News Archives 2021


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Scott Milner Named Regional Director of Pharmacy for Saint Alphonsus

Will Oversee All System Pharmacy Programs Scott Milner, PharmD, MBA, has been named Regional Director of Pharmacy for the Saint Alphonsus Health System. Milner come...

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Saint Alphonsus Selected to Participate in International Clinical Trial

Major Study Investigates New Minimally-Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Procedure A major international clinical trial of a new, minimally-invasive heart valve repla...

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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Achieves Accreditation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center for patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and related conditions by the Metabolic a...

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Saint Alphonsus Earns Certification as Best for Heart Care

Boise, Nampa Hospitals Recognized by The American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Cent...

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Saint Alphonsus Pediatric Clinics Offering COVID-19 Vaccines

Online Appointments Available Soon for Children Ages 5-11 and for Booster Shots Three Saint Alphonsus Pediatric Clinics will soon start accepting appointments for CO...

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Christopher Stock Named Vice President, Saint Alphonsus Health System Community Health and Well-Being

Christopher Stock has been named Vice President, Community Health and Well-Being for the Saint Alphonsus Health System. He moves into the role from his position as Director of Population ...

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Dr. Charles Chodroff Named President of the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance

Dr. Charles Chodroff, MD, MBA, FACP has been named President of the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance. He comes to Saint Alphonsus from WellSpan Health in York, Pennsylvania, ...

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Saint Alphonsus Urgent Care Clinics to Temporarily Reduce Patient Hours to Handle Increased COVID-19 Workloads

MyeVisit Online Visits Provide Urgent Medical Visits Without Appointments Saint Alphonsus Medical Group’s 11 Urgent Care Clinics will close their doors to patients...

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Patients Without COVID-19 Symptoms Are Being Asked Not to Seek Tests in Emergency Rooms

As more events, companies or organizations require proof of a negative COVID-19 test for admission, participation or for travel, Saint Alphonsus Health System is advising Idaho and Oregon ...

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Scott Christensen Named VP of Operations for Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Scott Christensen has been promoted to Vice President of Operations at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He takes the post after serving most recently as Regional Director...

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Saint Alphonsus NICU Marks 20th Anniversary

“Miracles Happen Here” is more than a slogan on the wall August 6, 2001. A tiny baby becomes the first patient at the newly opened Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ...

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Saint Alphonsus to Pause Festival of Trees in 2021

Annual Community Holiday Event to Return in 2022 With ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19 and with an abundance of caution based on where the community is with ...

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Saint Alphonsus Transitions COVID-19 Vaccines to Medical Group Clinics

High Throughput Clinic in Meridian Administered Nearly 50,000 Vaccines Saint Alphonsus Health System continues to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at select Medical Group...

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Trinity Health Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Colleagues

Saint Alphonsus is a member of the Catholic health system Trinity Health today announced effective immediately, the national health system will require all colleague...

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Saint Alphonsus Brings COVID-19 Vaccines to More SW Idaho Communities

Mobile Vaccine Unit Will Visit Kuna, Caldwell and Horseshoe Bend Saint Alphonsus Health System’s Community Health & Well-Being team will offer free COVID-19 vaccin...

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Saint Alphonsus Hyperbaric Clinics Receive National Certification

Awarded Level II Certification in Both Ada and Canyon Counties Saint Alphonsus’ Advanced Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Programs in Boise and Nampa have received ac...

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Saint Alphonsus is the First Hospital in Treasure Valley to Offer Innovative Procedure to Treat Carotid Artery Disease

New Minimally Invasive Procedure Prevents Stroke Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise has become the first hospital in the Treasure Valley and only the s...

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Saint Alphonsus, Blue Cross of Idaho Partner to Improve Vaccine Access

Insurer Funds New Mobile Outreach Van for Health System Saint Alphonsus Health System is boosting its mobile vaccine outreach program thanks to a partnership with Blu...

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All Saint Alphonsus Vaccination Clinics Accepting Walk-in Patients

Appointments are suggested for vaccines in Meridian, Fruitland and Caldwell Anyone over 16 years of age can now receive their COVID-19 vaccination without an appoint...

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Saint Alphonsus Named as a Top Health System by Fortune-IBM Watson

Ontario Hospital Recognized as Top 10 Small Community Hospital Saint Alphonsus Health System today was named one of the Top 15 Health Systems in the country by Fortu...

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Saint Alphonsus Receives FEMA Trailer for Vaccine Outreach

Health System Will Operate Mobile Vaccine Unit to Improve Access in Rural Communities First Clinics Scheduled for Homedale April 26-May 1 Sain...

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Saint Alphonsus Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic to Walk-In Patients

Online appointments are also available Boise, ID – The Saint Alphonsus COVID-19 vaccination clinic at The Village at Meridian will begin accepting walk-in Idaho re...

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Odette Bolano Named to Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women Leaders List

Saint Alphonsus Health System is proud to announce that President and CEO Odette Bolano has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2021’s Top 25 Women Leaders. The profiles of al...

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Saint Alphonsus Colleagues Reflect on COVID-19 Anniversary

Hospitals to hold virtual ceremonies on Saturday Colleagues from across the Saint Alphonsus Health System, encompassing hospitals and clinics in Southwestern Idaho a...