Hospice of North Idaho Names New Medical Director
Dr. Dianna Kubacz, a board-certified family physician with more than a decade of experience, joins the Coeur d'Alene hospice organization.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in People
Hospice of North Idaho has hired Dr. Dianna Kubacz as its medical director, the organization announced on November 12, 2026. Kubacz is a board-certified family physician with more than a decade of experience in family medicine, hospice care, and community health.
Why it matters
The appointment places a physician with hospice and community health experience in a leadership role at a Coeur d'Alene-area provider serving North Idaho. Her background includes most recently serving as a hospice physician and medical director with a nonprofit hospice organization in South Carolina.
Kubacz brings more than a decade of combined experience across family medicine, hospice care, and community health. She relocated to North Idaho with her husband and five children in early 2026, and the announcement does not specify her start date.
The players
Hospice of North Idaho
A hospice provider serving the North Idaho region, based in the Coeur d'Alene area.
Dr. Dianna Kubacz
A board-certified family physician with more than a decade of experience in family medicine, hospice care, and community health, who previously served as a hospice physician in South Carolina.
The details
Kubacz earned her medical degree in South Carolina and completed her family medicine residency in Wichita, Kansas. She and her husband spent several years serving in Central and West Africa before her most recent role in South Carolina. Her interest in medicine and whole-person care was inspired by her grandmother, one of South Carolina's early home health nurses.
Timeline
Early 2026: Kubacz relocates to North Idaho with her husband and five children.
November 12, 2026: Hospice of North Idaho announces her hiring as medical director.
Industry Context
Hospice programs participating in Medicare must maintain physician medical direction under the federal hospice conditions of participation. The appointment fills that leadership requirement for Hospice of North Idaho.
Families in North Idaho seeking hospice care will be served by a physician leader with new regional ties and prior hospice medical directorship experience. The appointment is a staffing change and does not alter existing service eligibility or enrollment.
The takeaway
Leadership changes at hospice providers can shape how end-of-life care is delivered in local communities. Families seeking hospice services should ask providers directly about their medical leadership and care teams.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Coeur d'Alene Press.
