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St. Peter’s Health unveils Comfort Care Suites, completes $2.1M donor funded “Gold Standard for Cancer Care” initiative

St. Peter’s Health announced today the completion of their Comfort Care Suites, two newly renovated patient care spaces on the surgical/oncology unit at the Regional Medical Center dedicated to providing a more comforting experience for patients and loved ones experiencing end-of-life situations. Each suite includes a patient care room and a conjoined family room. St. Peter’s Chief Nursing Officer Kari ...

St. Peter's Health Medical Group - Broadway Clinic Welcomes New Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner, Maggie Bristow, NP

Maggie Bristow, NP earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Carroll College. Maggie is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Association and Montana Nurses Association. Maggie is providing care at the St. Peter’s Health Broadway Clinic, located at ...

St. Peter's Health Medical Group - North Clinic Welcomes New Family Medicine Physician Assistant, Sarah Kent PA-C

Sarah Kent MS, MSPAS, MPH, PA-C earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Public Health from Touro University California in Vallejo, Calif. She earned her Master of Science in Biological Sciences from California State Polytechnic University Pomona in Los Angeles, Calif., and her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from California State University San Marcos ...

St. Peter’s Rauser and Christopherson Receive DAISY Awards

St. Peter’s Health Registered Nurses Rachelle Rasuer, RNC and Darcy Christopherson, RN received DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. DAISY Awardees are selected quarterly from nominations submitted by St. Peter’s patients, their families and fellow colleagues. Rauser works as a float pool nurse. The patient who nominated her said, “Rachelle showed me so much compassion and kindness and I will never ...

Light A Life 2023: Uniting our community in support of hospice care

An open letter sharing the unwavering care and professionalism of St. Peter’s Health Hospice I’m Rick O’Connell, and my connection with St. Peter’s Health Hospice began when my mother Ruth battled COPD. The hospice team provided invaluable support during that time. Later, I volunteered with St. Peter’s Health Cancer Care, where I witnessed the incredible compassion of hospice nurses. In ...

Health Matters: Benefits of water exercise

Water or aquatic exercise has many advantages over traditional land-based exercises, especially if you find exercising on land too painful, difficult, or taxing. Exercising in water is as beneficial as exercising on land if performed at a similar intensity and if properties of the water are used to your advantage. Individuals who are unable to move well on land may ...

Health Matters: My doctor ordered a sleep study, now what?

During your doctor’s visit, you express that 1) you’re not feeling well rested, 2) you’re not sleeping as well as you used to, and/or 3) you often find yourself tired and are having a hard time staying awake in the middle of the day. Hearing these concerns, your doctor may recommend a Polysomnogram, also known as a sleep study, which ...

Read the full report: Fall 2023 Update to the Community

Inside our Fall 2023 Update to the Community, you'll find the latest news from your local health care system. Building gold standard Cancer Care: Introducing Cancer Care director Connie Heyob MRI upgrades cut exam time in half: A $2.25 million project to bring a second wide-bore MRI machine to St. Peter’s means exam time is cut in half for patients ...