Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (Boise, Idaho). Established in 1894 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center provides care to people in southwest Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. The 381-bed hospital installed Idaho's first X-ray equipment in 1900, and continues to be on the frontline of technological innovation with its Virtual Monitoring & Care initiatives connecting rural patients with providers. U.S. News & World Report ranked Saint Alphonsus the No. 3 hospital in Idaho for 2016-17.