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ortneuf Medical Center is accredited as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, recognized for providing the highest quality of care and patient safety by the Surgical Review Center (SRC). “It is a tremendous honor and privilege to join the select group of hospitals who meet (the) criteria to be accredited as a center of…

Congratulations to all our magical babies! The magical moments contest is about celebrating the precious lives that began at Portneuf Medical Center in 2022. When it comes to a newborn, there are hundreds of magical moments. Their first breath, first smile, first word, first laugh, first step and the thousands of other firsts. The gift…

Portneuf Heart and Vascular Institute has invited Eric E. Roselli, MD Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Director of the Aorta Center at Cleveland Clinic to present on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 12 p.m. at Portneuf Medical Center in the Pebble Creek Conference Room. Lunch will be served. The presentation will also be…

Idaho State University Athletics (ISU) and Portneuf Medical Center (PMC) are proud to announce a new sports medicine partnership. As part of the multi-year partnership, PMC will provide ISU student-athletes with specialized sports medicine care and streamlined access to comprehensive health care services. “We are incredibly fortunate to partner with Portneuf Medical Center. We strive…

Elizabeth O’Donnell, MD was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Idaho State Journal’s Women of Influence Awards on December 7, 2022. The prestigious award recognizes Dr. O’Donnell’s service as the medical director of Portneuf Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and years of commitment to growth and innovation. “This Lifetime Achievement Award…

Heart patients in southeast Idaho will benefit thanks to the generosity of a Portneuf Medical Center Heart and Vascular patient. With gratitude, Ann Wheeler recently established the Wheeler Family Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at Portneuf Health. The endowment, held in trust at the Portneuf Health Trust in Pocatello, will be used for educational programs…

The Portneuf Health Medical Office Building, the first healthcare building in the Portneuf Medical Plaza, opened its doors on Thursday night for a Pocatello Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. The Portneuf Primary Care and Portneuf WorkMed teams along with on-site lab and imaging services, will welcome their first patients in the new facility…

Pocatello, ID — Portneuf Medical Center’s heart and vascular team took a moment this week to recognize cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Lynn Otto, MD, for being on the team that just completed their 100th procedure to implant a Watchman device. This tiny device helps prevent stroke in certain patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). “Reaching the 100th case…

POCATELLO — June is National Hernia Awareness Month, and two local doctors want community members to know if you’re suffering from a hernia, there is help. Dr. Jorge De Amorim Filho is a general and trauma surgeon as well as director of Robotics and Hernia Center of Excellence at Portneuf Medical Center. De Amorim Filho…

Memorial Day weekend is the official start of the summer season. BBQ’s, camping trips and family vacations begin leading to busier roads and an increase in traffic accidents and deaths. As society begins to emerge from the pandemic, travel will increase and the roads will be more crowded. The period between Memorial Day and Labor…