St Lukes Regional Medical Center

Programs: St. Luke's regional medical center is comprised of three hospital campuses (boise, meridian and mountain home), three urgent care centers (eagle, nampa, and fruitland), two free-standing emergency departments (nampa and fruitland), and physician clinics throughout the treasure valley. The hospitals provide 24-hour emergency care, diagnostic procedures, a variety of inpatient and outpatient care, and maternity and pediatric care. Known for its clinical excellence, st. Luke's has been recognized for quality and patient safety, and is proud to be designated a magnet hospital, the gold standard for nursing care. In addition, st. Luke's has the only children's hospital in the state of idaho. During fy'17, st. Luke's hospital locations in the treasure valley provided inpatient care for 38,403 admissions, covering 149,685 patient days. Also, the hospitals provided patient care associated with 569,615 outpatient visits. In addition to hospital patient care, the various physician clinics located in the treasure valley provided patient care associated with 1,116,635 visits. St. Luke's provides more heart procedures than any other hospital in idaho, providing cardiac care for heart patients throughout idaho,and into parts of oregon, nevada, and utah. St. Luke's supports the region through partnerships with physicians, hospitals, and regional clinics where patients are cared for in their own communities. Classes and screenings are offered to promote heart and vascular health and support those living with cardiovascular disease. In addition, st. Luke's has provided hundreds of automated external defibrillators (aeds) to local schools, civic organizations and businesses, and has worked with area hospitals to achieve standardized clinical protocols for heart attack patients. Integral to the heart & vascular line is st. Luke's cardiology associates (slica), a 16-physician cardiology practice servicing boise and the surrounding communities within idaho. Slica specializes in the treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the heart and its associated blood vessels. In-office diagnostic services include treadmill stress testing,echocardiography, heart rhythm monitoring, heart catheterization and nuclear cardiology. Also included in the practice are special clinics designed to manage irregular heart beats (arrhythmias) pacemakers and defibrillators, blood thinning medications, congestive heart failure, and lipds.

st. Luke's boise medical center is home to idaho's only children's hospital. The children's hospital cares for more than 50,000 children every year, with more than 150 pediatricians and pediatric specialists working with referring physicians from around the region. Features of the children's hospital include idaho's largest and most experienced level iii newborn intensive care unit,pediatric intensive care unit, and full service pediatrics unit. We also provide care in the state's only pediatric cancer unit, pediatric emergency department,and pediatric surgery suites. At our children's hospital school, we help our young patients keep pace with their classmates. Our cares program (children at risk evaluation services) provides medical evaluation, treatment, and documentation in cases of alleged abuse. During fy'17 the children's hospital experienced the following patient volumes:pediatrics:admissions 5,889patient days 14,947pediatric intensive care unit:admissions 1,160patient days 15,527