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
I worked as a dispatcher for the Montana Highway Patrol for 14 years before starting at St. Peter's Health as the American Heart Association (AHA) trainer last year. Sometimes, when people learn that I was a dispatcher, they ask: "is there a certain call that you will remember forever?" I have responded to all types of emergencies, but I do ...
Today, dedicated, outpatient and expanded St. Peter’s Health Wound Care program celebrates one year in operation. The specialty clinic brought the best-in-class outpatient wound care treatment and technology to the greater Helena area. The program operates in partnership with Healogics, Inc. the nation’s leading provider of advanced wound care services. The multidisciplinary team is dedicated to healing chronic wounds that ...
St. Peter’s Health presented BEE Awards to Finance Supervisor Vickie Caldwell, CPA and Speech-Language Pathologist Tim Ferber, MA CCC-SLP. 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. Caldwell was nominated for the BEE Award by a colleague ...
When I was growing up, my brothers and sisters and I would earn a $5 reward from my mom if we had no cavities after we went to the dentist. Her reasoning was that it cost her less to pay us $5 than to get cavities filled, and this created an incentive for us to brush and floss regularly. What ...
January is “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.” This is the perfect time to highlight the importance of getting your regular women’s health screenings. The conventional screening called a “PAP” smear was developed by Dr. George Papanicolaou in the 1940s. It is the most common cancer screening test for women and consists of a pelvic exam and sampling of the cervical cells ...
Cardiologist Dr. Sharon Hecker has been practicing medicine in Montana since 1996 and earned her Doctorate of Medicine at the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. She completed her fellowship at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center, her internship at the Northwestern University– Evanston Hospital and her residency at Loyola University Medical Center. She is a board-certified member of the American ...
As we face a new year, many of us are thinking of ways we can help those in need. Donating blood is one of the most selfless and impactful actions that we can take to help others in our community. Did you know that when you choose to give blood, you are giving a potentially lifesaving gift to up to ...
December 27, 2021
Helena – The Healthy Together Steering Committee has released the 2021 Community Health Report for Lewis and Clark County. The Community Health Report provides a snapshot of our community on ...
A primary care provider, or a “PCP,” is a physician or an advanced practice provider such as a physician’s assistant (PA) or a nurse practitioner (NP). Providers who typically fill these roles have a background in family medicine (care for patients of all ages), internal medicine (care for adults), and pediatrics (care for children). A PCP typically serves as your ...
St. Peter’s Health Registered Nurses Rhonda Hinrichs and Samantha Bradley received DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. DAISY awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s patients and their family members. Hinrichs is the St. Peter’s Practice Administrator for Primary and Urgent Care and has been a registered nurse for 35 years. A local couple nominated Hinrichs after she ...