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Grateful patient thanks Saltzer Health ophthalmologist Kenneth Hainsworth, MD, for lifesaving diagnosis
For years, Michelle Hanson has been a patient of Saltzer Health ophthalmologist Ken Hainsworth, MD. As an ophthalmologist, Hainsworth diagnoses and treats eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems. To Michelle, he is a lifesaver. It all started in November 2019, when Michelle was walking her dogs and had double vision. “It came and went in under 30 seconds. Because it was so short lived, I did not think anything of...
Dr. Yeakley Joins Saltzer Health as Chief Innovation Officer/Urgent Care Medical Director
Rourke Yeakley, MD, a nationally respected healthcare innovator and longtime emergency medicine physician, has been named the Chief Innovation Officer at Saltzer Health and Medical Director of the Saltzer Health urgent care clinics. In his new role, he will help direct innovation efforts at Saltzer Health and provide medical leadership for Saltzer Health’s five stand-alone clinics including the state’s first 24/7 urgent care clinic. A visionary entrepreneur who holds patents in North America and Europe, Dr. Yeakley has been a...
Skip the waiting room! Patients can visit with their doctor via telehealth
Patients can talk to their doctor via cellphone, iPad or desktop computers in a new telehealth program at Saltzer Health. Telehealth uses readily-available technology to deliver convenient, quality medical visits that interface with our electronic health records system. To help patients get started, here is a step-by-step video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFrR3D2BMaQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euNJKksaMk8 For more information, please call 208-463-3000 or email us at info@saltzerhealth.com
Saltzer Health welcomes patients Aug. 4 to new Caldwell Urgent Care Clinic
https://youtu.be/bmRZHiI-Jxk A new Saltzer Health urgent care clinic opening at 512 E. Elm in Caldwell will offer a unique patient experience with quality care, personalized hospitality, open and airy architecture, and new technology specially designed to improve the check-in and paperwork process. The urgent care clinic opens for patient care Tuesday, Aug. 4. Hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Clinical staff members provide walk-in care for colds, flu, coughs, sore throats, earaches, allergies, and sinus infections, broken bones, nausea and...