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St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Welcomes New Physician Assistant Amy Tangedahl to Orthopaedic Spine Team

Physician Assistant Amy Tangedahl earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at Idaho State University and her Bachelor of Science Degree in biology with a medical emphasis from Southern Oregon. Her primary focus at St. Peter’s is spine health including assisting orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr. Patrick Curry with surgical procedures. Amy is licensed through the National Commission on Certification of ...

St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Welcomes New Medical Oncology and Hematology Nurse Practitioner Melissa Cotner to Cancer Care Team

Nurse practitioner Melissa Cotner earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care at the University of Utah and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Westminster College. Melissa is board certified as an Advanced Practice Provider through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Her practice is located in the St. Peter’s Health Cancer Care – Maria Dean Building ...

St. Peter's Welcomes First Baby of the New Year

Local couple rings in 2023 welcoming new family member Baby boy Charles Dean Freeman was born on Monday, January 2 at 4:36 am to Amanda and Nick Freeman - the first baby of the New Year born in Helena and at St. Peter's Health! Charles was 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20.5 inches long. St. Peter's is grateful to a ...

St. Peter’s Radke and Spurzem Receive DAISY Awards

St. Peter’s Health Registered Nurses Courtney Radke and Gina Spurzem received DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. DAISY Awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s patients and their family members. Radke has worked as a Registered Nurse on the Medical Floor since 2020. The patient who nominated her said, “My blood pressure went extremely high (200) it’s never ...

Are you winter-ready?

One of the reasons many of us love Montana is that we get to experience all four seasons. Spring and summer bring us long, warm days and access to activities on lakes, rivers, mountains and more. And while fall and winter bring us many of the same activities, there’s a little more to consider as we prepare our bodies to ...

Health Matters: What is Aquablation therapy?

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), or the enlargement of the prostate, is a common urologic condition that affects men as they age. BPH can cause a variety of symptoms including problems with urination such as difficulty starting or stopping the flow, weak stream and frequent urination. Treatment options for BPH include medications, minimally invasive procedures and traditional surgery. Aquablation therapy is ...

St. Peter’s Schwatzman and Smith Receive BEE Award

St. Peter’s Health presented BEE Awards to Home Oxygen & Sleep Supply Technician Howard Schwartzman and Social Worker Lyndsay Smith, BSW. 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, family members and/or colleagues. The colleague who nominated Schwartzman said he is ...

Health Matters: Help protect yourself from illness this winter

As we look to other health systems in the East and South, we’re seeing a significant uptick in adult and pediatric hospitalizations due to common illnesses such as influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), rhinovirus and COVID-19. While we haven’t yet seen a drastic increase in those numbers locally, we are preparing for what we think will could be a rough ...