Visitor Restrictions in Place: Due to increased illness in our communities, including measles, we have precautions in place at all St. Peter's Health facilities to protect patients and staff members. Anyone experiencing the symptoms posted at facility entrances are restricted from entering unless they are seeking care. Children 12 and under are not allowed at the Regional Medical Center unless seeking care. Click HERE to learn more.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nurse Practitioner Rebecca L. White earned her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner and as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the University of Wyoming. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Montana State University. Her career as a Nurse Practitioner includes extensive experience in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Allergy, Asthma, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics and ...
Did you know that every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke? According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are many factors that may increase the risk of stroke, including things like age and health conditions like high blood pressure. Strokes can happen in one of two ways. First is when the blood supply to the ...
Holly Gray, MD earned her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine after receiving her undergraduate degree from Northern Michigan University. She completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of Michigan. Dr. Gray is board certified with the American Board of Anesthesiology. ...
Ariana Okerstrom, MS, CRNA earned her Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia from Wayne State University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Michigan University. Ariana is board certified through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. ...
Helena’s Frequent Users of System Engagement project helps people who are unhoused or unstably housed who often use the emergency room or other forms of crisis care at a disproportionate amount, but the past couple of years, the cost of housing in and around Helena has been a barrier that's difficult to overcome. “With the change in the rental market ...
Supervisor of Community Based Services Kayla Morris discusses St. Peter's Health's innovative use of community health workers and how the Frequent Users of System Engagement (FUSE) program helps improve health outcomes for patients with unstable housing in this interview with Mountain-Pacific Quality Health. ...