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St. Peter’s Introduces Bedside Prescription Delivery Service: Meds 2 Beds

A stay in the hospital can be a stressful experience for you and your loved ones. Discharge alone can be overwhelming and intimidating: we share special care instructions, schedule follow up appointments and order medication prescriptions. We know that taking just one task off your plate upon discharge can make a world of difference. The St. Peter’s Health Pharmacy is ...

Prostate cancer: Early detection may expand treatment options

Urologist Dr. Kevin Brown was featured in this KTVH story highlighting the importance of early detection for prostate cancer. September was Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Brown now offers SpaceOAR to patients. SpaceOAR is used during radiation therapy for prostate cancer to help minimize the impact on urinary, sexual and bowel quality of life. Learn more about the services and ...

Fighting back against the growing mental health crisis

New Inpatient Healing Arts Program St. Peter’s now offers art classes for patients in the Behavioral Health Unit to promote a more holistic healing process. The unit, which provides short-term, live-in care services for adults experiencing mental health crisis, began offering these classes weekly in June in partnership with the Holter Healing Arts Program. Patients can opt into the class ...

State-of-the art Surgical Suites set for completion this Fall

When St. Peter’s completes the $9 million Operating Room (OR) renovation project in November, Helena will have the most sophisticated, high tech operating rooms in the state of Montana. The six state-of-the-art surgical suites feature the latest in surgical technology including Indigo Clean® antibacterial lights, embedded communication technology and touchscreen access to medical records. So far in 2020, St. Peter’s ...

Health Matters: Addiction is a disease, and it's treatable

Many today are all too familiar with drug or alcohol addiction. Whether personally, or through a loved one, most of us have experienced the pain of addiction. Addiction is generally recognized when individuals compulsively use a substance despite adverse consequences. But is it really a “disease” you can treat medically? For decades, many seemed uncertain. So did I before medical ...

Tips to prevent and treat the dreaded "maskne"

Wearing a mask while in public and when around people who are not part of your immediate household is important to help limit the spread of COVID-19. As a Medical Aesthetician at the St. Peter’s Health Plastic Surgery and Medical Aesthetics clinic, I wear a mask all day. You might have noticed that wearing a mask can have impacts on ...

Health Matters: Coping with chronic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic

"Are we really dealing with this still?” Honestly, this is what comes to mind when I think about COVID-19 these days. As a clinical psychologist, I often ask patients to identify their emotions. My COVID-related emotions vary from anxiety, grief, uncertainty, fear and frustration, to optimism, gratitude and hope. But my prevailing emotion several months into this pandemic can best ...

Health Matters: Walking Your Way to Better Health

By Jaime Larese, MS, RDN, LDN and Kyla Peterson, PT DPT OCS When thinking about establishing an exercise routine, often we envision dragging ourselves from our desks, changing into clothes we can sweat in, placing earbuds in to listen to upbeat music, and having to jack the treadmill or elliptical up to high speeds to see benefits. This vision often ...