STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

No one wants to go near the hospital over the holidays. But if you do feel a tickle in your throat or sprain your ankle on your ice skates, be aware that St. Luke’s Wood River has special holiday hours:

St. Luke’s Holiday Hours for Same Day Care

St. Luke’s Wood River will offer same day appointments in both Hailey and Ketchum over the holidays in addition to advance scheduling of primary care appointments. 

Hours for the week of Dec 20^st and Dec 27^th are as follows:

• Monday – Thurs, Dec 20^st – 23^rd and Dec 27^th - 30^th, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Hailey and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.in Ketchum
• Friday, December 24^th, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Hailey and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Ketchum
• Friday, December 31^st, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Hailey and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Ketchum
• The clinics will be closed 12/25 and 1/1

The Ketchum clinic is located in Suite 109 in the Physician Office Annex at 100 Hospital Drive.  Call (208) 727-8811 to schedule an appointment. The clinic will accept walk-ins, in addition to same-day appointments during the holiday.

St. Luke’s Wood River Family Medicine, located at 1450 Aviation Drive in Hailey, can be reached at 208-788-3434 for same day appointments as well as for scheduling future appointments with your primary care provider.

Appointments can also be scheduled in myChart.

Walk-in clinic (KETCHUM ONLY):  Sunday, Dec 26^th and Jan 2^nd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Luke’s Wood River wishes everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!

DID YOU KNOW?

Finally! The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has deactivated Crisis Standards of Care in the Panhandle Health District of North Idaho.

Crisis standards of care was deactivated in the rest of the state on Nov. 22, but healthcare systems are still experiencing an unusually high number of patients

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