Kootenai | Kootenai Health | Issue 3, 2021

NEWNAMES, NEWLOOK Kelly McGrath, M.D., MS, Chief Medical Officer, St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health; Jeremy Evans, Chief Regional Operations Officer, Kootenai Health; Jon Ness, CEO, Kootenai Health; and Lenne Bonner, CEO, St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health, speaks with employees at the Clearwater Valley Health Orofino Clinic. Lenne Bonner, CEO of St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health, shares their new vision statement with staff members. Andrea Krogh, Physician Assistant; Steve Frei, Chief Operating Officer; and Cody Wilkinson, Director of Population Health, all of St. Mary’s Health, show their wristbands with the message, “One Connected Team.” and NewVision May 27, 2021, was a day of celebration. Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics in Orofino, Idaho, and St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinics in Cottonwood, Idaho, introduced new names, new logos and their new vision as part of their integration into the Kootenai Health regional health care system. Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics is now Clearwater Valley Health, and St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinics is now St. Mary’s Health. In April 2020, both hospitals officially became part of Kootenai Health. Although the names and brands have changed, both hospitals are maintaining their current structures and boards. St. Mary’s Health will also retain its Catholic identity and remain a faith-based facility. “These names and logos are a visual representation of our three organizations’ new level of connectedness,” said Lenne Bonner, CEO of Clearwater Valley Health and St. Mary’s Health. “Today, we are celebrating our incredible history, but also looking forward to the bright future ahead as one connected team.” KH . ORG 13