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St. Peter’s Eckman and Fisher Receive BEE Awards

St. Peter’s Health presented BEE Awards to Phlebotomist Coordinator Josie Eckman and North Clinic Patient Access Specialist Miyoko Fisher. 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 individual who nominated Eckman for this award expressed that ...

Health Matters: Leading a heart healthy lifestyle

It’s no secret that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States with more than 600,000 deaths each year. February, also known as American Heart Month, gives us all an opportunity to examine our own heart health, factors which may impact our cardiovascular health status, and steps we can take to reduce the risk of developing ...

St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Welcomes Physician Assistant Aaron Peters to Urgent Care Team

Physician Assistant Aaron Peters earned his Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Wisconsin and his Master of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Aaron completed his emergency medicine residency at the Medical College of Georgia. Prior to joining the St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Urgent Care team, Aaron worked as a ...

Health Matters: How meal prepping can kick start your health goals

Are you interested in meal prepping but don’t know where to start? For many families, planning what’s for dinner each evening or what lunch to send with kids to school that day are heavy tasks. How can planning ahead for a few days or a whole week be any easier? As a board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, I’m here to share ...

St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Welcomes Nurse Practitioner Georgianna Coon to Hospitalists Team and Nurse Practitioner McCall Elverum to Family Medicine Team

Nurse Practitioner Georgianna “Georgi” Coon earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Gonzaga University after receiving her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Northern Michigan University. She also completed a Post Masters in Acute Care specializing in hospital medicine at Vanderbilt University. Georgianna has been a nurse practitioner for over 20 years and has a wide array of experience, including ...

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 ...