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.
“Life is short, make it sweet” is a quote displayed artistically in countless bakeries and cupcake shops to entice us to consume edible sweets. According to recent research, Americans have certainly taken heed because sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased more than 20 percent over the last three decades. Recent recommendations suggest reducing sugar consumption to no more than ...
Co-authored by St. Peter’s Nurse Practitioner Andeelyn Wardell and St. Peter’s Wound Care Center Program Director Jane O’Driscoll, PT, WCC, CLT-LANA, CSWS There are 34.2 million Americans who are diabetic and 64,000 of those are Montanans. We know that diabetes is associated with health issues such as neuropathy, causing sensation loss in hands and feet; and peripheral vascular disease, causing ...
November 22, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Bigger joins Medical Staff and Cancer Care team in February 2022 St. Peter's Health announced today the appointment of a new board-certified oncologist and hematologist to the St ...
As the pandemic rolls on and the dangerous Delta variant continues to take the spotlight, many people are asking, “What about flu season?” Last year, the flu season was essentially nonexistent. Without universal infection prevention precautions like masking in place, we will likely experience flu season differently this fall and winter. In efforts to reduce our chances of a “twindemic,” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...