Kootenai | Kootenai Health | Issue 1, 2023

KH . ORG 3 WHAT’S INSIDE Issue 1 | 2023 18 Kootenai Health goes global 12 Persevering with Parkinson’s 17 Junior Volunteer of the Year 5 Regional collaboration for lifesaving heart care Follow Us 16 Removing barriers to care 10 Help and healing for survivors of sexual assault and violence Kootenai Health’s forensic nurse examiner program provides specialized care and advocacy. 14 Choose your care wisely Primary care, urgent care or emergency department? Know when and where to go. 20 Heart of the community With help from the community and Kootenai Health Foundation, Kootenai is expanding cardiac care. 22 Ask the Expert Kootenai Health’s chief medical information officer answers frequently asked questions about the MyChart patient portal.

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