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BGH Director of Facilities Curtis Johnson Elected President Elect of the Idaho Society for Healthcare Engineering

Curtis Johnson, the new Director of Facilities at Bonner General Health, pictured right, was recently elected President Elect of the Idaho Society for Healthcare Engineering (ISHE). ISHE is the award-winning Idaho state chapter for the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE).

Curtis Johnson.2- 6.2019

ASHE has a membership of over 12,000 facilities professionals. After 2 years as ISHE President Elect, Johnson will serve for two years as the chapter president. ISHE meets twice per year, with participation from most of the hospitals in Idaho, and every three years hosts a regional meeting to include hospitals from Washington, Oregon, Montana and Wyoming. Networking and collaborating on regulatory issues is a great benefit to all involved.

On being promoted to Facilities Director at BGH Johnson said, “I wouldn’t have imagined I would end up in healthcare. I have a background in high speed manufacturing and robotics. After coming to BGH and moving back to my hometown I couldn’t imagine a more rewarding career and a more important place to work. BGH is the cornerstone of our community and I am so excited to be a part of our future.”

“Being involved with ISHE leadership is important in ensuring healthcare facilities engineers in Idaho are well informed with regulatory changes, best practices, and industry needs,” said Johnson. “The Idaho chapter is focused on improving healthcare through better facility engineering. Embracing this mindset gives us a bright future at BGH and as an industry.”

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Bonner General Health provides comprehensive medical services to patients in Northern Idaho, Eastern Washington, and Western Montana. Bonner General Health’s main campus is located in the beautiful Sandpoint, ID with several outpatient clinics in the surrounding areas.

Bonner General Health is accredited by DNV GL-Healthcare with a demonstrated expertise in patient safety and quality management.

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2021 Board of Directors

  • Ford Elsaesser –  Board Chairman
  • Tim Cochran – Vice Chairman
  • Tom Lawrence, MD – Secretary
  • Scott Burgstahler, MD – Board Member
  • Bart Casey – Board Member
  • James Frank – Board Member
  • Michelle Anderson, DNP – Board Member
  • Margi Gunter – Board Member
  • Sheryl Rickard – Board Member & CEO
  • Jack Parker – Emeritus

History

Established:
The original hospital was an old infirmary building used at the once active Farragut Naval Training Station, located on the southern tip of Lake Pend Oreille. In 1949, this single-story wooden structure was barged 25 miles up Lake Pend Oreille to its current location.

Even though the hospital was rebuilt decades ago, it still sits on its original site along the banks of Sand Creek.

Additions & Renovations:
In 1992, Creekside Health Center was built to provide a unique physicians complex which houses various medical practices as well as a large, well-equipped conference room.

In 1999, the hospital’s 50th birthday, a new addition was completed that houses:

Many of the Hospital’s Outpatient Services
Rooftop Helipad
Private Counseling Rooms
Private Treatment Rooms
State-of-the-art Surgical Services Center

Our Values

Express empathy for the needs, thoughts and feelings of those we serve and with whom we work.

Deliver the best outcomes possible and the highest quality service.

Adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and personal responsibility.

Responsibly use and be accountable for our resources.

Construction of our Health Services Building and skywalk in downtown Sandpoint began in 2014, and was completed in the spring of 2015.

We bridged our hospital services with preventative healthcare and outpatient services. With the expansion of our campus, our departments added state-of-the-art equipment and services that patients used to have to go out of town to receive.

While healthcare has drastically changed from the days of the single-story wooden infirmary, the employees at Bonner General Health continue to demonstrate the same warmth and friendliness of that first small-town hospital.

Mission

To improve health, inspire hope and save lives.

Vision

To be known for excellent, personal care that makes Bonner General Health the first choice for the health care needs of our community.

We provide essential urgent, acute, and critical care as well as a host of other services
to meet the needs of our growing and vibrant community.

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Bonner General Health is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital and healthcare network of outpatient clinics and services serving Sandpoint and the surrounding region.

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