EIRMC CEO, Other Medical Leaders Say Idaho Legislature Not Doing Enough to Support Medical Workforce

EIRMC CEO, other medical leaders say Idaho Legislature not doing enough to support medical workforce

Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, left, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, speak during the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on May 19, 2025, at the College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls. | Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) – Two health care professionals told members of the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee Monday that they are not doing enough to produce the medical workforce the state needs and that doctors…

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Hospital CEO says Idaho Legislature not doing enough to support medical workforce

Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, at left, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, speak during the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on May 19, 2025, at the College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls. (Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun)IDAHO FALLS – Two health care professionals told members of the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee Monday that they are not doing enough to produce the medical workforce the state needs and that doctors are leaving the st…

Working hard but the system’s hardly working

Risks to patient safety, employee wellbeing and quality of care will continue to escalate unless urgent and essential reforms are made to support our health workforce.