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Quote of the Month
"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results."
Willie Nelson
Referral Opportunities
We're Hiring!
We have a lot of job openings at the hospitals and across our affiliate clinics. If you know of anyone looking for new opportunity, point them to our job page to browse through our current opportunities. You may even be eligible for a referral bonus!
https://www.mountainviewhospital.org/employment-opportunities/
Health Equity: Social Disparities Related to Stress Response and Health
The stress response, or “fight or flight” response is the emergency reaction system of the body. It has evolved to help us react quickly to life-threatening situations. Adrenaline and cortisol is released, increasing our heart rate, elevating blood pressure and increasing glucose in the bloodstream. For many of us our stress response is usually self-limiting. But when stressors are ever present in our life the “fight or flight” reaction stays turned on.
Some people in our community are constantly operating at high levels of stress, continually triggering the “fight or flight” stress response, not because they are being suddenly threatened, but because they cannot meet their basic needs. People with social disparities such as low income, housing instability, food insecurity, limited transportation, discrimination and violence consistently have higher levels of cortisol in their bodies. Sustained higher levels of cortisol stimulates hypertension, cardiovascular disease, glucose intolerances, insulin resistance, inflammation, decreases immune responses and causes atrophy and cell death in critical parts of our brains.
Anthony Iton, MD from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore states, “Low income and wealthy people in this country are physiologically different.”2
It is important for us in health care to understand the underlying causes of the conditions we see daily, and what social factors are contributing to disease. Understanding how our patients live and what social factors play a part in their health can help us provide better treatment for better community outcomes.
1Chronic stress puts your health at risk (2021) Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress/art-20046037 (Accessed: April 13, 2023).
2Parks, T. (2016) Death by zip code: Investigating the root causes of health inequity, American Medical Association. Available at: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/death-zip-code-investigating-root-causes-health-inequity (Accessed: April 13, 2023).
Celebrate Seniors
We had a blast on April 29th celebrating seniors at the Westbank Event Center until 4pm.
Our Population Health department will also be providing free checks for blood pressure, pulse and oxygen levels. We are so excited to be a part of this event to promote healthy living in our community. Join us as we celebrate our seniors!
Volunteer Week
Mid-April was Volunteer Week, and we want to thank all of our amazing volunteers at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital!
One of our core values is compassion—a quality that enables our staff to provide exceptional care on both a physical and emotional standard. Every day, our volunteers show that even the smallest of gestures make a big difference.
We appreciate each and every one of you.
Happy #MedicalLaboratoryProfessionalsWeek!
Lab Week 2023
We would like to express our appreciation for our amazing lab crew who play a vital role in our community’s health care and patient advocacy. Thank you for all that you do!
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| 05/01 | BROOKE | MITCHELL | Quality Resources |
| 05/01 | BOBBIE | BOSTIAN | Channing Redicare Clinic |
| 05/01 | KIMBERLY | POTTER | Hinckley ENT |
| 05/01 | CHANCE | CHRISTENSEN | Community Care-Rigby |
| 05/01 | MONIQUE | CATRON | Community Care-West Side |
| 05/01 | JERRY | MITCHELL | MedSurg |
| 05/02 | ALEJANDRA | ZAMARRIPA | Purchasing |
| 05/02 | BRENDA | JARVIE | Radiology |
| 05/02 | KATHY | JENKINS | Radiology |
| 05/02 | NICOLE | SOUTHWICK | Radiology |
| 05/02 | TYLER | DELONG | Lab |
| 05/02 | TARYN | STALEY | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/02 | EMILY | SNELL | Surgery |
| 05/02 | JODIE | ALLEN | Housekeeping |
| 05/02 | VANESSA | MIRANDA | Business Office |
| 05/03 | LAUNA | ANDERSON | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/03 | JORDAN | ADAMS | Pharmacy |
| 05/03 | KIMBERLY | HATCHER | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/03 | SHANTAE | HIGGINS | Pain Specialists of ID-Pocatel |
| 05/03 | NICOLE | STODDARD | Hinckley ENT |
| 05/03 | ALEXIA | LENON | Community Care-Rigby |
| 05/03 | GERITT | ORTON | Information Systems |
| 05/04 | JARET | KOUDELKA | Pharmacy |
| 05/04 | JENNIFER | CHAPMAN | Prescription Center Infusions |
| 05/04 | SHELLIE | JACKMAN | Quality Resources |
| 05/04 | PATRICIA | QUEZADA JAUREGUI | Housekeeping |
| 05/04 | JEANNIE | ALLEN | Finance |
| 05/04 | MICHAEL | EDDY | Administration |
| 05/05 | SARAH | COOLEY | PIC Pocatello |
| 05/05 | SARA | WALSH | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/06 | MONICA | MAHONEY | Blackfoot Pain Clinic |
| 05/06 | EDEN | CASPER | BMC/Johanson Surgery |
| 05/06 | EMMA | WEINHEIMER | PIC Pocatello |
| 05/06 | WHITNEY | JERRED | NICU |
| 05/06 | GUADALUPE | TERRONES | Grand Teton |
| 05/06 | AMY | HALL | Eagle Rock ASC |
| 05/06 | OAKLEE | MACE | Housekeeping |
| 05/06 | KESHIA | GUNNELL | Population Health |
| 05/07 | MARCI | NICHOLLS | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/07 | KILLIAN | THOMSON | Pulmonary Services |
| 05/07 | MELANIE | HENNESSEY | Peri-Op |
| 05/07 | GABRIELLE | HAYES | Grand Teton |
| 05/08 | KATIE | PINCOCK | Prescription Center Retail |
| 05/08 | BRIAN | CHAPMAN | Prescription Center Infusions |
| 05/08 | JANET | EVANS | BMC Admin |
| 05/08 | KELSEY | MORTENSEN | Altenburg Joint Replacement Id |
| 05/08 | TONYA | HERBST | Community Care-Rexburg |
| 05/08 | KRISTINA | BOWCUTT | Surgery |
| 05/09 | RILEY | SERVOSS | Pulmonary Services |
| 05/09 | MATTHEW | BOWEN | Prescription Center Retail |
| 05/09 | CASSIDY | AMERJAN | Hinckley ENT |
| 05/09 | IMELDA | VEGASANCHEZ | Population Health |
| 05/10 | NIELI | SILERIO | Grand Teton Gastroenterology |
| 05/10 | JAIDEN | HISKEY | Urology Associates of Idaho Fa |
| 05/10 | BRIANNA | GENETTI | NICU |
| 05/10 | PHILIPPA | FLETCHER | Surgery |
| 05/10 | COLE | ANDERSON | Housekeeping |
| 05/10 | ALYSSA | SCHINDLER | Business Office |
| 05/10 | RACHEL | SALINE | Physician Management Services |
| 05/11 | NOEL | CHAPA | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/11 | WHITNEY | COOLEY | Pharmacy |
| 05/11 | ELISE | MCGARY | Pharmacy |
| 05/11 | JESSICA | CORBRIDGE | Mountain View Infusion Service |
| 05/11 | ERIN | CRITTENDEN | Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport |
| 05/11 | TONYA | BLASER | PIC Pocatello |
| 05/11 | RACHEL | SMITH | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/11 | ERIKA | GARCIA | Housekeeping |
| 05/11 | EDNA | MARTINEZ | Business Office |
| 05/12 | JENNA | TRACY | Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport |
| 05/12 | ELIZABETH | MEYER | Peri-Op |
| 05/12 | LUISA | BRAGANO | Population Health |
| 05/13 | JULIE | REINWALD | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/13 | AMY | MORROW | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/13 | BRIANA | CRAWFORD | MedSurg |
| 05/14 | ADALINN | LARSEN | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/14 | ELIZABETH | GILLESPIE | Peri-Op |
| 05/14 | COLTON | CAMPBELL | MedSurg |
| 05/14 | MELISSA | CAVASOS | Health Information Management |
| 05/15 | SHANTELL | HENSLEY | Radiology |
| 05/15 | LEXI | MILLER | Pharmacy |
| 05/15 | TERRISA | PETERSON | Channing Redicare Clinic |
| 05/15 | SARA | SHIPLEY | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/15 | ABIGAIL | LLOYD | Pain Specialists of ID-Pocatel |
| 05/15 | MAGGIE | TAPP | Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport |
| 05/15 | KARLEE | PARKINSON | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/15 | MADISON | WOLFLEY | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/15 | DALILA | CARRILLO | NICU |
| 05/15 | KYLEE | JOHNSON | Surgery |
| 05/15 | ALLEN | ECK | Workmens Compensation |
| 05/16 | BRENDA | PATTERSON | Sand Creek Echo |
| 05/16 | ARLENE | GOMEZ | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/16 | ARIANA | BUNNELL | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/16 | MICHELLE | STULTZ | Surgery |
| 05/16 | AYSHA | HEMENWAY | Physician Management Services |
| 05/17 | KYNDRA | PURCELL | Cardio Pulmonary Rehab |
| 05/17 | DANIELLE | MORTON | Pharmacy |
| 05/17 | JENNIFER | WARD | Prescription Center Retail |
| 05/17 | HOLLY | WARD | Prescription Center Infusions |
| 05/17 | ABIGAIL | HAAS | Quality Resources |
| 05/17 | SARA | HUNT | Machen Family Medicine |
| 05/17 | AMBER | WHITMILL | NICU |
| 05/18 | TYRELL | PINCOCK | Pharmacy |
| 05/18 | VANESSA | VEGA | Community Care-Channing |
| 05/18 | VANESSA | FULLER | Grand Teton |
| 05/19 | ETHAN | BRESHEARS | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/19 | JUSTIN | NIELSEN | Community Care-Channing |
| 05/19 | EDYTHE | CLARK | MedSurg |
| 05/19 | LETISIA | TRONCOSO | Housekeeping |
| 05/19 | LOGAN | OWEN | Business Office |
| 05/19 | MARISSA | CLARKSON | Business Office |
| 05/20 | ASHLEY | SONNTAG | Endoscopy |
| 05/20 | JESSALYN | CLARK | Grand Teton |
| 05/20 | JONA | HANSEN | Administration |
| 05/21 | LACI | TRAHER | Quality Resources |
| 05/21 | NIKKI | BERRETT | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/21 | LUCIE | PRITCHARD | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 05/21 | ADRIANA | BUSTAMANTE | BMC/Johanson Surgery |
| 05/21 | NORMA | FREEMAN | NICU |
| 05/21 | LANA | GOLDMAN | Creekside Surgery Center |
| 05/21 | BETHANIE | HILL | Business Office |
| 05/22 | KARI | ANDERSON | Lab |
| 05/22 | JENNIFER | WINTERBOTTOM | Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport |
| 05/22 | MARCIE | BROWN | Community Care-Pocatello |
| 05/23 | EVAN | GRAYSON | Radiology |
| 05/23 | JAMIE | CARTER | Snake River Hospitalists |
| 05/23 | SAMANTHA | ANDREASEN | Community Care-Rexburg |
| 05/23 | ELIZABETH | BOYCE | Business Office |
| 05/23 | LOGAN | BLACK | Administration |
| 05/24 | SHAWN | ROBISON | Prescription Center Infusions |
| 05/24 | ABIGAIL | WILLIAMS | Speech Therapy |
| 05/24 | JENNA | FERGUSON DAVIS | Channing Redicare Clinic |
| 05/24 | KYLEE | DABELL | Blackfoot Pain Clinic |
| 05/24 | MATTHEW | MCKINLAY | Altenburg Joint Replacement Id |
| 05/24 | CRAIG | HATHAWAY | Community Care-Pocatello |
| 05/24 | HADLEY | MOTTOR | Community Care-West Side |
| 05/24 | SIERRA | YORGESEN | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/24 | ANA CRISTINA | VARGAS | Housekeeping |
| 05/24 | JORDAN | MARTINEZ | Housekeeping |
| 05/25 | AMANDA | CERVANTES | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/25 | KIMBERLY | CAPP | Community Care-Channing |
| 05/25 | STEPHANIE | PORATH | Surgery |
| 05/25 | BRENDA | MORRIS | Grand Teton |
| 05/26 | PAULA | HOLSINGER | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/26 | BRITNEE | HAFER | Radiology |
| 05/26 | MICHELLE | HALL | Prescription Center Retail |
| 05/26 | MELANIE | CLAWSON | Urology Associates of Idaho Fa |
| 05/26 | TODD | WEBER | Physical Plant |
| 05/26 | MARIA | HARKER | Business Office |
| 05/26 | CELESTE | BARRON | Business Office |
| 05/27 | WENDI | STEVENS | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/27 | DEREK | RYDALCH | Respiratory Therapy |
| 05/27 | KARIN | TURNER | CC Rigby Lab & Imaging |
| 05/28 | ALEXIS | FOX | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 05/28 | EMMA | NELSON | Wound Care |
| 05/28 | KARI ANNE | OLDHAM | Lab |
| 05/28 | REGINA | GUSTIN | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/28 | TAYLOR | MORTENSEN | Surgery |
| 05/28 | ABBI | COOK | Eagle Rock ASC |
| 05/28 | NATHAN | COMSTOCK | Information Systems |
| 05/29 | KRISTIN | WOLFE | Radiology |
| 05/29 | LARISSA | HUMPHERYS | Mountain View Infusion Service |
| 05/29 | JOLYNN | THOMAS | PIC Chubbuck |
| 05/29 | ERIN | INNS | Community Care-Rexburg |
| 05/29 | DARINKKA | ROJAS | Population Health |
| 05/30 | ARIE | BEARD | Pulmonary Services |
| 05/30 | SAWYER | BRODY | Pharmacy |
| 05/30 | SHANE | PAYNTER | Quality Resources |
| 05/30 | SHANTAE | BAILEY | Channing Redicare Clinic |
| 05/30 | CHERIE | MCPHERSON | Brad Erikson |
| 05/30 | ASHLEY NANI | BARTHOLICK | Community Care-Rexburg |
| 05/30 | KAYLENE | ROSS | Labor & Delivery |
| 05/31 | JAYDEN | WHEELER | IF Clinic |
| 05/31 | SHAYLA | BARKER | Sleep Specialists |
| 05/31 | KEVIN | HUFFAKER | Prescription Center Infusions |
| 05/31 | SHANTAE M. | PENDLETON | Pain Specialists of ID-Proc Ct |
| 05/31 | TRAVIS | VANCE | Information Systems |
| 05/31 | KELSIE | HANSEN | Administration |
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