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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
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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
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
Trevin Spencer
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WELCOME
Jon Ness, CEO
Opening Thoughts
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T H E P O W E R O F T H A N K S G I V I N G
Pausing to give thanks is good for the soul. People
all over the world observe celebrations of thanks,
including our own Thanksgiving. It feels good to
count your blessings—especially when they in-
clude a wonderful meal and a good football game.
Often, the most powerful statements of thanks
are those that are unexpected. This past summer,
several Kootenai Health staff members experi-
enced just such a thank-you. Greg Nordfelt and his
wife, Laura, live in Salt Lake City. Five years ago,
they were on a motorcycle tour through our area, when Greg was in a terrible
accident. Today, through outstanding medical care and years of hard work,
Greg has experienced a miraculous recovery.
This past July, Greg and Laura made a special trip to Kootenai Health to
meet their caregivers and say thank you. It was a rare treat for our physi-
cians, nurses, therapists and others to meet their former patient, see Greg’s
outstanding progress and receive this unexpected thank you.
This Thanksgiving weekend, Greg and Laura will join our team as the
spokespeople for the Kootenai Health Foundation’s Festival of Trees Gala.
They will be sharing their story of gratitude and thanks to raise awareness
and philanthropic support for the expansion of our emergency and surgical
departments; two areas that were critical to Greg’s ultimate recovery.
On behalf of all of us at Kootenai Health, I invite you to join us in support
of expanded emergency and surgical services in our community. It is care for
which we can all be thankful.
Wishing you good health,
Jon Ness
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