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. Click HERE to learn more.
Having been on the market for over a decade now, many of us have at least some familiarity with vaping. Whether it is because you or a loved one use the products, or you’ve seen the big blooms of vapor being exhaled from someone in public, they seem to be more and more common. So what exactly is vaping? Vaping ...
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 ...
America is in the midst of an epidemic and in this article we’re not referring to the still-global COVID-19 pandemic. There is another well-rooted epidemic in our country that impacts the health of millions and shows no sign of letting up: obesity. According to the Center for Disease Control, over 42% of Americans qualified as obese in 2018. Another 20% ...
March is national colon cancer awareness month. Colon cancer is rising among young individuals and according to the National Cancer Institute, it’s the third leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. As a result, colon cancer guidelines have changed. Now, everyone should be screened for colon cancer beginning at the age of 45. Screening options There are ...
St. Peter’s Health Cancer Care welcomes Elizabeth Bigger, MD. Dr. Bigger comes to St. Peter’s with 15 years of clinical experience providing oncology and hematology care. She earned her Doctorate of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. and her Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University in New Haven, Conn ...
St. Peter’s Health Registered Nurses Rick DePaso and Jannine Vogley-Turner received DAISY Foundation Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. DAISY awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s patients and their family members. DePaso has been with St. Peter’s since 2015, most recently caring for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In DePaso’s nomination, a patient relayed a number ...
Nicotine Cessation Program is evidence-based and effective St. Peter’s Health offers the Greater Helena community clinical and evidence-based programs to help nicotine users quit for good. In partnership with the Montana Quit Line and the American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking program, the St. Peter’s Health Nicotine Cessation program is a seven-week program that combines the use of medication and ...
St. Peter's Health Primary Care physician Dr. Andrew Gilbert provided the voice for ExploartionWorks' mRNA Vaccine Video that helps explain the science beyond vaccines and how they help keep us from getting sick. Learn more on ExporationWorks' mRNA vaccines page ...
Gastroenterologist Dr. Lauren Shea earned her Doctorate of Medicine at the Mercer University School of Medicine and her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Georgia. She completed both her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the Emory University School of Medicine and is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine ...
I worked as a dispatcher for the Montana Highway Patrol for 14 years before starting at St. Peter's Health as the American Heart Association (AHA) trainer last year. Sometimes, when people learn that I was a dispatcher, they ask: "is there a certain call that you will remember forever?" I have responded to all types of emergencies, but I do ...