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.
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 ...
Wearing a mask while in public and when around people who are not part of your immediate household is important to help limit the spread of COVID-19. As a Medical Aesthetician at the St. Peter’s Health Plastic Surgery and Medical Aesthetics clinic, I wear a mask all day. You might have noticed that wearing a mask can have impacts on ...
"Are we really dealing with this still?” Honestly, this is what comes to mind when I think about COVID-19 these days. As a clinical psychologist, I often ask patients to identify their emotions. My COVID-related emotions vary from anxiety, grief, uncertainty, fear and frustration, to optimism, gratitude and hope. But my prevailing emotion several months into this pandemic can best ...
August 31, 2020
St. Peter’s Health has received the Mission: Lifeline® 2020 Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of ...
By Jaime Larese, MS, RDN, LDN and Kyla Peterson, PT DPT OCS When thinking about establishing an exercise routine, often we envision dragging ourselves from our desks, changing into clothes we can sweat in, placing earbuds in to listen to upbeat music, and having to jack the treadmill or elliptical up to high speeds to see benefits. This vision often ...
By Dr. Nicole Clark It is estimated that 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's dementia today. This includes one in 10 people over the age of 65. We have all been impacted by the disease in some way—a parent, a favorite aunt, a neighbor; everyone knows someone who has suffered with the disease. I would like to focus today ...
"I can still hear Jaime saying, 'You're a non-smoker.' " Valerie* was a tobacco user for about 25 years. She hid her habit from most people. Only those who were close to Valerie knew that she smoked. Valerie decided to enroll in the Freedom from Tobacco class at St. Peter's Health because she wanted to quit using tobacco. Plus, she ...
Nominated by several agencies across the tri-county area, St. Peter’s Health Ambulance Manager David Webster has been named the Montana EMS Career Provider of the Year. Webster’s work in Emergency Medical Services started long before his career at St. Peter’s. In fact, it started when he was in high school when he worked for Beaverhead County Search and Rescue, before ...
Lisa Ross, RN and Kelsey Kyle, RN, PMH-C were recognized as DAISY Award Winners for Extraordinary Nurses of 2020. Daisy winners are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s Health patients, colleagues and family members. Ross is a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who has been with St. Peter’s Health since 2014. She was nominated by a ...
Family Fun Fest 2020 is on the move! Helena's premier health and wellness event for kids is on the move this year! Guidelines for physical distancing may have impacted our plans for our annual Family Fun Fest, but they haven’t stopped us from finding fun new ways to encourage kids and their families to engage in healthy activities this summer ...