Due to increased illness in our community, visitor restrictions are in place at the Regional Medical Center. Children 12 and under, as well as anyone with cold and flu-like symptoms are restricted from visiting the Regional Medical Center unless they are seeking care. Click here to learn more
December 15, 2021
Dear community members, I would like to take this opportunity to share some additional information that wasn’t included in the recently published story by Kaiser Health News on Montana hospitals ...
St. Peter’s Health Medical Group welcomes Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Gina Deem and Gastroenterology Physician Assistant Ashley Vander Sys. Deem earned her Doctor of Nursing, Accelerated Bachelor of Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Development at Montana State University. She is a certified member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and will practice at both ...
“Life is short, make it sweet” is a quote displayed artistically in countless bakeries and cupcake shops to entice us to consume edible sweets. According to recent research, Americans have certainly taken heed because sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased more than 20 percent over the last three decades. Recent recommendations suggest reducing sugar consumption to no more than ...
Co-authored by St. Peter’s Nurse Practitioner Andeelyn Wardell and St. Peter’s Wound Care Center Program Director Jane O’Driscoll, PT, WCC, CLT-LANA, CSWS There are 34.2 million Americans who are diabetic and 64,000 of those are Montanans. We know that diabetes is associated with health issues such as neuropathy, causing sensation loss in hands and feet; and peripheral vascular disease, causing ...
November 22, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Bigger joins Medical Staff and Cancer Care team in February 2022 St. Peter's Health announced today the appointment of a new board-certified oncologist and hematologist to the St ...
As the pandemic rolls on and the dangerous Delta variant continues to take the spotlight, many people are asking, “What about flu season?” Last year, the flu season was essentially nonexistent. Without universal infection prevention precautions like masking in place, we will likely experience flu season differently this fall and winter. In efforts to reduce our chances of a “twindemic,” ...
November 9, 2021
Funds from local donors aim to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, raise rates St. Peter's Health and community partners announced today that they will hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic with a cash ...
St. Peter’s Health’s Suzette Jensen, CNA/CHHA and Patty Dahlstrom received inaugural BEE Awards. A companion to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, the BEE Award is given to any exceptional general or professional St. Peter’s staff member nominated by patients, their family members and colleagues. Jensen is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and has been with the St. Peter’s Home ...
When I think of breast cancer, I think of education, emotional support and awareness. When I think of breast cancer, I think of encouragement, hope, strength and patients with superwoman capabilities. When I think of breast cancer, I don’t normally think of guilt. Guilt. What an ugly word, guilt. Yet, there it is at the tip of my tongue as ...
October 19, 2021
St. Peter’s Health is asking community members who have no longer needed, rented oxygen concentrators from St. Peter’s Home Oxygen to return the devices. If community members have unneeded concentrators ...