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Heritage Health Honors Dirne, Smart

Lidwin "Lidwina" Dirne (pictured in 2009) and Dick Smart would hate that there are now two signs bearing their names at Heritage Health. During their time in Kootenai County it was never about them and always about the patients. But it's because of their humility and dedication to providing compassionate health care to those in need that Heritage Health is what it is today, Heritage CEO Michael Baker said. On Tuesday night, Baker and many others honored Dirne and Smart at the facility by dedicating wings of the building to them. According to Baker, it is through the efforts of individuals like Dirne and Smart that Heritage Health is able to provide access to health care to those in the county who either do not have insurance or cannot afford it/Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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