Precautions in Place: All St. Peter’s Health facilities have measures in place to help protect patients and staff from flu, cold, and COVID-19. Additional protocols address measles specifically. Because measles is highly contagious, anyone who suspects they may have it should follow the instructions posted at facility entrances to help reduce potential exposure to others.
St. Peter’s Health’s Suzette Jensen, CNA/CHHA and Patty Dahlstrom received inaugural BEE Awards. 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, their family members and colleagues. Jensen is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and has been with the St. Peter’s Home ...
When I think of breast cancer, I think of education, emotional support and awareness. When I think of breast cancer, I think of encouragement, hope, strength and patients with superwoman capabilities. When I think of breast cancer, I don’t normally think of guilt. Guilt. What an ugly word, guilt. Yet, there it is at the tip of my tongue as ...
October 19, 2021
St. Peter’s Health is asking community members who have no longer needed, rented oxygen concentrators from St. Peter’s Home Oxygen to return the devices. If community members have unneeded concentrators ...
St. Peter’s Health Medical Group welcomes Primary Care Providers Dr. Robert Johnson and Dr. Kelsey Hoffman; Hospitalist Dr. David Goodwin; and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Dr. Anita Lowe Taylor. Dr. Johnson earned his medical degree at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at Brigham Young University. He completed his Family Medicine ...
October 8, 2021
St. Peter's Health announced today that it reached an unfortunate milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic. 41 patients on the morning of Friday, October 8, were hospitalized with COVID-19 at the ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
September 2, 2021
Partnership Addresses Community Need for More Integrated Housing and Healthcare to Serve Aging Population St. Peter's Health today announced plans to develop a senior living community in Helena. The local ...