Due to increased illness in our community, visitor restrictions are in place at the Regional Medical Center. Children 12 and under, as well as anyone with cold and flu-like symptoms are restricted from visiting the Regional Medical Center unless they are seeking care. Click here to learn more
Growing our local cancer care team In February, St. Peter’s Cancer Care welcomed Medical Oncologist and Hematologist Dr. Elizabeth Bigger. Dr. Bigger is a triple board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist who joined our permanent, employed medical staff. St. Peter’s continues to actively recruit additional medical oncologists. B “We couldn’t be happier to welcome Dr. Bigger to our team. She immediately ...
Medical Oncologist and Hematologist Dr. Elizabeth Bigger, Pediatric Hospitalist Dr. Meaghan Lafferty and Gastroenterologist Dr. Lauren Shea joined St. Peter’s in 2022. What drew you to the community and St. Peter’s? DR. BIGGER: My husband Pete is a snowboarder, and I’m a skier. We fell in love with the area during a recent trip to Wyoming—wide open space, the mountains ...
June 16, 2022
Pharmacy Residency Program Helps Grow Next Generation of Clinical Pharmacists St. Peter's Health Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Practice Residency Program will welcome its seventh class of residents, slated ...
By Anna Peabody, AEMT Summer brings many changes to the Helena Valley. The increasing temperatures signal it’s time for school to be out and vacations in the sun with family and friends to begin. For local emergency response teams, summer brings not only sunshine, but also an increase in emergency calls due to recreational accidents. Some accidents are minor, while ...
Family Fun Fest is Helena's premier health and wellness event for kids brought to you by St. Peter's Health and PacificSource Health Plans. This year's event will be held Saturday, August 13, from 8:30am - 12:00pm at Helena's Centennial Park and Great Northern Town Center. Children attending get a free t-shirt while supplies last! This free event is open to ...
Pediatric Hospitalist Dr. Meaghan Lafferty earned her medical degree at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at Yale University. She completed her pediatric residency at Brenner’s Children Hospital at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and she is certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. As a Pediatric Hospitalist ...
Hearing loss is like a silent predator, it sneaks up on you. It is usually very gradual and people, often times unknowingly, develop compensation strategies to deal with it. These strategies can include lip reading, avoidance of difficult situations and increasing the volume on their TV or radio. Unfortunately, these strategies will only take you so far. Hearing loss and ...
St. Peter’s Health presented BEE Awards to Lead Environmental Services Aide Sarah Roll and Health Unit Coordinator Sharla Suurendonk. 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 and/or colleagues. A nurse on the St. Peter’s Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) ...
May 4, 2022
St. Peter’s Health is inviting the community to participate in the local health care system’s fourth annual HealthyWage 60-Day Step Challenge. Registration is open now. The challenge officially starts May ...
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), sexual violence is defined as an all-encompassing, non-legal term that refers to crimes like sexual assault, rape or sexual abuse and intimate partner sexual violence. It can occur any time a person is forced, coerced, and/or manipulated into any unwanted sexual activity. Montana’s criminal code defines sexual violence as sexual ...