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K O O T E N A I H E A L T H
2003 Kootenai Health Way
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814
KH.org(208) 625-4000
KOOTENA I HOSP I TAL
D I STR I CT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Liese Razzeto,
Chair
Terence Neff, M.D.,
Vice Chair
Neil Nemec, M.D.,
Secretary/Treasurer
Paul Anderson,
Trustee
Mic Armon,
Trustee
Katie Brodie,
Trustee
Robert Colvin,
Trustee
James Eisses,
Trustee
Ernest Fokes, M.D.,
Trustee
A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Jon Ness,
Chief Executive Officer
Karen Cabell, D.O.,
Chief Quality Officer
Jeremy Evans,
Executive Vice
President of Operations
Walter Fairfax, M.D.,
Chief Medical Officer
Michael Gaul,
Chief Information Officer
Daniel Klocko,
Executive Vice
President of Human Resources
Ron Lahner,
General Counsel
Joan Simon,
Chief Nursing Officer
Kim Webb,
Chief Financial Officer
E X E C U T I V E R E G I O N A L E D I T O R
Kim Anderson
R E G I O N A L E D I T O R
Andrea Nagel
C O V E R P H O T O
Andrea Nagel
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Jon Ness, CEO
Opening Thoughts
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 7
T H E H E A R T O F N O R T H E R N I D A H O
At the core of Kootenai Health’s mission is the
desire to provide every patient the level of care we
would want our own family members to receive. As
we work to provide comprehensive medical care in
northern Idaho, cardiovascular care—taking care
of people’s hearts—is always an important part of
our plan. Since the opening of our heart center in
2003 and the addition of Kootenai Heart Clinics
Northwest in 2012, our program has become one
of the best in the region.
In the years since, Kootenai Health has been recognized for providing
excellent cardiovascular care. This past November, we were pleased to be
named one of the Top 50 hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac care by Truven
Health Analytics. Kootenai has also been designated a Blue Distinction
Center for Cardiac Care and provides a nationally-certified cardiac rehabili-
tation program to help people recover following a cardiac event.
We continue to build this quality program by adding needed new servic-
es; often before they are available elsewhere. Kootenai Health was one of
the first facilities in the country to offer the Watchman device, an implant-
able device that helps prevent stroke without the use of blood thinners.
Kootenai Heart Clinics Northwest physicians are also providing minimally
invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) as an alternative to
open-heart surgery.
As nice as it is to see the work of our community hospital recognized on
a national level, it will never compare to the heart-felt stories of our friends
and neighbors who have received care here. Being named in the Top 50 is
great; what’s even better is making every patient our No. 1 priority.
Wishing you good health,
Jon Ness
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