Archive | November 2012
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Surgical Services Opens its Doors to the Public
The Surgical Services department opened its operating rooms to the public recently. The event drew about 1,200 people, including staff, their families, patients, and people who were just curious about what goes on in the O.R. “We do this because the O.R. is usually a pretty restricted and closed environment and not a lot of [...]
Grateful Hands and Hearts
We wish you and your family a very safe, and Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful to the many patients and families we have had the honor of serving over the last 90 years. Our patients are a continual source of inspiration for us - to provide better care and to do our best each [...]
New Portals and Signs to Help Families Better Navigate the Hospital
Have you noticed anything different on the first floor? If you look closely down the main hall, you will probably notice a blue light coming from the Imaging area. It’s one of the new wayfinding portals designed to help our patients and their families better find their way around the hospital. First, you will notice [...]
Idaho Residents Donate More than $20,000 to the Hospital
We wanted to give a heart-felt THANKS to the many communities in Idaho and Wyoming that support Primary Children’s. A special two-day fundraising event in Southeastern Idaho raised $22,189 for the hospital. Generous people from Idaho and Wyoming called into one of the five participating stations to make donations on October 23 and 24. For [...]
Surgical Services Open House
The annual Surgical Services open house is this Saturday, November 17, from 9:30 am to noon. The event allows patients, their families and anyone else who is curious, to see what happens behind the surgical doors. Children will be able to dress up in surgical gowns, masks and gloves, perform a mock operation, work with [...]
