Due to increased illness in our community, visitor restrictions are in place at the Regional Medical Center. Children 12 and under, as well as anyone with cold and flu-like symptoms are restricted from visiting the Regional Medical Center unless they are seeking care. Click here to learn more
"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 ...
August 31, 2020
St. Peter’s Health has received the Mission: Lifeline® 2020 Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of ...
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 ...
By Dr. Nicole Clark It is estimated that 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's dementia today. This includes one in 10 people over the age of 65. We have all been impacted by the disease in some way—a parent, a favorite aunt, a neighbor; everyone knows someone who has suffered with the disease. I would like to focus today ...
"I can still hear Jaime saying, 'You're a non-smoker.' " Valerie* was a tobacco user for about 25 years. She hid her habit from most people. Only those who were close to Valerie knew that she smoked. Valerie decided to enroll in the Freedom from Tobacco class at St. Peter's Health because she wanted to quit using tobacco. Plus, she ...
Nominated by several agencies across the tri-county area, St. Peter’s Health Ambulance Manager David Webster has been named the Montana EMS Career Provider of the Year. Webster’s work in Emergency Medical Services started long before his career at St. Peter’s. In fact, it started when he was in high school when he worked for Beaverhead County Search and Rescue, before ...
Lisa Ross, RN and Kelsey Kyle, RN, PMH-C were recognized as DAISY Award Winners for Extraordinary Nurses of 2020. Daisy winners are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s Health patients, colleagues and family members. Ross is a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who has been with St. Peter’s Health since 2014. She was nominated by a ...
Family Fun Fest 2020 is on the move! Helena's premier health and wellness event for kids is on the move this year! Guidelines for physical distancing may have impacted our plans for our annual Family Fun Fest, but they haven’t stopped us from finding fun new ways to encourage kids and their families to engage in healthy activities this summer ...
After smoking on and off for two decades, Courtney Cannon was sick of it: The terrible smell, the cost, the coughing and the health issues that were all complicated by smoking. But today, Courtney has left the smell, the wasted dollars and the unhealthy addiction behind because she has successfully quit smoking. Courtney credits her ability to quit largely to ...
At St. Peter’s Health, we are cautiously optimistic as Montana begins to reopen and people resume more of their daily activities. For the past month we’ve been working through a phased reopening of our facilities and services, and I’m happy to share that we are almost back to 100% of normal operations. Many restrictions and safety precautions will continue to ...