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Boundary Community Hospital, Bonners Ferry, ID

6640 Kaniksu Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805Boundary County

Critical access hospital 20 beds (Medicare cost report FY2024) Emergency room

Independent directory · data from CMS, not from this hospital

Boundary Community Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, with an emergency department. According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 42 min in its emergency department, 29 min shorter than the average across Idaho hospitals (2 hr 11 min).

Median ER visit 1 hr 42 min treated & sent home −29 min vs ID hospitals' avg
Medicare star ratingNot ratedReason below
Beds20Medicare cost report FY2024

CMS did not publish an overall star rating for this hospital; hospitals that report too few quality measures are not rated.

Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data

Visiting Boundary Community Hospital

Address 6640 Kaniksu Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
County: Boundary
Directions Apple Maps Call (208) 267-3141
Emergency room Yes. For patients treated and sent home, the median ER visit here lasts 1 hr 42 min (average across ID hospitals: 2 hr 11 min). Medicare's median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home; not a live wait. ER times across ID
What to bring
  • Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
  • A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
  • Your doctor's name and phone number
  • A phone charger
Visiting hours and parking vary: call ahead.

Quick answers about Boundary Community Hospital

How long is the ER wait at Boundary Community Hospital?

CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 1 hr 42 min in the Boundary Community Hospital emergency room (the average across Idaho hospitals is 2 hr 11 min). 1% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, call (208) 267-3141. In an emergency, call 911.

What is the phone number for Boundary Community Hospital?

The main phone number for Boundary Community Hospital is (208) 267-3141, from Medicare's hospital records.

Call (208) 267-3141
What is the address of Boundary Community Hospital?

Boundary Community Hospital is at 6640 Kaniksu Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805.

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Does Boundary Community Hospital have an emergency room?

Yes. Boundary Community Hospital has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.

Quality and performance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026

Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Boundary Community Hospital spend a median of 1 hour 42 minutes there. That is 29 minutes shorter than the average across Idaho hospitals (2 hours 11 minutes).

Left before seen 1%
ER volume low
Type Critical access
Ownership Non-profit

Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Boundary Community Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.

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Infections, complications and deaths

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide

Death rates within 30 days

Patients treated forThis hospitalU.S.
Hospital-wide, all conditions 4.7% 3.9%

Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.

Health insurance at Boundary Community Hospital

Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 131301). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.

Idaho runs its own exchange, Your Health Idaho. Check its provider directory for Boundary Community Hospital.

Is Boundary Community Hospital in your plan?

Idaho runs its own health insurance marketplace, so plan networks there aren't in HealthCare.gov's data.

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Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.

Readmissions and return visits

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients

On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Boundary Community Hospital was no different from the national rate or its expected level.

Return trips after a stay or procedure

Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopyUnplanned hospital visits per 1,000 colonoscopies.
Same as national 13.5 per 1,000 procedures · U.S. 13

Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.

Timely and effective care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

Boundary Community Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.

MeasureThis hospitalU.S.
Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 346 patients. 102 min 162 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 15 patients. 157 min 257 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 23 patients. 236 min 287 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 3,708 patients. 1% 2%
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 227 patients. 32% 78%

CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.

Care after a stay at Boundary Community Hospital

Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.

Skilled nursing facilities nearby

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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

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Doctors at Boundary Community Hospital

61 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 15 specialties.

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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Bonners Ferry, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.

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Size and finances

Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024

Beds
20
Reported to Medicare, FY2024
Employees
165
Full-time equivalent
Discharges
143
Inpatient stays a year
Patient revenue
$22.0 million
Net of discounts
Operating margin
-7.5%
On patient care
Charity care
$235,000
1.0% of expenses
Bad debt
$718,000
Unpaid patient bills

As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Idaho hospital finances.

Who owns Boundary Community Hospital

Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)

Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Boundary Community Hospital, a non-profit organization.

Boundary Community Hospital Operational or managerial control · since 2007
Boundary County Owns 5% or more directly · since 1966

121 doctors and other clinicians list Boundary Community Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.

Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.

The area around Boundary Community Hospital

HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data

Primary care: Parts of Boundary are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 8.

Mental health: Boundary is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 18.

Dental: Parts of Boundary are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.

Nurse pay: registered nurses in Idaho earn a median $92,460 a year. Healthcare salaries in Idaho.

Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Idaho shortage areas

Healthcare pay in Idaho

Registered nurses across Idaho (all employers) earned a median of $92,460 a year (BLS, May 2025).Registered Nurse (RN) salary in IdahoNurse Practitioner salary in IdahoRespiratory Therapist salary in IdahoHealthcare salaries in Idaho

Cite this data

Writing about Boundary Community Hospital? You're welcome to quote these figures. They are free to use under CC BY 4.0: please credit HospitalsInEachState.com and link to this page.

Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/idaho/bonners-ferry/boundary-community-hospital/6640-kaniksu-street/

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