Craig
Craig, MT · Health
montanarightnow.com
Helena specialty center opens with orthopedic care, outreach services
HELENA, Mont. — Great Falls Clinic announced the opening of a new specialty center in Helena that will start with orthopedic care and add pulmonology outreach services. The Great Falls Clinic Capital City Specialty Center, at 2231 N. Montana Ave. in Helena, expands specialty care access for patients and families across Central Montana, according to the clinic.
beckersspine.com
Montana orthopedic surgeon anchors new specialty center
The Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic has opened the Great Falls Clinic Capital City Specialty Center in Helena, Mont., according to a June 10 report by ABC FOX Montana. The center launched with orthopedic services led by Peter Hanson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with more than 30 years of experience. Dr. Hanson specializes in foot and ankle surgery and has cared for patients in Helena and surrounding communities for more than two decades.
montanarightnow.com
Helena provider uses grant to open more youth psychiatric beds
Helena, Mont. — State leaders awarded two-year grants of $618,000 each to Montana’s only providers of intensive psychiatric residential treatment for youth as they worked to keep more children in the state for care. Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena said it used its grant funding to open a...
Fairfield Sun Times
Helena provider uses grant to open more youth psychiatric beds
Helena, Mont. — State leaders awarded two-year grants of $618,000 each to Montana’s only providers of intensive psychiatric residential treatment for youth as they worked to keep more children in the state for care. Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena said it used its grant funding to open a...
NBCMontana
Intermountain Health St. James receives major stroke certification
BUTTE, Mont. — Intermountain Health St. James Hospital received an important certification. The facility earned Primary Stroke Certification from The Joint Commission, which came after a rigorous onsite review. This milestone means they met national standards for rapid stroke diagnosis, timely treatment, and coordinated, evidence-based care. It's evident in...
newsfromthestates.com
The Forest Service’s ‘prescription’ for poisoning the populace
Plumes of smoke rise from a United States Forest Service prescribed burn near Helena. Plumes of smoke coated the Helena valley causing air monitoring stations to report unhealthy air quality. (Photo by George Ochenski) April 9th was a glorious “bluebird” day for which the Big Sky State is famous. Not...
Daily Montanan
The Forest Service’s ‘prescription’ for poisoning the populace
April 9th was a glorious “bluebird” day for which the Big Sky State is famous. Not a cloud in the too blue sky, hillsides turning green, wildflowers heralding Spring’s colorful promise. The air coming down from the Continental Divide was fresh and clean flowing over the forested mountainsides. But in early afternoon an angry orange […]
Montana Free Press
Health officials stress safety measures after Helena measles exposure at local hospital
After a recent measles exposure at St. Peter’s Health emergency department in Helena, public health officials are urging the public to avoid unannounced medical visits if they suspect they might have the highly contagious disease. In a Tuesday press release, the Lewis and Clark County Public Health Department said...
hilinetoday.com
Fort Harrison to Get Upgrades
HELENA, Mont. – The Fort Harrison VA Medical Center Thursday announced it has begun infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care. These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.
NBCMontana
Southwest Montana Community Health Center now Blacktail Health
BUTTE, Mont. — A regional independent non-profit that provides healthcare services to anyone, regardless of insurance status, now has a new name. What had been known as Southwest Montana Community Health Center in Butte and Anaconda, and Blacktail in Dillon, are now all under the Blacktail Health banner. Blacktail...
NBCMontana
Montana Tech alumna brings specialized spine care to rural Montana
MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University alumna Chloe Jones is now helping provide advanced spine surgery care in rural southwest Montana as a physician assistant at Community Hospital of Anaconda. Jones, a 2017 biological sciences graduate, works as part of a small surgical team serving patients from Anaconda, Butte...
msuexponent.com
Intermountain Health St. James Hospital welcomes first baby of 2026
Intermountain Health St. James Hospital said Friday it has welcomed its first baby of 2026. Hazily Lyons was born 3:45 p.m. Jan. 1 to Bella Smith-Collett and Ezekiel Lyons of Butte. St. James Hospital was recently recognized as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in America by U.S....
NBCMontana
Grant to provide for behavioral health therapist at Butte middle school
BUTTE, Mont. — Critical support is being provided to Mining City middle schoolers after a generous donation from the local hospital. On Friday afternoon at East Middle School, Intermountain Health St. James presented a $30,000 check to the Southwest Montana Community Health Center. These grant funds will allow for...