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Improving Community Health: Clinical Pharmacy Manager recognized for antibiotic stewardship efforts

From the Helena Independent Record on July 29, 2019 Antibiotics can become ineffective when they are overused, and Thomas Richardson is working to help prevent that from happening in Helena and throughout the state. As the pharmacy clinical manager for St. Peter’s Health, Richardson launched the multi-disciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in 2015 to fight the antibiotic resistance epidemic. The team ...

Meet the newest member of our surgical team: the da Vinci Xi® Robot

Meet the newest member of our surgical team: the da Vinci Xi ® robot! Join physicians and staff from St. Peter's Health and Helena OBGYN and Associates at an open house on Monday, July 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Regional Medical Center (enter through main entrance). You will be able to: Get behind the controls of ...

Health Matters: The tough conversations are important

By Registered Nurse Care Manager Dave Ellis, RN in the Helena Independent Record on June 26, 2019. As a registered nurse care manager, I work closely with a patient’s care team, which includes your primary care provider, medical assistants, nurses, pharmacists, counselors and social workers. The role of the RN care manager is to help provide comprehensive, coordinated and quality ...

Health Matters: Protect yourself and loved ones from sun exposure

By Nurse Educator Karrie Fairbrother, BSN, RN, DNC, CDE from the Helena Independent Record on May 29, 2019 As a school kid, I remember being told that the skin was your largest organ, but not much more than that. According to the International Society of Dermatology, our skin protects us from viral and bacterial infection, regulates and maintains body temperature ...

Join us for Family Fun Fest 2019!

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 10 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 all ...

Nurses Recognized for Providing Extraordinary Care

Every quarter, we recognize nurses who deliver exceptional care by awarding the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The nurses are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter's Health patients, family members and colleagues. Congratulations to the spring 2019 recipients: Daisy Award Recipient - Christine Erickson, LPN (Psychiatry) In the words of the colleague who nominated Christine Erickson, LPN for ...

Helena clinics team up for sports physicals fundraiser

St. Peter's Health Medical Group and Performance Injury and Sports Medicine are teaming up to offer high school sports physicals to area students for a discounted price of $20, with all proceeds going to the students' athletic training departments. May 18 (Saturday) 9 am to 1 pm St. Peter’s Health Medical Group—Broadway Clinic 2550 Broadway (First floor) 457-4180 May 22 ...

St. Peter’s Health Medical Group Welcomes New Psychiatrist

St. Peter’s Health Medical Group welcomes psychiatrist Dr. Bridgid Crowley. Dr. Crowley earned her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, where she also completed her residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in consult-liaison psychiatry. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Montana State University in Bozeman. Originally from Helena, Dr. Crowley ...