St. Luke’s statement in response to threats and protest actions of recent days

Boise — Last week, security threats generated by the actions of a few elements of our community forced St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center into lockdown, diverting patients in need of care to other facilities and locations. For a brief time, all medical services were redirected elsewhere.

All of this followed multiple days of noisy and hazardous crowds, protesting on the grounds of the Boise hospital. These threats and related activities have caused undue stress and anxiety for patients, their families, St. Luke’s staff members and providers, and others having legitimate business and needs at and around the hospital.

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