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Missoula health department announces new location for …

WEBThe Missoula City-County health department is moving both its COVID testing and vaccination facilities to a new location. It will set up shop at 3665 W. …

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COVID-19 vaccination clinics to be held in Missoula

WEBThe health department's walk-in clinic at 301 West Alder Street is operating walk-in immunization hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and …

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Native Americans face major obstacles in accessing care

WEBUrsula, who is Crow, is one of thousands of Indigenous people in Montana who face serious barriers accessing the health care they need to live. Native Americans …

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Groups aims to re-enroll Montanans who lost health …

WEBRoughly 130,000 Montana residents, including 36,000 children, have lost their Medicaid or Healthy Montana Kids health insurance coverage since April of 2023. It’s …

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New chief executive steps in at St. Pat's hospital

WEBSt. Patrick Hospital in Missoula has a new chief executive. William J. Calhoun was chosen for the role by Providence, the health care company based in …

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New crisis center opens in Missoula

WEBMissoula County Commissioner Josh Slotnick, left, speaks at the grand opening of the new Riverwalk Crisis Center in Missoula on Monday. The center will …

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One woman's quest to improve health outcomes on Fort …

WEBFrom 2018 to 2022, white Montanans died on average at 78, and Native Americans in the state typically died at 61. On the Fort Belknap Reservation, the gap …

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Missoula-based pediatric rheumatologist is state's first

WEBCampbell has been working as the state’s only pediatric rheumatologist since October 2023. Billings Clinic has hosted a weekly clinic through a partnership with …

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Confused about mask rules

WEBOn Wednesday, Gov. Steve Bullock announced face coverings must be worn in public indoor spaces and certain outdoor settings settings for counties with four or more active …

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Tester attends opening of Missoula Veterans Affairs' clinic

WEBU.S. Sen. Jon Tester makes remarks during a press conference for the grand opening of a new Veterans Affairs disability benefits examination facility, located on Great Northern …

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VA Montana poised to open inpatient psychiatric wing

WEBMore than a year after a $7 million, 24,000-square-foot facility opened at Fort Harrison, the eight-bed unit designed for veterans needing inpatient psychiatric care is …

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Community Medical Centers went on lockdown Wednesday after …

WEBCommunity Medical Center in Missoula said the hospital went on lockdown on Wednesday after threats were made, but details are scarce about the incident. …

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Blackfeet Nation to build $20M wellness center

WEBAfter months of back-and-forth with the Indian Health Service, the Blackfeet Nation has secured $20 million to build a new wellness center without the help of the …

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Executive director resigns at All Nations Health Center

WEBThe recent issues at the nonprofit began in December, when the All Nations board of directors fired behavioral health supervisor Lily Gervais. Skye McGinty was the …

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New VA clinic coming to Hamilton

WEBThe current Hamilton clinic located at 299 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton is pictured above. The new Hamilton clinic will be more than 7,000 square feet — five …

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Poor morale, high turnover at Missoula hospital

WEBA recent proposal by the hospital to increase the nurse-to-patient ratio on days on the Med-Surg floor from 1-to-5 to 1-to-6, without an increase in pay, was …

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Outdated IHS facilities, equipment hurt patient care

WEBTribal health experts say it often feels like all the IHS facilities are fighting over one small pot of money, and they’re right. IHS was allocated $170 million in 2022 …

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Burnout, low wages: St. Pat's nurses want new contract

WEBThe main reason new nurses leave, besides burnout and stress, she said, is because they can’t afford Missoula’s housing prices on the wages they’re making at St. …

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We Care for the Holidays: Western Montana Mental Health

WEBAgency profile. Name of agency: Western Montana Mental Health Center Contact: 1321 Wyoming St.; 532-8400; wmmhc.org Year established: 1971 Adult …

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