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Important protection: COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy

Ob/Gyn, pregnant medical assistant share vaccination stories Madison Ellison, a medical assistant at the St. Peter’s Health Medical Group – Broadway Clinic, didn’t hesitate to take the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine when it became available last winter. She not only wanted to help protect herself against the virus, but also help provide protection to vulnerable family members. When she found out ...

Canine Caregivers: Introducing Mocha and Blue Bonnet

Two special new team members have joined St. Peter’s: Mocha and Blue Bonnet are trained therapy dogs who work with their handlers throughout the hospital and clinics to provide comfort and calm in a way only dogs know how. Funded by community and employee donations, the Facility Dog program expands St. Peter’s therapeutic support offerings for patients, employees and visitors ...

Get to Know: The Maher family of doctors

It wasn’t a given that Drs. Katrina and Robert Maher would follow in their father’s footsteps. Dr. James Maher practiced medicine for more than 33 years in Helena before retiring in 2015. Katrina and Robert grew up in Helena and medicine was just a part of life. As kids they rounded at St. Peter’s with James and flipped through anatomy ...

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 ...

'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 ...