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Saint Alphonsus making a crucial
DIFFERENCE FOR SENIORS
JOIN TEAM SAINT ALPHONSUS
Saint Alphonsus is currently recruiting highly qualified nurses, therapy
professionals, radiology professionals and laboratory professionals
to join our team of dedicated Associates who help make the critical
difference throughout our Health System.
For more information about current positions and to apply, please
visit one of the websites below. Or call
(800) 574-5627
.
Boise:
www.saintalphonsus.org
Nampa:
www.saintalphonsus.org/nampa
Ontario:
www.saintalphonsus.org/ontario
Baker City:
www.saintalphonsus.org/bakercity
Health & Healing
www.saintalphonsus.org
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IN RESPONSE
to the needs of an aging
population, Saint Alphonsus Health
System has opened Senior ER’s within our
current emergency departments in Boise,
Eagle, Nampa, Ontario and Baker City.
“Saint Alphonsus emergency staff are
highly skilled and trained to provide the
most advanced medical care for patients of
all ages,” says Sally Jeffcoat, President and
CEO, Saint Alphonsus Health System. “As
part of our mission to heal body, mind and
spirit, we have chosen to seek additional
training and education and go even further
to address an unmet need. We are proud to
be the first in Idaho and Oregon to create
Senior ER’s.”
Saint Alphonsus Senior ER’s address
the special medical needs, preferences
and physical comforts of older adults.
The care and attention senior patients
receive is intended to make them feel
calmer; safer; and more secure, informed
and cared for.
“Beyond the typical ER visit, where
staff focus on treating the medical issue at
hand, the Senior ER goes deeper, assessing
and addressing root causes for each visit,”
says Boise Emergency Director Ted Ryan.
To create the Saint Alphonsus Senior
ER’s, we have implemented fundamental
changes in our culture, physical environ-
ment and operations. Each Senior ER is run
by a specially trained care team focused on
providing a better, gentler, more patient-
centered experience that produces better
patient outcomes.
What makes our Senior ER’s special?
• Emergency nurses have completed in-
depth courses on geriatric emergency
nursing.
• Emergency physicians have specialized
knowledge in the care of seniors.
• Pharmacists may review medications
that could pose a problem or may have
SENIOR ER
LOCATIONS
Boise
1055 N. Curtis Road
Eagle
323 E. Riverside Drive
(turn off Eagle Road at
Hilton Garden Inn)
Nampa
1512 12th Avenue Road
Ontario
351 SW Ninth St.
Baker City
3325 Pocahontas Road
contributed to the patient’s ER visit.
• Licensed social workers or case managers
may be available to discuss care options
and screenings with both the patient and
the caregiver.
• Facility modifications have been made to
address safety, comfort and communica-
tion for seniors and may include:
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Quieter settings for care
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Pressure-reducing mattresses
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Hearing and vision aids
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Large print
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Flooring and lighting that are better
suited to older patients