Pend Oreille Surgery Center, llc.

03/13/2023

Please Join us in welcoming Dr. Michelle Spring! A board-certified, fellowship-trained plastic surgeon based in Kalispell, Montana, and Ponderay, ID, specializing in cosmetic plastic surgery, including breast augmentation, mommy makeovers, and facial cosmetic procedures. Dr. Spring is grateful for her extensive training, experience, and work with international humanitarian agencies, which have all fueled her passion for cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

Dr. Spring joined Mountain West Plastic Surgery after practicing for 4 years in Marina del Rey, California, and in northern Idaho and Wisconsin before that. She is active on committees and as an invited speaker for both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The Aesthetic Society (ASAPS). Dr. Spring sits as the Medical Director at Mountain West Plastic Surgery and Chair at the Department of Surgery at Logan Health Kalispell, MT. From 2018-2019, she gained experience as a Harvard Medical School Scholar of Surgical Leadership, Postgraduate Medical Education. In 2021, Dr. Spring's outstanding practice led her to receive the Top Doctor award for Top Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Montana.

Dr. Spring earned her undergraduate degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin and then completed a 5-year, integrated plastic surgery residency at the same university. Following that, she completed 2 additional fellowship training programs. One was a cosmetic surgery fellowship credentialed by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Marina del Rey, California. The other was an international fellowship with the nonprofit agency ReSurge that focused on pediatric cleft and burn reconstruction.

Dr. Spring practiced in Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, before spending 4 years practicing in Marina del Rey, where she also served as an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She taught plastic surgery residents and fully trained plastic surgeons completing a cosmetic surgery fellowship at Marina Plastic Surgery.

Patients seeking cosmetic breast surgery, body contouring or facial rejuvenation will appreciate the compassionate care and surgical expertise of Dr. Spring. She has a true passion for making a difference in the lives of her patients. As a woman and a mother, Dr. Spring understands how pregnancy and breastfeeding affect a woman's body, and how rewarding it is to restore and improve breast and abdominal contour and shape.

With her diverse set of skills and experiences, Dr. Spring can truly appreciate each patient's specific situation and personal goals. She takes time to get to know her plastic surgery patients and understand their concerns.

For more information: https://www.mountainwestplasticsurgery.com/about/meet-dr-spring/

09/19/2022

07/15/2022

POSC is hiring!

RN needed for Ambulatory Surgery Center in Ponderay, ID. Experience in PACU, ER, OR, ICU, or Med/Surg extremely helpful. Days and hours will vary according to the surgery schedule on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. No nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call. Shift times will vary but will be between the hours of 6am-6pm. Number of hours per week can vary between 8-32 hrs. Our focus is providing excellent patient care using a teamwork approach. Current BLS and ACLS required. Fax resume and cover letter to (208) 265-4870 or email to Admin@poscllc.com.

RN needed for Ambulatory Surgery Center in Ponderay, ID. Experience in PACU, ER, OR, ICU, or Med/Surg extremely helpful. Days and hours will vary according to the surgery schedule on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. No nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call. Shift times will vary but will be between....

07/15/2022

POSC is hiring!

Position available for a Surgical Technologist to work Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays 6 AM to close. Experience in orthopedics and general surgery preferred. POSC is an excellent place to work with a patient-focused, team-centered approach. No nights, weekends, holidays or on-call required! Fax resume and cover letter to (208) 265-4870 or email to Admin@poscllc.com.

Position available for a Surgical Technologist to work Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays 6 AM to close. Experience in orthopedics and general surgery preferred. POSC is an excellent place to work with no nights, weekends, holidays or on-call required. Fax resume and cover letter to (208) 265-4870 or ema...

12/03/2021

POSC is hiring!

RN needed for Ambulatory Surgery Center in Ponderay, ID. Experience in PACU, ER, OR, ICU, or Med/Surg extremely helpful.

Days and hours will vary according to the surgery schedule on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. No nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call. Shift times will vary but will be between the hours of 6am-6pm. Number of hours per week can vary between 8-32 hrs.

Our focus is providing excellent patient care using a teamwork approach. Current BLS and ACLS required.

Fax resume to (208) 265-4870 or email to Admin@poscllc.com

RN needed for Ambulatory Surgery Center in Ponderay, ID. Experience in PACU, ER, OR, ICU, or Med/Surg extremely helpful. Days and hours will vary according to the surgery schedule on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. No nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call. Shift times will vary but will be between....

08/20/2021

COVID-19 Update

08/20/2021

On July 28, Kootenai Health had 29 COVID-19 patients with 11 of those patients requiring critical care. On Aug. 4, those numbers were 43 and 19. On Aug. 11, they were 73 and 29, and on Aug. 18, they were 85 and 36.

It is not our intent to frighten, but rather to inform our community of what lies ahead if the current trajectory continues. This past winter, it took a total of 58 days for the surge to climb from 28 patients to 87. This time it has taken less than half as long – only 21 days – and the numbers continue to escalate.

Data from our own community supports the fact that the COVID-19 delta variant is replicating and spreading much faster than the original COVID-19 alpha variant. At the hospital, we are seeing that the delta variant is also leading to more severe illness in a younger population, many of which have few if any risk factors for hospitalization. Patients age 18-60 now represent approximately 50% of those hospitalized for COVID, compared to 20% during the winter surge.

At this time, Kootenai Health has canceled elective surgeries and no longer has the capacity to receive patient transfers from other regional hospitals. Hospital leaders and physicians are critically concerned they will not have the space, equipment and staffing to provide care for everyone in our community who needs hospital care. This includes COVID-19 patients and patients who require care for other concerns such as heart attacks and injuries from car accidents.

Kootenai Health and its medical staff have explored every possible option to ensure care is available for everyone who needs it. We are now imploring our community to add their efforts to ours. We are asking every individual and family to do their part to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. Please get vaccinated for COVID-19, wear a mask when out in public, avoid optional large gatherings, practice social distancing and wash or sanitize your hands frequently.

Idahoans have always valued freedom and independence. We also recognize the value of working together as a community to take care of our own. Never were those qualities needed more than now. If we want continued access to health care and businesses, and for schools to remain open, every one of us must individually do our part to collectively defeat COVID-19.

05/13/2021

Good news!

The CDC has updated guidance.

If you are fully vaccinated, you can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic.

Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.

This new guidance does not yet apply to healthcare settings. As we continue to monitor and follow CDC guidelines we will keep you updated.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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12/22/2020

CDC Updates Quarantine Recommendations

Prior to the most recent update, the CDC recommendation for quarantine following close contact with a COVID positive individual was 14 days. The CDC update of December 2nd reduced that to the following:
"Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring."
"Quarantine can end after Day 7 if a diagnostic specimen tests negative and if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring. The specimen may be collected and tested within 48 hours before the time of planned quarantine discontinuation (e.g., in anticipation of testing delays), but quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than after Day 7." In both cases, additional criteria (e.g., continued symptom monitoring and masking through Day 14) must be met and are outlined in the full text https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine.html
Note: Local public health authorities determine and establish the quarantine options for their jurisdictions.

CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.

10/27/2020

This is a great video provided by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association that reviews the requirements for safe patient care. We adhere to the CDC guidelines for infection prevention and safety.

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10/27/2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on October 21 updated its COVID-19 “close contact” definition:
Someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period* starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to test specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated.

* Individual exposures added together over a 24-hour period (e.g., three 5-minute exposures for a total of 15 minutes). Data are limited, making it difficult to precisely define “close contact;” however, 15 cumulative minutes of exposure at a distance of 6 feet or less can be used as an operational definition for contact investigation. Factors to consider when defining close contact include proximity (closer distance likely increases exposure risk), the duration of exposure (longer exposure time likely increases exposure risk), whether the infected individual has symptoms (the period around onset of symptoms is associated with the highest levels of viral shedding), if the infected person was likely to generate respiratory aerosols (e.g., was coughing, singing, shouting), and other environmental factors (crowding, adequacy of ventilation, whether exposure was indoors or outdoors). Because the general public has not received training on proper selection and use of respiratory PPE, such as an N95, the determination of close contact should generally be made irrespective of whether the contact was wearing respiratory PPE. At this time, differential determination of close contact for those using fabric face coverings is not recommended.

08/07/2020

We continue to follow CDC and PHD recommendations which include face coverings, hand washing and limiting visitors to the center. (Please bring a face covering on the day of your procedure.) We realize that many of you may not agree with these practices however, we must comply for the safety of our staff as well as our patients.

POSC does not currently require COVID testing prior to your procedure. COVID testing remains a decision made between you and your provider. When testing is ordered, it should be completed in advance of your scheduled procedure so that the results are available by your procedure date. Many laboratories are experiencing maximum capacity due to the increase in testing. We are told that this adds to the estimated turn-around time.

We take your health and safety very seriously and appreciate your understanding and compliance with these safety requirements. Thank you