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CONTENTS
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STARTING STRONG
Construction is underway at the new Post Falls expansion.
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AN ALTERNATIVE TO BLOOD THINNERS
A new device prevents stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation.
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TAVR
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a minimally invasive
alternative to open-heart surgery.
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CHECK IN WITH YOUR HEART
Sign up for our low-cost Heart to Heart screenings.
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A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
Larger rooms, a new lobby and more amenities: The Kootenai Health
expansion, opening in March, is making your care better than ever.
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MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES
A chance to win a gift basket led to a life-saving screening.
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WORLD-CLASS TOTAL JOINT CARE
Kootenai’s orthopedic care rivals world-famous institutions such as
Mayo Clinic.
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Gerald Lakin can
say goodbye to
blood thinners
after the new
Watchman
procedure.
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