From injured patient to practice owner Courtesy of Inland Northwest Spine Dr. Doug Blaty and Dr. Bret Dirks met in a Coeur d'Alene exam room, not a hospital hallway or a conference stage. Doug was 17, a running back recruited by the Oregon Ducks, sitting with a fractured spine after a mountain biking accident on Silver Mountain. He had dragged his bike five miles down the mountain before getting help. Dirks, then a neurosurgeon in Coeur d'Alene, delivered the news that Doug's

Personalized care with physician oversight By Like Media Team The experience at Maison de Lys begins before anyone asks what brings them in. Walk through the doors and the clinical world outside seems to soften: French music drifts through the space, a subtle fragrance hangs in the air, and the Spokane River moves just beyond the windows. The effect is transportive but intentional, creating a sense of calm that reflects how the team wants clients to feel from the moment they

September 12 | McEuen Park Pavilion, Coeur d'Alene The Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk returns to McEuen Park Pavilion on September 12, with adult, first responder and military, youth, and child registration divisions. The event honors FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller, who lost his life on September 11, 2001. Proceeds support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its work assisting families of fallen first responders and military members, along with catastrophically injured servi