Dr. Michael Twomey Named Executive Medical Director, Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance

Michael Twomey, MD has been named Executive Medical Director for the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance, Alliance President Dr. Charles Chodroff announced today.

Dr. Twomey comes to Saint Alphonsus from Valley Family Health Care, where he served as Medical Director since 2020. He has practiced family medicine in Emmett since 2017.

A graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine, Dr. Twomey earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Villanova University. He completed his residency in family medicine at the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, serving as chief resident in his final year.

“Dr. Twomey is dedicated to achieving the best medical care and outcomes for our patients at the lowest cost,” Dr. Chodroff said. “His experience in family medicine in rural communities will provide valuable leadership as we seek quality and cost-effective health care.”

Dr. Twomey will lead the Alliance Clinical Team that includes registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers and pharmacists as well as work closely with both independent providers in the Alliance network and the Saint Alphonsus Medical Group.

He has served as a clinical advisor to the Eastern Oregon Clinical Care Organization and has been a leader with other medical directors of the region’s Federally Qualified Health Centers who partner through the Idaho Community Health Center Association.

The Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance is a physician-led network of more than 3,000 employed and independent providers sponsored by Saint Alphonsus Health System. The Alliance represents a new model of healthcare delivery, known as a Clinically Integrated Network. The Clinically Integrated Network is based on a strategy to tightly align physicians, hospitals and payers to provide better access to care, better clinical quality and control costs.