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Huntsman Cancer Institute: 45 IS THE NEW 50

St. Peter’s Health is a proud affiliate of Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. As such, St. Peter’s is given access to articles, resources, clinical expertise and research to share with our local community. Every year, around 145,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer. More than 50,000 people die from it. But the good news is that colorectal ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute: Five things you can do to prevent cancer

By Gabriela Silva, Huntsman Cancer Institute community health educator St. Peter’s Health is a proud Huntsman Cancer Institute affiliate since 2021 February is Cancer Prevention Month. Despite being the second leading cause of death in the United States, more than 50 percent of cancers can be prevented. Here are five lifestyle choices that can reduce your risk: Avoid tobacco. Tobacco ...

Immediate impact: Crisis response team shares early success

The St. Peter’s Health Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) program began partnering in November with local law enforcement agencies to provide crisis intervention services throughout the community. In less than four months since the program’s launch, our crisis response team can already see the tremendous impact the program is having on community mental health issues. The MCRT team has already ...

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 ...

Improvement project to limit parking at Regional Medical Center May 27-June 2

May 27, 2021

St. Peter’s Health is restriping and resurfacing the parking lot at the Regional Medical Center (hospital) located at 2475 E. Broadway Street in Helena. Starting late Thursday, May 27, through ...

Improving Community Health: Clinical Pharmacy Manager recognized for antibiotic stewardship efforts

From the Helena Independent Record on July 29, 2019 Antibiotics can become ineffective when they are overused, and Thomas Richardson is working to help prevent that from happening in Helena and throughout the state. As the pharmacy clinical manager for St. Peter’s Health, Richardson launched the multi-disciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in 2015 to fight the antibiotic resistance epidemic. The team ...