extended Care Facility and Nursing Home has been recognized by the State of Idaho with their tenth L. Jean Schoonover Award for Excellence in Caring. This year the facility received the Gold
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Fry Healthcare Foundation’s 9th Annual Golf Tournament It was wet but Josh Figgins and Matt Odd played through the rain to win the Fry Healthcare Foundation’s 9th Annual Golf Tournament held on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Mirror Lake Golf Course in Bonners Ferry. The players “Tee’d” off to a shotgun start at noon and
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The Beat Goes On On May 1, the Spacelabs Cardiac Monitoring Central Station came online at Boundary Community Hospital. Funded by the community through generous donations to the Fry Healthcare Foundation Festival of Hearts, the new Cardiac Monitoring system enables Boundary Community Hospital to monitor patients in the Emergency rooms and the Acute Care Hospital
May 2017 Everyone wants to live longer and healthier, but not everyone knows where to find answers to health questions or where to find local services and support groups. Boundary Community Hospital is hosting a Community Health Fair on Saturday, May 13 from 9 am to Noon and it’s an excellent opportunity to visit the
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June 5, 2017 Hospital Auxiliary in Action Drawings for the Boundary Community Hospital Auxiliary Spring Garden Raffle took place May 13th during all the activities of the Health Fair. Winners of the raffle were: Grand Prize: Patio Set with Umbrella – Cheryl Bennet $50 Gift Certificate from Shopko – Teresa Becker $25 Gift Certificate from
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Stroke !!! Think F-A-S-T By: Stu Willis, MD – Emergency Department Director, Boundary Community Hospital A drooping face, weakness or numbness on one side, slurred or garbled speech … this might be a stroke! Like heart attacks, a stroke is a life-and-death emergency; time is critical and every second counts, so think F-A-S-T and dial
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Annual Pie Sale a Success February 24, 2017 – Thank you to everyone who donated or purchased pies at the famous Hospital Auxiliary Pie Sale on Thursday, February 16. The fifty pies and cakes were sold out by Noon and the Auxiliary raised over $1,000. Over the past year, monies raised through the annual pie
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Practical Healthcare for Rural Residents Boundary Community Clinics is pleased to announce the addition of two new Nurse Practitioners as primary care providers. Beverly Yercheck, ANP-C who specializes in adult care and Janet Lukehart, FNP-C who specializes in family care will round out the schedule so that office hours will now be Monday through Friday.
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