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• Health worker protection bill fails

  March 29, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Coeur d’Alene Rep. Luke Malek’s bill to make attacking a health care worker a felony – a measure requested in part by Kootenai Medical Center, which says violent …

• Kootenai Medical Center says worker attacks rising

  February 26, 2013 in Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – Kootenai Medical Center says its workers are being violently assaulted more frequently – to the point that the Coeur d’Alene hospital wants to make any attack on a … 1

• Idaho rejects KMC bid for protections for health care workers

  February 25, 2013 in Idaho Kootenai Medical Center says its workers are being violently assaulted more frequently - to the point that it wants to make any attack on a health care worker in Idaho … 12

• Rehabilitation to be focus of new hospital

  December 12, 2012 in Business, Health on Page A12 Kootenai Health and a New Mexico company are joining to build a 30-bed rehabilitation hospital in Post Falls. Called the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, the $11 million center is …

• Police identify shooting suspect

  October 1, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 The suspect in Saturday’s shooting in Coeur d’Alene has been identified as Christian Nicholas Buquet, also known as Christian Nicholas Mallon, 19, of Hayden. Buquet was shot and killed by …

• Police investigate boat crash on Priest Lake

  July 5, 2012 in City The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday night boating accident on Priest Lake that left three people in need of medical attention. 2

• Head-on crash leaves motorcyclist in critical condition

  September 8, 2011 in News A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a head-on collision about 1:25 p.m. today on Highway 95 in Sagle.

• Man taken into custody later dies

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A6 A 30-year-old man who lost consciousness while in Coeur d’Alene police custody died early Thursday at Kootenai Medical Center. Nicholas Andrew Clason was pronounced dead at the hospital, where he …

• Woman airlifted to hospital after tractor collision

  May 17, 2011 in News A Bonners Ferry woman was airlifted to a hospital after a collision involving a tractor today on Deep Creek Loop Road off Highway 95.

• Man hospitalized after crashing car near Spirit Lake

  May 7, 2011 in News A man was hospitalized Friday night after he lost control of his vehicle on Highway 41 near Spirit Lake.

• Program teams with hospitals to give students job experience

  April 24, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 The Coeur d’Alene High School student was awkward, timid and barely made eye contact when he started his internship at Kootenai Medical Center this past fall. But with a little …

• Vestal: How a fun day can go downhill

  January 7, 2011 in City on Page A5 After a long hiatus, I have returned to sledding. And I must say, I recommend it. It’s great fun. Go with a 3-year-old if you can.

• Man shoots self during traffic stop

  December 16, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A9 A Hayden man died Wednesday after shooting himself in the face during a traffic stop in Dalton Gardens, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department. Robert J. Kilborn, 48, was …

• Short police pursuit ends in suicide

  December 15, 2010 in Idaho, News A Hayden man died Wednesday after shooting himself in the face during a traffic stop in Dalton Gardens, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department. 5

• Voters consider three amendments to Idaho Constitution

  September 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Almost 30 years ago, Idaho’s largest public hospital built a new building, paying for it by issuing $30 million in revenue bonds. Construction began on Kootenai Medical Center’s main building … 5

• Crash hospitalizes motorcycle driver

  June 9, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 A 62-year-old Spokane man was injured after his motorcycle crashed into a median on Interstate 90 near the Idaho state line Tuesday.

• Man killed, another injured in motorcycle crash

  May 18, 2010 in Idaho A 20-year-old man was killed Monday evening in a motorcycle accident on Coeur d’Alene’s Lakeside Avenue. 25

• Pile-up injures three on U.S. Highway 95

  April 7, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 Three people were hospitalized at Kootenai Medical Center after a five-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 95 between Hayden and Athol. 1

• 16 heart patients get new lease on life

  March 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 KIGALI, Rwanda – Felicite Mukarubuga’s hands trembled as she took the pen and consent forms. The 22-year-old Rwandan woman listened while Dr. Hal Goldberg of Spokane Cardiology thoroughly explained a … 1

• Expertise, kindness mark medical center’s personnel

  March 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I6 A suggestion: If you’re gut-shot, hide the wound when you report to the emergency room. Tell the admitting person that you think you’re having a heart attack. You’ll be dropped … 1

• Series gives basics of healthy lifestyle

  February 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 “Health is the most valuable asset a person has. Unfortunately, many people don’t invest much in their health until a serious problem develops, like a heart attack or cancer,” said …

• Car crash sends four to Kootenai Medical

  February 12, 2010 in Idaho Four Coeur d’Alene-area residents were treated and released from Kootenai Medical Center on Thursday night after a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 95 at Orchard Avenue.

• CdA hospital CEO to retire in 2011

  January 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 Joe Morris will retire next year from his post as chief executive of Kootenai Health, the public district that runs Kootenai Medical Center. He has held the job for 30 … 1

• Joe Morris to retire as Kootenai Health chief

  January 12, 2010 in Business Joe Morris will retire next year from his post as chief executive of Kootenai Health, the public district that runs Kootenai Medical Center.

• Robotic surgery programs grow at region’s hospitals

  November 26, 2009 in City on Page A18 Three regional hospitals have recently added new robotic surgery systems. The da Vinci-brand robots enable surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures. Common surgeries include those for some cancers, as well … 1

• 3 Inland NW hospitals add robotic surgery systems

  November 25, 2009 in City Three regional hospitals have recently added new robotic surgery systems. 2

• Region in brief: KMC volunteers are Brightest Stars

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 A volunteer services group at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene has been awarded top honors in Idaho’s annual Brightest Stars awards, which honor volunteers across the state. Kootenai Health’s …

• KMC visitors policy changes to stave off flu

  October 6, 2009 in City on Page A14 Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene announced Monday immediate changes to its visitor policy as part of a wider effort to stem the spread of influenza. Providence Sacred Heart Medical …

• KMC changes visitors policy to stave off flu

  October 5, 2009 in Idaho Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene announced Monday immediate changes to its visitor policy as part of a wider effort to stem the spread of influenza.

• Dispute in bar turns deadly

  May 10, 2009 in City on Page B1 An apparent barroom altercation turned deadly early Saturday morning in Coeur d’Alene. Timothy I. Williams, who went by the name Timothy Wolfe, of Worley, Idaho, was shot in the head … 5

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