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St. Peter’s Welcomes New Gastroenterology and Urgent Care Providers, Gina Deem, DNP, FNP-C and Ashley Vander Sys, PA

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 ...

Light Display at Civic Center to Honor Lost Loved Ones

Annual Light a Life Fundraiser Supports St. Peter’s Health Hospice Program The St. Peter’s Health Foundation is encouraging the community to donate to Light a Life - Helena’s only fundraising event for St. Peter’s Hospice. Light a Life gifts make end-of-life care available to anyone in our community, regardless of their ability to pay. St. Peter’s Director of Post-Acute Care ...

Health Matters: Aren’t you sweet enough? 

“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 ...

St. Peter’s Earns Recognition for Heart Attack Care

December 2, 2021

American Heart Association Presents St. Peter’s Health with Mission Lifeline: Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award St. Peter’s Health announced today that the local health care system received the 2021 Mission ...

Health Matters: Diabetes and wound prevention

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 ...

Health Matters: Do I need my flu shot?

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,” ...

St. Peter’s Jensen and Dahlstrom honored with inaugural BEE Awards

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 ...

St. Peter’s Henderson and McIntosh Recognized as Exceptional Nurses

St. Peter’s Health nurses Kelsey Henderson, RN and Amber McIntosh, LPN received DAISY Awards for Exceptional Nurses. DAISY awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by patients and family members. Henderson is a Registered Nurse on the surgical floor at the Regional Medical Center (hospital). She was nominated for the Daisy Award by three patients who shared their gratitude for ...