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The Annual TriState Provider of Excellence Award honors the legacy of Dr. Richard Weiland, one of the four original primary care providers for the TriState Primary Care Clinics in 2011. Dr. Weiland truly represented what it meant to embody TriState’s mission and vision through leadership, integrity, community involvement and patient-centered care. He is who the Provider of Excellence awards qualities represent. A dedicated volunteer at Snake River Medical Clinic and a leader in healthcare, Dr. Weiland spent nearly three decades as the Medical Director of what is now called Elite Home Health and Hospice. His dedication to patient-centered care and his impactful leadership paved the way for what each TriState Provider strives to be in their work. Dr. Weiland passed in 2015 due to complications from heart disease, leaving a lasting legacy throughout the community. At TriState Health, we are honored to have had Dr. Weiland as part of our TriState Family. 

Please join us in congratulating our fourth recipient of the Provider of Excellence Award, Zachary Ripley, DO, of TriState Family Practice Lewiston. Dr. Ripley was nominated by many of his patients and peers for this distinction and we celebrate him for the characteristics that make him such a unique and cherished provider. His compassionate care and dedication to his patients clearly do not go unnoticed.

“He has gone above and beyond for my family and I. Always listening to our concerns and taking immediate action to solve the issues you are coming to be seen for. He has always made us feel comfortable and welcome in the office.

Always has a smile on his face when he comes through the door!” – Provider of Excellence Nomination

Zachary Ripley, DO, received his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Nevada in 2009, and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest in Lebanon, Oregon, in 2015. He served as
the Chief Resident of the Family Medicine Program at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, from 2017 to 2019. After completing this postgraduate training, Dr. Ripley spent some time at the Care Now Urgent Care in Coppell, Texas, and then settled in locally for the past five years with Catalyst Medical Group’s Family Practice in Lewiston, Idaho. Dr. Ripley is invested in the health of our community and is dedicated to delivering compassionate and comprehensive healthcare services to the Lewis Clark Valley.

Patients, family members, co-workers, physicians, or staff can nominate a TriState provider who exemplifies these qualities. A single provider of any specialty will be awarded this recognition every year in celebration of National Doctors’ Day.