Boundary Community Hospital is located in the small rural town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho which lies 30 miles south of the Canadian Border. Our community is surrounded by the majestic Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet Mountain Ranges. With the beautiful Kootenai River flowing through the heart of our town, it is easy to see why we are living in the Crown of the Gem State.
Boundary Community Hospital is a 20 bed Critical Access Hospital with an attached 36 bed Extended Care Facility (Skilled Nursing Facility). Our hospital is certified by Medicare and Medicaid and licensed by the State of Idaho, Department of Health and Welfare. We have 15 physicians on our active medical staff and we also provide accommodations for specialty physicians in Cardiology, General Surgery, and Orthopedics.
Boundary Community has a well trained and highly skilled staff. We are pleased to offer a full diagnostic imaging department that includes X-ray, CT scan, Ultrasound, Mammography and Bone Densitometry services with an MRI available on a weekly basis. Our Rehabilitative Services Department provides speech, physical and occupational therapies on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The Emergency Services Department is staffed 24 hours a day by both a physician and a registered nurse. Our Laboratory Services Department is staffed by a Phlebotomist and Medical Technologists 7 days a week.
History Of Boundary Community Hospital
** HISTORY **
Boundary Community Hospital has been in existence for 104 years and in its present location for 56 years. The current two-story structure is the third in a long history. Dr. E.E. Fry opened the first hospital in 1907.
Eleven years later when more space was needed, it moved to the site presently occupied by the Community Restorium, across from the existing hospital. In 1955, a two-story hospital was constructed across the street on the current site. The skilled nursing facility was added in 1966.
Twenty five years later, the community supported a $5 million bond issue to completely renovate and expand the hospital and nursing home. A new outpatient clinic was also constructed at that time.
Most recently, the hospital purchased two physician offices adjacent to the hospital and constructed a 3,600 square foot state-of-the-art medical services building for two physician practices. In 1998, BCH purchased an additional 1.5 acres of land for future development adjacent to the new medical services building.
