St. Luke's, state AG reach hospital agreement

St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center will see no changes in patient care nor will it see any impact in hospital services or staff following a settlement announced last week by the Idaho attorney general's office. It follows an investigation in which the regional hospital was accused of violating state law when it acquired the hospital here and in McCall in recent years.

St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center in Mountain Home will return to the local hospital taxing district as part of a settlement that resolves an investigation from the Idaho attorney general's office involving St. Luke's Health System in the Treasure Valley.

The local hospital, as well as one in McCall, were included in the investigation in which St. Luke's was accused of violating state law when it received taxing district funds as part of a contractual agreement.

The agreements ...

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