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Idaho Falls Community Hospital is participating in another COVID-19 drug trial aimed at reducing the number of patients who need to be put in intensive care or on a ventilator. The hospital recently enrolled its first patient in the trial. The trial involves a medication called Ruxolitinib, more commonly known as Jakavi. The medication can be used in patients 12 years and olde ...

Idaho Falls Community Hospital Offers Convalescent Plasma Treatment for COVID-19 Many people who become sick with COVID-19 produce antibodies in their blood to help protect them from being infected with the virus in the future. Infectious disease doctors at Idaho Falls Community Hospital are now treating some COVID-19 patients with an infusion of these antibodies in hopes of r ...

Technology Allows Disinfectants to Evenly Attach to Surfaces for Enhanced Results Idaho Falls Community Hospital is stepping up its efforts to keep the hospital a safe and clean environment for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting in early June, the hospital enhanced its already rigorous cleaning processes through the use of electrostatic sprayers and powerful hydro ...

As Governor Little takes steps to reopen Idaho, we are continuing to take precautions to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Steps we are taking to keep you safe The well-being of our patients, team members and community continues to be our top priority and we are taking extra measures to keep everyone safe. We appreciate your understanding and support during this time. Team ...

The health and safety of our patients, visitors, employees and community members continues to be a top priority for Idaho Falls Community Hospital. As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow across Idaho, we felt it was necessary to revise our visitor policy. UPDATES TO VISITOR POLICY Starting immediately, we are asking visitors to stay at home and not come to the hosp ...

Idaho Falls has still not seen its first positive case of COVID-19 in the community. However, our team fully expects that to change and we are using the time we have now to prepare. For the past several weeks, our team has been meeting regularly to discuss the pandemic, readying our response plans and updating policies at the hospital to keep patients, employees and visitors s ...

Idahoans who need medical care can continue to see their doctor under Governor Brad Little’s stay-at-home order. Governor Little announced the order on Wednesday as part of his efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Idaho. Medical facilities are not impacted by the order and will remain open to serve patients. “Doctors are in the best position to understand how to treat the ...

We understand news of the COVID-19 pandemic is unsettling. Understandably, many community members are taking extra steps to reduce their chance of catching the virus. However, to stay healthy, you need to make sure you are addressing all of your health needs.If you need medical attention the team at Idaho Falls Community Hospital wants to reassure you, it is still safe to recei ...

Cornerstone Café has made some pretty big changes in the last 24 hours to promote social distancing and help reduce the chance of spreading germs. Idaho Falls Community Hospital removed many of the tables in the Café to reduce the total number of people dining at one time. The remaining tables are spread out to create 6-feet of space between each table. As soon as someone is d ...