Since 2009, Portneuf Medical Center has been owned and operated by a joint venture which includes Ardent Health Services, certain physician members of the medical staff, and the Portneuf Health Trust. Portneuf Medical Center is proud to have physician owners who are active on the medical staff of the hospital, and who provide invaluable physician leadership to the hospital’s governing board and administrators. In the November, 2008 general election, 78 percent of Bannock County’s voters approved placing the assets of Portneuf Medical Center into the joint venture. Pursuant to the agreements, Portneuf Health Trust, formerly known as the Portneuf Health Care Foundation, Inc. owns a minority share of the new joint venture, but governance of Portneuf Medical Center is on a 50-50, “block voting” basis.
Joint Venture Board of Directors
Portneuf Medical Center is owned and operated by a joint venture which includes Ardent Health Services, certain physician members of the medical staff, and the Portneuf Health Trust. The Joint Venture Board of Directors governs all of the assets of Portneuf Medical Center.
Mark Buckalew
Shaun Menchaca
Drew McRoberts, MD
Jacob DeLaRosa
TJ Budge
Susan Gibbens
Phil Joslin
Michael Callaghan, MD
Steve Farnsworth
John Latina
Joe DeSchryver
Dena Weaver
Portneuf Health Trust Board of Directors
Portneuf Health Care Foundation was incorporated in Idaho in 2002 as an organization with the purpose of supporting and improving health care at Portneuf Medical Center. In Since 2009, Portneuf Medical Center has been owned and operated by a joint venture which includes Ardent Health Services, certain physician members of the medical staff, and the Portneuf Health Trust.
Portneuf Health Trust, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Mark Buckalew
TJ Budge
Phil Joslin
Michael Callaghan, MD
Susan Gibbens
Steve Farnsworth
Shaun Menchaca
Dena Weaver
Portneuf Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Portneuf Medical Center is charged with overseeing quality and clinical care.
Linda Hatzenbuehler
Christopher Bachman, MD
Jordon Marshall
Luis Fernandez, MD
John Fenstermaker, DO
Kent Oram
Richie Evans
Krystal Chanda
Latecia Herzog
Steven Larsen, MD
Jonathan Godfrey, MD
Chris Owens
Physician Roundtable
The physician roundtable provides a forum in which physicians can share ideas, discuss ways to improve patient care, and work on input for the hospital’s strategic business plan.
| Name | Specialty |
|---|---|
| Richard Wathne, MD, PRT President | Orthopedics |
| Elizabeth O’Donnell, MD, Medical Staff President | Neonatology |
| John Fenstermaker, DO, Medical Staff Vice President | Family Medicine |
| Douglas Andersen, DO | Oncology |
| Kim Cox, MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Jorge De Amorim Filho, MD | General Surgery |
| Jacob DeLaRosa, MD | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Francis Dimtri, DO | Cardiology |
| Vermon Esplin, MD | Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care, Orthopedics |
| Kathleen Erwin, MD | Psychiatry |
| Marc Farnworth, MD | Family Medicine |
| Luis Fernandez, MD | Family Medicine |
| Katie Fritz, MD | General Surgery |
| Jonathan Godfrey, MD | Gastroenterology |
| Michael Jones, DO | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Steven Krawtz, MD | Pulmonology |
| Jordon Marshall, DO | Emergency Medicine |
| Kristopher McGee, MD | Pathology |
| Roshan Patel, MD | Pathology |
| Nicholas Pierson, MD | Interventional Radiology |
| Trey Rogers, DO | Internal Medicine |
| Samuel Saunders, DO | Occupational Medicine |
| Daniel Snell, MD | Anesthesia |
| Matthew Stelzer, MD | Pediatrics |
| Julio Vasquez, MD | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| William Woodhouse, MD | Family Medicine |
Physician Ownership
Portneuf Medical Center is proud to have physician owners who are active on the medical staff of the hospital, and who provide invaluable physician leadership to the hospital’s governing board and administrators. Please find a list below of those physicians:
- Dr. Mara Additon
- Dr. Benjamin Allen
- Dr. Lorin C. Bachman
- Dr. Jordan Bailey
- Dr. Benjamin Blair
- Dr. Jeff Bray
- Dr. David M. Cameron
- Dr. Scott Christensen
- Dr. Kyle L. Clifford
- Dr. John S. Conner, Jr.
- Dr. Jorge De Amorim Filho
- Dr. Jacob DeLaRosa
- Dr. David Donaldson
- Dr. Vermon S. Esplin
- Dr. Luis M. Fernandez
- Dr. Greg Ford
- Dr. John Fornarotto
- Dr. David Francis
- Dr. Katie Fritz
- Dr. Stephen Hansen
- Dr. Jordan Hammon
- Dr. Karson Howard
- Dr. Robert R. Jones
- Dr. Anthony E. Joseph
- Dr. Steven M. Krawtz
- Dr. Steven Larsen
- Dr. Juan J. Leon
- Dr. Cody Martin
- Dr. James Marble
- Dr. Adam Matthews
- Dr. Kraig McGee
- Dr. Drew W. McRoberts
- Dr. Brandon Mickelsen
- Dr. Ryan Miller
- Dr. Travis Nielsen
- Dr. Blaine Olsen
- Dr. Lynn Otto
- Dr. Daniel Snell
- Dr. Andrew Thayne
- Dr. Julio Vasquez
- Dr. Richard W. Wathne
- Dr. Matthew E. Williamson
- Dr. Silas A. Wills, Jr.