St. Peter's Health COVID-19 press conference
September 16, 2021
This is a recording of the St. Peter's Health press conference held on Thursday, Sept. 16. St. Peter's encourages the community to take necessary steps to help slow the spread ...
St. Peter’s Health Expands Facility Dog Program
September 15, 2021
Local health care system welcomes golden retrievers Mocha and Blue Bonnet St. Peter’s Health today announced the expansion of their Facility Dog Program, growing their therapeutic and holistic support offerings ...
St. Peter’s welcomes four new providers
St. Peter’s Health Medical Group welcomes Hospitalist Dr. Timothy Missey, Family Medicine Physician Dr. Andrew Lester, Anesthesiologist Dr. Morgan Smith and General Surgeon Dr. Robert Maher. Dr. Missey earned his medical degree at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri and his Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona ...
Health Matters: We’re all souls on board
My pen feels heavy as I sit here trying to organize my thoughts for this column. How do I convey to the reader the gravity of what people are feeling, experiencing and living with each day as the pandemic continues and once again surges? How do I put into words what we are all seeing and feeling? How do I ...
St. Peter’s Health and Immanuel Living Exploring Construction of Senior Living Community in Helena
September 2, 2021
Partnership Addresses Community Need for More Integrated Housing and Healthcare to Serve Aging Population St. Peter's Health today announced plans to develop a senior living community in Helena. The local ...
'We need your help': A message from St. Peter's Health caregivers
Dear Community: It’s us again – the caregivers from St. Peter’s Health. We shared an urgent message with you in early November 2020 encouraging everyone to mask up, avoid gathering in groups and take other important prevention measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Our message now? “We need your help, again, Montana.” Today, as we see COVID-19 cases ...
St. Peter’s Health Receives ISO-9001 Certification
August 31, 2021
Local nonprofit health care system first-in-state to achieve prestigious quality recognition St. Peter's Health announced today that it is the first health care system in the state of Montana to ...
Health Matters: All about the Delta variant and vaccination
You can't open a newspaper or look at social media without seeing information about the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. As a laboratory scientist I have to clarify that SARS-CoV-2 is technically the virus, whereas COVID-19 is the disease caused by the virus. But for purposes of this article, we’ll call it COVID-19. The Delta variant's rapid rise is capturing headlines, and ...
St. Peter's Health and Logan Health Announce Spine and Brain Surgery Partnership
August 10, 2021
St. Peter's Health and Kalispell-based Logan Health announced today a new innovative partnership to expand spine and brain surgical care into Helena. Beginning July 2021, surgeons and specialists from Logan ...
St. Peter’s Health Welcomes Matthew Hoffman, DNP, FNP-C to Orthopaedics Team
Matthew Hoffman, DNP, FNP-C has joined the St. Peter’s Health Medical Group orthopaedics team. Hoffman most recently served as a registered nurse in the St. Peter’s operating room. He earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice at Montana State University in Bozeman and his Bachelor of Arts in Nursing at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Prior to arriving in Montana he ...