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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 on 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
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