A Critical Access Hospital is a designation given to certain rural hospitals by CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Chief Operating Officer Devin Huntley of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson explains why.
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence Montana - HealthBreak - Foundation Overview Providence Montana Health Foundation ensures world class healthcare is available to all patients in Western Montana. Chief Philanthropy Officer
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Sports 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Sharon 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
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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,
1:31Providence 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
1:31Providence 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
