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
Dr. Jennifer Raffaele earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from James Madison University. Dr. Raffaele completed her pediatric residency at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Upstate. She is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. As a pediatric hospitalist, Dr ...
Deborah Bledsoe, CRNA, earned her Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Kennesaw State University. While earning her CRNA, Deborah trained and later worked at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, a Children’s Hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center. Deborah is a member of the ...
For years, death from bleeding has remained the number one cause of preventable death after injury. A person can die from bleeding in less than five minutes. How would you feel if I told you that YOU could possibly be the difference for someone making it long enough for help to arrive? Excited? Proud? Nervous? Scared? The powerlessness of not ...
June 12, 2023
Today St. Peter’s Health announced its transition to a new, best-in-class Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, Epic. The system-wide launch began on June 10 at the St. Peter’s Health Regional ...
Inside our latest Update to the Community, you'll find the latest news from your local health care system. New services: Learn about MyChart, our new, world-class health management service New specialties: Read about how spine surgeon Dr. Edward Curry helped one patient get back to living life to the fullest New milestones: Read about 50 years of 'life-changing' dialysis care ...
St. Peter’s dialysis program leads the nation in home dialysis and transplants When it opened in 1973, the St. Peter’s chronic dialysis program became the first of its kind in Montana. Fifty years later, the St. Peter’s Dialysis Unit is a nationally ranked program leading the way in at-home dialysis treatments and transplant opportunities that help ease the toll this ...
Specialized spine surgery helps East Helena woman get back to enjoying life pain-free Shortly after St. Peter’s Orthopaedics welcomed Dr. Patrick Curry back to Helena in August, he met with East Helena resident Tracie Grimm. Tracie lived with debilitating back and hip pain for years, most likely caused by an injury from a horse riding accident. “I tried yoga, chiropractic ...
St. Peter's Health presented BEE Awards to Lead DI Technologist Assistant Sara Hancock and Technical Lab Assistant Kristin Henson. 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, family members, or colleagues. The colleague who nominated Hancock said, "Sara treats everyone in ...
Don’t miss Helena’s premiere health and wellness event for kids Family Fun Fest 2023 is a FREE event on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. It includes a one-mile fun run through Helena’s Centennial Park followed by a health and wellness fair for kids in the Great Northern Town Center. The event is free and open to ...
St. Peter’s Health is inviting the community to participate in a host of upcoming free and low-cost walking events. According to the American Heart Association, walking has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity. St. Peter’s Lifestyle Medicine Specialist Dr. David Krainacker says walking is low impact making it easier on the joints than running and has a number ...