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Hospital café enhancements
Te hospital café received not only a remodel but a whole new way for patients to
receive cooktoorder meals with an array of menu options, all made from scratch. Visi
tors can also enjoy a variety of meal options in the café, such as salmon in a curry sauce,
almondcrusted chicken, a full salad bar and homemade soups.
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Outpatient Surgery
Center reopens
Te Saint Alphonsus Nampa Outpatient
Surgery Center at the Nampa Health Plaza
reopened in August. Te Outpatient Surgery
Center has been remodeled to include a warm,
inviting atmosphere for patients and visitors
and new stateoftheart equipment for physi
cians. Te Outpatient Surgery Center is
currently being utilized to perform colonos
copies and endoscopies, with more outpatient
surgery options to come.
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New Cancer Care Center,
Breast Care Center
In August, Saint Alphonsus – Nampa opened
a Cancer Care Center on the hospital campus
under the direction of Medical Oncologist
and Hematologist A. Scott Pierson, MD. Te
beautiful new center will integrate techniques
to diagnose and treat cancer, including
advanced imaging, chemotherapy and access
to clinical trials.
In addition, Karl Keeler, CEO, states,
“With the opening of our Comprehensive
Breast Care Center at the Nampa Health Plaza
in April, we now have a complete continuum
of care for our breast cancer patients. Te
continuum of care consists of digital mam
mography, ultrasound and biopsy at the Breast
Care Center, to surgery at the main campus,
to now treatment at our new Cancer Care
Center—all with support provided by our
patient navigator. Patients no longer need to
leave Canyon County to receive care within
this continuum.”
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Fluoroscope
A stateoftheart fuoroscope was installed in Radiology. Te fuoroscopy is utilized
to produce images by passing small, highly controlled amounts of radiation through the
body and capturing the resulting shadows and refections on flm. Most people are familiar
with xray images, which produce still pictures. Using little radiation, fuoroscopy uses
xrays to capture moving images of an organ while it is functioning. For instance, in cardiac
medicine it can be used to see the fow of blood through the coronary arteries.
Keeler states, “Continuing to expand and create new services close to home for our
patients and communities we serve is truly making the critical diference in the healthcare
we deliver. Nampa’s community hospital, now Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa,
has been serving thousands of patients for almost 100 years, and we are committed to
keeping our promise of delivering quality care to Canyon County and surrounding areas.”