The Coeur d’Alene Resort and Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, North Idaho are teaming up to provide bundled pricing to Canadians and others who receive medical care at the hospital and whose family members are staying in Coeur d’Alene at the same time. Vaughn Ward for the hospital says, "The vision of Northwest Specialty Hospital is, and has been, to provide high-quality medical care at an affordable cost. Our launch into Canada represents an opportunity for us to extend those services beyond our own borders in a way that provides life-changing services to those desperately in need of them. The bundled pricing will be offered to anyone, but the focus is to tap into the Canadian market. Our neighbors to the North are heading south for medical care in increasing numbers due to long wait times for procedures. If you are suffering from obesity and your life is in jeopardy, you may not have time to wait six months. We are giving Canadians the ability to move to the proverbial front of the line to access our health care. We believe that anybody can compete with what we are offering." NWSH anticipates the highest demand for its services will come from Canadians looking for knee replacements. The total bundled price for a knee replacement, for example, including a five-night stay at The Resort would be $22,500, which is nearly $10,000 cheaper than advertised comparable bundled packages at some competitors in other tourist areas.