Saint Alphonsus

As of Thursday morning, the entire state of Idaho is now in crisis standards of care. These guidelines help medical professionals in hospitals decide who should get life saving care — and who may not with resources severely strained.

A surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients is straining Idaho hospitals, and their staff.

Premature and critically ill babies need the best care possible. In the Treasure Valley, patients have access to two neonatal intensive care units: Saint Alphonsus has two NICUs, one in Boise and the other in Nampa. The hospital is celebrating 20 years with these units.

Idaho Matters checks-in with doctors from our largest health care systems to learn what's going on with an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations several months into the state's vaccination efforts.

A few hundred community members, including some nurses and doctors, rallied at the Idaho Capitol Thursday morning to oppose local hospitals forcing their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is asking state lawmakers to prevent private businesses from requiring their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Saint Alphonsus and St. Luke’s health systems both announced Thursday that all of their Idaho employees will need to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Drs. David Pate and Steven Nemerson joined Idaho Matters to discuss future life with the COVID-19 virus, vaccine use in children and answer your questions.

Tuesday, the Central District Health Department opened up the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over the age of 16 in Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties.…

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