Sleep Medicine

Your Partner in Sleep

Valor Health Sleep Medicine is a full-service sleep program, offering a hospital-based sleep laboratory and outpatient clinic for adult patients suffering from sleep disorders. Our Sleep Medicine Team is led by a board-certified sleep medicine physician and highly skilled sleep technicians, providing and delivering high-quality care and results.

SLEEP MEDICINE LABORATORY

Valor Health Hospital

1202 E Locust Street

• Phone: (208) 365-3561 EXT 3258

Lab Study Hours

• Mon-Sun 7am-7:30pm

The Valor Health Sleep Laboratory offers a comfortable, home-like environment, designed to make patients feel at ease, and better able to replicate a natural sleep pattern, similar to one they would experience at home.

What is a sleep lab? A sleep laboratory is a specialized center where providers administer sleep studies to diagnose sleep disorders. An in-lab sleep study gives providers the most complete evaluation of your sleep and can help ensure proper diagnoses and treatments for sleep disorders. Information gathered during sleep studies are reviewed and evaluated by sleep specialists.

Patients- Please speak to your primary care provider or call our clinic directly at (208) 365-2338.   

Providers- To order a sleep study or initial consultation for your patients, send orders to fax (208) 365-0677 or call the clinic directly at (208) 365-2338.

Sleep Medicine Provider

Brian Fortuin, MD

Sleep Medicine

Brian Fortuin, MD

Brian Fortuin, MD is a graduate of the University of California- Santa Barbara. He attended medical school at Duke University, followed by an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. He received sleep medicine training from Stanford University and became board-certified in sleep in 1997.

Dr. Fortuin enjoys rural medicine, having a more direct impact on the people and community around him. He will offer in-person clinic monthly at Valor Health Specialty Medicine and Surgical Clinic, while working closely with our sleep lab technologists to diagnose and treat sleep disorders. When he is not providing care at Valor Health, he is working as a general internist at his medical practice in Twin Falls, Idaho.

When not providing care, Dr. Fortuin can be found enjoying the great outdoors with his wife- alpine skiing, rafting, or golfing. He also enjoys aviation, flying in the backcountry and spending time on his small farm, raising crops and sheep.

Are you experiencing sleep disruption?

Common sleep disorders: There are many sleep disorders, but the most common reason providers order sleep studies is to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA occurs when the muscles of the throat relax, and the airway collapses. Air cannot get into the lungs and the level of oxygen in the blood goes down. Many people with OSA are unaware that they are experiencing issues; it’s often the patient’s bed partner who recognizes the symptoms.  

Sleep apnea is linked to other disruptions that impact overall health

• Difficulty Concentrating—which can impact work productivity and strain personal relationships
• Car Accidents—excessive sleepiness from improper rest increases the risk of falling asleep while driving, and the risk of fatal car accidents is much greater
• Mental Wellness—OSA can lead to higher risks of mental health conditions including anxiety and depression
• Surgery Complications—untreated OSA increases the risk of abnormal heart rhythms, airway obstructions and other complications during surgery