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Jon Ness

Council Pres · Idaho Hospital Association

Council Pres at Idaho Hospital Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Council Pres of Idaho Hospital Association, based in Boise, ID.
Also listed as Sec/Treasurer of Northwest Hospital Alliance, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Jon Ness served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kootenai Health for thirteen years, leading its growth into Idaho's third-largest health system with over 4,000 employees. Before joining Kootenai Health in 2010, he was Chief Operating Officer at Billings Clinic from 2004-2010.

He retired from Kootenai Health in early 2024 and received the Idaho Hospital Association's Star Garnet Award in October 2023.

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2010-2024 (retired early 2024)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Idaho Hospital Association Council Pres · $4.0M revenue · Boise, IDPROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH POLICY AND ADVOCACY AND COMPREHENSIVE MEMBER SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN IDAHO HOSPITALS' VIABILITY AND CAPACITY TO BEST…Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Northwest Hospital Alliance Sec/Treasurer · $839K revenue · Coeur D Alene, IDTHE ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE NORTHWEST HOSPITAL ALLICANCE EXISTS TO PROVIDE A REGIONAL COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO THE DELIVERY OF RURAL HEALTH CARE IN…Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Jon Ness

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Jon Ness 1 organization · Coeur D Alene, IDKootenai Health INC

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Serves alongside

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VP Finance/CFO · FY2020
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Director of · FY2024
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Registry Man · FY2024
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VP Finance/CFO · FY2021
$130K
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Director of · FY2023
$125K
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Epidemiologi · FY2024
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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org