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Applause for our outstanding radiologic technicians
Saltzer Health is honoring our talented imaging team Nov. 7-13 for National Radiologic Technology Week. The celebration calls attention to the important role medical imaging & radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and health care safety, said Renee Hawkins, director of medical imaging. Saltzer Health is proud to support the work of radiologic technicians in our clinics and seven urgent cares as well as the medical imaging center in the Ten Mile Medical Campus. Opened in early 2021, the...
PREVENTING A CRISIS
Youth suicide is a very real problem in Idaho. Adults are invited to join us for this important community conversation about prevention and resources available to help your kids who may be facing mental health issues. STRAIGHT TALK ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE Wed., December 15, 2021 - 6-8:00 p.m. NNU Brandt Center Auditorium | 623 S University Blvd, Nampa Due to recent deaths by suicide among our Canyon County students, we need to have a serious conversation with...
Intermountain Healthcare Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Caregivers to Comply with Federal Vaccination Order
Intermountain Healthcare, which cares for hundreds of thousands of patients throughout the Intermountain West – including those with Medicare and Medicaid – will require all of its caregivers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to comply with federal vaccination requirements announced by President Biden in September. The Biden Administration issued the Path Out of the Pandemic COVID-19 Action Plan on September 9, 2021, requiring federal agencies to implement COVID-19 vaccination requirements in three areas, which all affect Intermountain: (1) companies...
Meet Bridgette Berkeley, Director of Nursing at Saltzer Surgery Center
Bridgette Berkeley’s path to her position as director of nursing at the Saltzer Surgery Center started in her youth. As a child, Berkeley dreamed of becoming a pediatric cardiologist. In high school, she enrolled in a healthcare specialty program and experienced many things that the average teen-ager does not. Berkeley spent hours shadowing nurses and ICU intensivists. Watching surgeries and procedures further inspired her passion to provide extraordinary medical care. After the birth of her first child, Berkeley switched her...