ID · 44 Counties

Idaho Rural Hospitals

55 active hospitals serving 44 counties. 11 counties have no hospital access.

55
Hospitals
26
Critical Access
27
Rural
4,194
Beds
11
Deserts
25%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Idaho Receives $186.0M/year$929.9M total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Idaho receives $185,974,368/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Award ID: RHTCMS332084

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Idaho's 44 counties and 55 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 55 active hospitals in Idaho. Search by name, city, or county.

HospitalCityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Bear Lake Memorial HospitalMontpelierBear Lake21Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Benewah Community HospitalSt MariesBenewah19Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Bingham Memorial HospitalBlackfootBingham25GovernmentCAHRural
Boise Va Medical CenterBoiseAda188Government
Bonner General HospitalSandpointBonner48GovernmentCAHRural
Boundary Community HospitalBonners FerryBoundary14Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Caribou Medical CenterSoda SpringsCaribou25Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Cascade Medical CenterCascadeValley10Not-for-ProfitRural
Clearwater Valley Hospital & ClinicsOrofinoClearwater23GovernmentCAHRural
Cottonwood Creek Behavioral HospitalMeridianAda92Not-for-Profit

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Hospital Deserts

11 of 44 counties (25%) have no hospital.

Residents in these counties must travel to neighboring areas for hospital care.

11 counties in Idaho have no hospital.

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County Health Profiles

All 44 counties in Idaho. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

CountyPopulationHospitalsStatus
Ada494,9671111 Hospitals
Adams4,3790Desert
Bannock87,01811 Hospital
Bear Lake6,37211 Hospital
Benewah9,53011 Hospital
Bingham47,99233 Hospitals
Blaine24,27211 Hospital
Boise7,6100Desert
Bonner47,11011 Hospital
Bonneville123,96433 Hospitals

44 counties shown

County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Idaho's 44 counties

9.6%
Avg Diabetes Rate
34.2%
Avg Obesity Rate
11.7%
Avg Uninsured Rate
5.3
PCPs per 10K
4
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.48

Health Professional Shortage Areas

90
Primary Care HPSAs
85
Dental Health HPSAs
102
Mental Health HPSAs
4.8M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

-5.1%
Median Operating Margin
5
Negative Margin Hospitals

5 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

16 active HRSA grants totaling $18.4M in FY2025

$9.9M
Rural Health Outreach
13 grants · CFDA 93.912
$4.6M
1 grant · CFDA 93.241
$2.4M
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 grant · CFDA 93.301
$1.5M
State Office of Rural Health
1 grant · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

Idaho Department Of Health & Welfare$8.5M
Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization Inc$5.6M
Public Health District 4$2.0M
Regents Of The University Of Idaho$1.0M
Boundary Regional Community Health Center, Inc$300K

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

1,233
Primary Care Physicians
62.8/100k
2,045
Nurse Practitioners
1,469
Physician Assistants
178.9 NP+PA/100k
1,346
Dentists
68.5/100k
$10,246
Medicare Per Capita Cost
12.7%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

225
FQHC Sites
119
Rural Sites
52.9% of total
106
Urban Sites
15
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

50
Total Designations
42
Underserved Areas (MUA)
8
Underserved Populations (MUP)
57.3
Avg MUA Score
Min: 44.4

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

11.7%
Diabetes
Max: 15%
33.4%
Obesity
Max: 39.6%
22.4%
Depression
Max: 25.5%
16.1%
Mental Distress
Max: 19.7%
8.1%
COPD
13.7%
Smoking
34.7%
High Blood Pressure
7.6%
Heart Disease
3.9%
Stroke
11.5%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Idaho's 55 hospitals by ownership type

28
Not-for-Profit
51% of total
3
For-Profit
5% of total
24
Government
44% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.