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Heritage Health inducted into Idaho Hall of Fame

Heritage Health CEO Mike Baker, center, holds a plaque commemorating the clinic's induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame as he’s flanked by Idaho Hall of Fame board members Tony Stewart, left, and Freeman Duncan. (LOREN BENOIT/CDA PRESS)
Heritage Health CEO Mike Baker, center, holds a plaque commemorating the clinic's induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame as he’s flanked by Idaho Hall of Fame board members Tony Stewart, left, and Freeman Duncan. (LOREN BENOIT/CDA PRESS)

According to Dr. Joseph Abate, Heritage Health is in the process of redefining how health care is delivered. He shared something he felt the clinic's late founder, Lidwina Dirne, would have said to help people understand why places like Heritage are so vital for the health of a community. "How do you see life? Helping, fixing and serving represent three different ways of seeing life," he said, standing in front of a crowd of more than 60 people. "When you help, you see life as weak. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego and service is the work of the soul. That’s a great way to represent what we try to to."/Devin Heilman, CDA Press. More here.



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