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Brian Whitlock

Brian Whitlock

Brian Whitlock joined the Idaho Hospital Association in 2015 and serves as its president and CEO. Prior to joining the association, Whitlock was the director of state and regional governmental affairs for the Idaho National Laboratory and chief of staff and state budget director for former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. He graduated from Brigham Young University.

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FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine may prevent looming hospital capacity crisis

By: - August 24, 2021

Late last week, Idaho stood up its first Medical Operations Coordination Cell calls in response to COVID-19. The name may sound innocuous, but it could be the most ominous action taken so far by our health care system during this pandemic. To deal with the expanding overflow of patients, hospitals and EMS leaders are working […]