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Health Matters: Back to school means childhood vaccination season

Back-to-school time is fast approaching and that leaves many parents rushing to make sure their child is prepared for a new academic year. In the midst of shopping for new clothes and school supplies, getting back to a normal sleep schedule, and making sure they haven’t forgotten their multiplication tables they worked so hard on last year, here’s one more ...

St. Peter's Health Dr. Coil and Rock Receive BEE Awards

St. Peter's Health presented a BEE Award to Emergency Physician Dr. Andy Coil and Executive Assistance Caitlin Rock. A companion to the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, St. Peter's presents BEE Awards to any exceptional general or professional St. Peter's staff member nominated by patients, family members and/or colleagues. The staff member who nominated Dr. Coil was experiencing post-traumatic stress ...

St. Peter's Pratt Receives DAISY Award

St. Peter's Health Registered Nurse Kelsey Pratt received the DAISY Foundation Award for Extraordinary Nurses. DAISY Awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter's patients and their family members. Pratt is a labor and delivery nurse. She received several nominations, one of which said, "Kelsey was nothing but kind and supportive while our little one was being born ...

St. Peter’s Maddock and Crowley Named to Helena’s 20 Under 40

Congratulations to the St. Peter's team members honored this year as part of the Helena Independent Record's 20 Under 40. Sarah Maddock, RNC, BSN, Interim Manager of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Sarah grew up in Helena and attended Carroll College’s Nursing program. She was a member of the first Carroll College women’s soccer team to make an appearance at ...

St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Welcomes New Pulmonologist Mollie Lane, MD and Nurse Practitioner Angela Axmann Grabinger, FNP-C, FNP-BC, RN, BSN

Pulmonologist Dr. Mollie Lane earned her Doctorate of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. She received her Master of Science in Health Care Leadership at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice and her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences at Montana State University. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical ...

St. Peter’s Falcon Receives DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses

St. Peter’s Health Registered Nurse Glenn Falcon received the DAISY Foundation Award for Extraordinary Nurses. DAISY Awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s patients and their family members. Falcon has been with St. Peter’s since 2020, working in Employee Health. Falcon received several nominations, one of which said, “Glenn is very kind to everyone he speaks to ...

Join us for a Virtual Community Forum on June 28

Join us for a virtual community forum on Tuesday, June 28 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CEO Wade Johnson will host the online forum to share the latest from your local health system: Welcome new providers New services and technology And more WATCH THE FORUM ...

Building gold standard cancer care for our community

Growing our local cancer care team In February, St. Peter’s Cancer Care welcomed Medical Oncologist and Hematologist Dr. Elizabeth Bigger. Dr. Bigger is a triple board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist who joined our permanent, employed medical staff. St. Peter’s continues to actively recruit additional medical oncologists. B “We couldn’t be happier to welcome Dr. Bigger to our team. She immediately ...

Highly-trained trio brings expertise, enthusiasm to Helena

Medical Oncologist and Hematologist Dr. Elizabeth Bigger, Pediatric Hospitalist Dr. Meaghan Lafferty and Gastroenterologist Dr. Lauren Shea joined St. Peter’s in 2022. What drew you to the community and St. Peter’s? DR. BIGGER: My husband Pete is a snowboarder, and I’m a skier. We fell in love with the area during a recent trip to Wyoming—wide open space, the mountains ...