Face masks and social distancing.
It's been the message from medical leaders throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic to keep everyone safe.
That message resonated from doctors with St. Luke's and Saint Alphonsus Tuesday evening during a Central District Health board meeting.
Both men told the board that their staffing is depleting, along with healthcare capacity, as Idaho is in the middle of its third spike.
"This is not one time, two times... this is the third time. I don't think that we've been crying wolf," said Dr. Jim Souza, Chief Medical Officer for St. Luke's.
During the meeting, Dr. Steve Nemerson, Chief Clinical Officer for Saint Alphonsus announced he had just received a text that would pull him away to deal with a staffing issue.
"We have a physician staffing concern that I'm gonna have to address in five minutes, and certainly related to the things that we're talking about here," Nemerson said.
The board also voted to push back meetings until 8 p.m.
Staff members at CDH say they've felt unsafe during several protests at the Boise facility in recent weeks.
The board also switched next week's meeting to Wednesday to avoid any conflicts with the election. Again, it will start at 8 p.m. and be broadcast online.
Another item on the Nov. 4 agenda will be whether to implement a mask mandate for Elmore County. The board directed staff to get more feedback on the plan so it can be discussed at the next meeting.
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