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St. Peter's Health: Ways you can support caregivers

March 26, 2020

St. Peter’s Health today announced a community project to help the local health system build its supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for caregivers. With a nationwide shortage of some ...

Health Matters: Caring for yourself and others during an unpredictable time

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a public health emergency on Jan. 30, 2020, and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. In such a short amount of time, our lives have been greatly affected. We are asked to hunker down in our homes, our children are out of school, and restaurants have closed. During ...

Health Matters: Depression Symptoms Should Not Go Untreated

By St. Peter's Health Psychiatrist Dr. Bridid Crowley in the Independent Record on September 25, 2019 Depression is the most common psychiatric condition. Knowing common symptoms and knowing what to do if you or a loved on experiences depression is important. It is estimated that 6.7 percent of the population experiences a depressive episode within a given year. Nearly 17 ...

National Suicide Prevention Month: Events, training and more

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. This September, organizations and people from across our community are coming together to host free activities, training opportunities and more to support people affected by suicide and raise awareness. For a full list of activities, visit https://lcsuicideprevention.org/. St. Peter's Health in partnership with Lewis and Clark Public Health, the State of Montana Department of ...

St. Peter’s Health to Open Clinic in Townsend 

August 6, 2019

St. Peter’s Health today announced plans to open a new medical clinic in Townsend, Mont. and expand the health care services available locally to residents of Broadwater County. The St ...