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.
For many of us, March and April seem like a distant memory. But there are several safety precautions we took in the early days of the pandemic to help flatten the curve that are still a good idea today as COVID-19 surges in our community. Keep your world small 2020 is not the year for big holiday gatherings with friends ...
Dear Community: Our colleague, Registered Nurse Charlotte Skinner, RN, delivered a powerful message last week to the entire state of Montana. She said: “We need your help, Montana.” We want to reiterate this message. It is more important than ever that our community hears it loud and clear. COVID-19 is serious. It is true, the majority of people who get ...
Matt Aakre: Laboratory Services Operations Manager and Youth Sports Volunteer Extraordinaire If you can name a sport, one of Matt’s kids has probably done it – wrestling, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and softball. You can most often find Matt right alongside them, coaching youth sports for organizations like Bearcat’s Wrestling, Ambush Flag Football, Small Fry Football, Elkhorn Basketball, North Jefferson ...
Inside our Fall 2020 Update to the Com munity you'll find the latest news from your local health system. Read the full report to learn more about: How we're caring through COVID Our $9M OR renovation All our new providers And more! Read the Full Report ...
A stay in the hospital can be a stressful experience for you and your loved ones. Discharge alone can be overwhelming and intimidating: we share special care instructions, schedule follow up appointments and order medication prescriptions. We know that taking just one task off your plate upon discharge can make a world of difference. The St. Peter’s Health Pharmacy is ...
Urologist Dr. Kevin Brown was featured in this KTVH story highlighting the importance of early detection for prostate cancer. September was Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Brown now offers SpaceOAR to patients. SpaceOAR is used during radiation therapy for prostate cancer to help minimize the impact on urinary, sexual and bowel quality of life. Learn more about the services and ...
October 12, 2020
St. Peter’s Health announced today that it is expanding the hours for their drive-up COVID-19 testing and has opened a new testing location. The new location for all drive-up COVID-19 ...
New Inpatient Healing Arts Program St. Peter’s now offers art classes for patients in the Behavioral Health Unit to promote a more holistic healing process. The unit, which provides short-term, live-in care services for adults experiencing mental health crisis, began offering these classes weekly in June in partnership with the Holter Healing Arts Program. Patients can opt into the class ...
When St. Peter’s completes the $9 million Operating Room (OR) renovation project in November, Helena will have the most sophisticated, high tech operating rooms in the state of Montana. The six state-of-the-art surgical suites feature the latest in surgical technology including Indigo Clean® antibacterial lights, embedded communication technology and touchscreen access to medical records. So far in 2020, St. Peter’s ...
Many today are all too familiar with drug or alcohol addiction. Whether personally, or through a loved one, most of us have experienced the pain of addiction. Addiction is generally recognized when individuals compulsively use a substance despite adverse consequences. But is it really a “disease” you can treat medically? For decades, many seemed uncertain. So did I before medical ...