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About Kootenai Health
- 246-bed community-owned hospital
- Over 1,700 employees, making it the largest employer in Kootenai County
- Kootenai serves over 13,000 inpatients and 180,000 outpatients each year
- Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations, JCAHO
- Designated a "Magnet" hospital in 2006 by the American Nursing Credentialing Center
- ABRET certified EEG Laboratory
- Named one of the "100 Most Wired" hospitals in the nation nine out of the past ten years
- Mission: Kootenai Medical Center exists to meet the healthcare needs of North Idaho through service excellence, community leadership and compassionate care
- Founded in 1966 as Kootenai Memorial Hospital