POCATELLO – The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the nation’s largest suicide prevention organization, is hosting International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day events worldwide on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Survivor Day allows people affected by suicide loss to gather around the world at events in their local communities to find comfort and gain understanding.…

Portneuf Cancer Center Receives a Generous Donation Portneuf Cancer Center – The Sisters of worship and ministry (WAM) at Gate City Baptist generously donated 76 care-giving bags to those patients who are undergoing cancer therapies. Each care bag is carefully packed with adult coloring books and pencils, blankets, homemade quilts, magazines, snacks and host of…

Merger Announced between Ardent Health Services and LHP Hospital Group FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARDENT HEALTH SERVICES AND LHP HOSPITAL GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCE PLANS TO MERGE Combined Company Will Become Second Largest Private, For-Profit Hospital Operator in the U.S. Expands Ardent’s National Presence with 19 Hospitals Across Six States and More Than $3 Billion in Revenues…

LHP merges with Ardent Health Services Tennessee-based private hospital operator Ardent Health Services and the majority owner of Portneuf Medical Center, Texas-based LHP Hospital Group, announced Wednesday the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Various News Sources have reported on the merger East Idaho NewsKPVI – Channel 6Idaho State Journal

The 17th Annual Brake for Breakfast was held Wednesday morning at many medical centers in eastern Idaho. Vehicles were lined up along the drive-thru route set up at Portneuf Medical Center to receive their sack breakfasts and breast cancer screening information. The breakfast is held in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 2,800 sack breakfasts…

Would it surprise you to learn the average stay for joint replacement patients in China is tenfold what it is at Portneuf Medical Center’s Total Joint Center in Pocatello? Part of this success belongs to Aaron Altenburg, an orthopedic surgeon and fellowship training joint reconstructive surgeon practicing at PMC. His knowledge will soon travel over…

For those looking for quality hospital care, Southeastern Idaho might be the place. According to a recent ratings report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, some local hospitals received 4-star ratings. One of those hospitals was Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. 

What: International Survivors of Suicide Day event Where: Portneuf Medical Center’s Pebble Creek Classroom When: Saturday, November 21. 10am – 12noon You are not alone. Each year in November, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) sponsors International Survivors of Suicide Day, which provides an opportunity for those who have lost someone to suicide to…

Our local firefighters are not just saving lives by responding to fires and emergencies; they are also fighting to save the lives of those affected by breast cancer. Once again, members of the Pocatello Fire Fighters Union, IAFF local 187 is selling specially designed pink T-shirts to raise awareness and support all those who have…

To raise breast cancer awareness and valuable funds to support patient’s undergoing cancer treatment in Pocatello, more than a dozen female drivers took part in the Pocatello Raceway’s Ladies Shoot Out. During this exciting event, some of the best female drivers in the Pacific Northwest ran 30 laps on the flat track in street stock…