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Bonner General Health is committed to creating a healthier community. One way we invest in the health of our community is by providing free educational and support group meetings on a variety of topics.
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(these happen at various locations, which are shared upon sign-up)

Bonner General Health
520 N Third Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

  • Adult Grief Support
  • Coping with Grief – postponed
  • Kid’s Camp – postponed

Bonner General Health is committed to creating a healthier community. One way we invest in the health of our community is by providing free educational and support group meetings on a variety of topics.

Bonner General Behavioral Health offers outpatient mental health services for adult and pediatric patients. Learn more about our providers below.

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Better Breathers Clubs are available at no cost to individuals with chronic lung disease and their caregivers.  Led by an American Lung Association-trained facilitator, learn better ways to cope with your diagnosis and live life to the fullest with a chronic lung disease during these regularly scheduled education programs.

Bonner General Health is currently offering a virtual free Better Breathers Club to community members through the American Lung Association. In-person meetings will start again in Spring 2023. Check back for updates.

When:  First Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am MDT (Mountain Time).

Register at:  action.lung.org/IdahoBBC

More info:  Contact BGH Cardiopulmonary Department.
208-265-1045
[email protected]

Click HERE for more information on the American Lung Association’s Better Breathers Club.

Better Breathers Clubs are available at no cost to individuals with chronic lung disease and their caregivers.  Led by an American Lung Association-trained facilitator, learn better ways to cope with your diagnosis and live life to the fullest with a chronic lung disease during these regularly scheduled educations programs.

Bonner General Health is currently offering a virtual free Better Breathers Club to community members through the American Lung Association.

When:  First Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am MDT (Mountain Time).

Register at:  action.lung.org/IdahoBBC

More info:  Contact BGH Cardiopulmonary Department at 208-265-1045

Click HERE for more information on the American Lung Association’s Better Breathers Club.

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Power PAC (Parky’s and Caregivers)  Parkinson’s Support Group meets on the 2nd Monday of every month, 2:00-3:30 pm at the East Bonner County Library conference room, located at 1407 Cedar Street, Sandpoint.  

Individuals affected by Parkinson’s, family, caregivers, and friends are encouraged to attend!

If you have questions please call Elizabeth Neuder, Physical Therapist with Performance Therapy Services at (208) 265-3325.

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Bonner General Health is now an affiliate of Rock Steady Boxing, an exercise program that enables people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological diseases to fight their disease with a non-contact boxing-style fitness program that improves their quality of life. Classes take place on Tuesday & Thursday at our Ridley Village location.  Class size is limited at this time.  For more information call 208-263-1441. Click the image below for more information about the program.

Rock Steady Boxing at Bonner General Health Sandpoint

For more information on Parkinson’s Disease symptoms, how it is diagnosed, and treatment options go to the Parkinson’s Foundation website by clicking the image below.

Mother's Day Garden Gala

Get to know us at Bonner General Health.

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.

  • DNV State Operations Manual
  • NIAHO Accreditation Requirements

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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