Shoshone Medical Center (SMC), located in the heart of the Silver Valley in Kellogg Idaho, is a 25 bed rural hospital serving the Silver Valley of North Idaho. They are a community-owned health care provider offering Emergency Care, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, and a full compliment of Outpatient Services.

They have entered a new era in rural healthcare and are excited about the many avenues that are opening up for their small community hospital. In July of 2001, they began a Facility Replacement project in hopes of replacing their aging (1959) facility with one that will better accommodate shorter inpatient stays and outpatient surgery and services. Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2003 and the prospect is exciting for the entire community.

Location: 3 Jacob's Gulch, Kellogg Idaho 83837 Telephone 208-784-1221 Fax 208-784-0961

The Most Anticipated Upcoming Idaho Events Are: Christmas in St. Maries St. Maries December 5 Winter Holidays Antiques Show Ketchum December 28 thru December 30 Christmas in the City Boise November 28 thru December 25 Festa Italiana Post Falls continuing thru October 4 Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree Sun Valley continuing thru October 18

Other upcoming events include: Lincoln: Preservation of a Nation Idaho Falls continuing thru December 5 Festival of Trees Twin Falls December 2 thru December 6 Winter Holidays Antiques Show Ketchum December 28 thru December 30 The Eugene Ballet in The Nutcracker Twin Falls December 16 First Thursday Boise continuing thru December 3