Latest News and Information from Montana

Providence Montana wins national awards from Practice Greenhealth
6/10/2025

Providence St. Patrick Hospital Announces Closure of the Family Maternity Center
6/4/2025

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Human Experience Awards
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Human Experience Awards
Providence St. Patrick Hospital has won the 2024 Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award and the Pinnacle of Excellence Aw

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Cardiothoracic Surgery
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Providence Heart Institute at St. Patrick Hospital offers heart and lung surgery options that cover both time-tested procedures and the newes

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Foundation Overview
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Foundation Overview
Providence Montana Health Foundation ensures world class healthcare is available to all patients in Western Montana. Chief Philanthropy Officer

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Solids in Babies
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Solids in Babies
As an infant moves from breast milk or formula to solid foods, parents can have many questions. Pediatrician Meredith Lease talks about some of the

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - First Step Expansion
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - First Step Expansion
First Step is a sexual assault and strangulation response center and a children’s advocacy center that provides a professional collaborative re

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Structural Imaging
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Structural Imaging
To help fix problems with the valves in the heart, doctors must be able to have images and understand exactly what’s wrong. Dr. Jocelyn Spoon fro

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Breast Reconstruction
5/28/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Breast Reconstruction
When a woman has a breast cancer removed, reconstruction is an important part of both her physical and emotional recovery. Dr. Bradley Coots t

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Pediatrics
5/22/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Pediatrics
Pediatricians can also help children learn habits to keep them healthy throughout their lifetime, even as they mature and their needs change. From birth

Providence St. Patrick Hospital earns an “A” Hospital Safety Grade
5/2/2025

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Cardiac Surgery Program
4/16/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Cardiac Surgery Program
Providence St. Patrick Hospital has a long history of providing state of the art heart surgery. Dr. Tony Caffarelli says their program is no

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Neuropsychology
4/16/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology has become the gold standard for assessing changes in the way the brain functions. Dr. John Harrison from Providence St. Patrick Hos

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Family Medicine
4/16/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Family Medicine
As Spring arrives and Western Montana begins to bloom, allergies can arise as well. Family Medicine Physician Dr. Daniel Gross describes the symptom

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Clinical Trials at Saint Patrick Hospital
4/16/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Clinical Trials at Saint Patrick Hospital
Providence St. Patrick Hospital not only offers the most modern care available, they’re a crucial part of clinical trials

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Critical Access
4/16/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Critical Access
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson is what’s called a Critical Access Hospital. Chief Administrative Officer Caryl Perdaems explains wha

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center recognized as a Gold Safe Sleep Champion
4/14/2025

St. Pat's recognized as one of the World's Best Hospitals and #1 in Montana
4/14/2025

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Sports Physicals
4/14/2025
Sports Physicals are important for any middle school or high school age student participating in any level of exercise, not just organized team sports. Pediatrician Meredith Lease explains us what par

Providence Montana - HealthBreak -Bariatrics
3/21/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak -Bariatrics
Deron Ludwig, MD
General & Bariatric Surgeon
Providence
Weight loss surgery is often recommended for people 75 pounds or more overweight, especially if

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Bariatric Program Accreditation
3/21/2025
Sharon Hillgartner, RN-CBN, FASMBSIH
Bariatric Program Coordinator
Providence’s Bariatrics Program is one of only two Weight Loss Surgery Centers of Excellence in Montana to be accredited by the Amer

Providence Montana - HealthBreak -Sleep in Children
3/21/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak -Sleep in Children
Stephanie Sari, MD
Pediatrician
Sleep is an important part of everyone’s life, especially for children, when sleep is fueling growth, regulating w

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Heart Expo 2025
2/11/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Heart Expo 2025
The International Heart Institute at Providence St. Patrick Hospital will once again host The Heart Expo. The 2025 Expo will take place on Saturday,

2025 Heart Expo Feb. 22
2/4/2025
Come to the FREE, annual Heart Expo at Providence St. Patrick Hospital on Feb. 22

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Cardiac Rehab at St. Joseph
1/13/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Cardiac Rehab at St. Joseph
After a heart attack, heart surgery, heart failure, or minimally invasive heart procedure, cardiac rehab is a very important step on the

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - ECMO
1/13/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - ECMO
People with the most advanced forms of heart or lung failure often need special high-end technology to keep them alive. Dr. Travis Abicht explains how ECMO is

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Team Treatment of AFib
1/13/2025
The fast, abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation affects as many as 6 million Americans, and some estimate the number will double in the next 5 years. That’s one reason Dr. Nicholas Mantini

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - CT at St. Joseph
1/13/2025
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - CT at St. Joseph
CT, or Computed Tomography, is diagnostic imaging using a combination of of x-rays and computer technology. It’s a vital tool in diagnosing injurie

Providence St. Patrick Hospital receives two Press Ganey Human Experience Awards!
1/7/2025

Providence Montana - HealthBreak - New Linear Accelerator
12/20/2024
Providence Montana - HealthBreak - New Linear Accelerator
Because radiation is such a major part of treating and curing cancer, Providence St. Patrick Hospital has added a new state of the art radiati