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Patients have great things to say about the care they’ve received at Gritman Medical Center. We’re grateful they’re helping tell the story of our community hospital.

Ashleigh and Jerry Bright of Potlatch credit the Gritman Medical Center Emergency Department with saving the life of their son, Samson, on two occasions after the 6-year-old suffered a liver laceration in a hockey accident.

Quick Thinking in an Emergency Saves 6-Year-Old

Emergency Department: ‘Everybody there treated him like he was a part of the family’ Samson ...
Brittney and Scott Mosman, with baby boy Ridge, are thankful to the Gritman Family Birth Center for the outstanding care the family received when delivering all three of their children.

Family Birth Center: ‘We Just Get the Best Care’

Potlatch Family Thankful for Gritman Family Birth Center in Delivery of Three Children Brittney Mosman ...
Moscow’s Jay Weisenstein is grateful to the many comprehensive care teams at Gritman Medical Center who have helped him recover in the year since a double lung transplant. 

Lung Transplant Recipient Grateful for Gritman’s Comprehensive Continuing Care

Integrated Care Helping Moscow’s Jay Weisenstein Recover from a Complicated Surgery Jay Weisenstein is grateful ...
Julene Ewert creates her art to make life’s journey brighter and found it served as a valuable outlet while battling breast cancer. The Moscow-based artist now volunteers as an art teacher to help patients undergoing cancer care treatment get that same benefit.

Cancer Care: Volunteer Provides Healing Through Art

Moscow’s Julene Ewert Offers Free Art Classes to Gritman Patients Going Through Cancer Care Treatment ...
Stress Management - Managing Stress and Anxiety

Stress Management: Options for Stress and Anxiety

A fine line exists between anxiety and stress. Who’s not worried about something these days? ...
Judy Morris, shown with her husband Tom and grandson Declan, credits the pulmonology care of Dr. Pranabh Shrestha (left) and Gritman Pulmonology with saving her life after battling severe asthma for more than 25 years. Dr. Shrestha was so responsive to the lung health problems suffered by Morris that she has praised Shrestha as a “miracle worker.”

Gritman Pulmonologist ‘A Miracle Worker’

Moscow’s Judy Morris Thankful for Pulmonology Dr. Shrestha’s Thoughtful Care, Kind Demeanor It was a ...
Annual mammogram screenings through the Patricia J. Kempthorne Women’s Imaging Center at Gritman Medical Center help with early detection of breast cancer.

Early Breast Cancer Detection Saves Lives

Annual Mammogram Screenings with Advanced Technology Available at the Gritman Women’s Imaging Center Breast cancer ...
Dr. Michael Fields

Family Medicine Doctor Treating Patients, Building Friendships

New Primary Care Dr. Michael Fields Looks To Build a Rapport with the Community It ...