healthcare

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula notched two achievements this month after being designated as a “Top Heart Center” followed by designation as an advanced primary stroke center.

The impact on services for low-income families is an overlooked consequence of the Medicaid “unwinding,” which has led to coverage being terminated for millions of people since April, with millions more expected to lose coverage in the coming months.

All key health indicators have worsened since last year, when Idaho Kids Covered released its first report on the health of Idaho children and mothers.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana submitted a ballot initiative last week to put before the voters the option to add the right for someone to make decisions about their pregnancy, including abortion, as a constitutional right in Montana.

Aquablation therapy used to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to an enlarged prostate is now being offered in Missoula, Community Medical Center said this week.

Intermountain Residential is one of the only facilities in the U.S. that serves young children with emotional dysregulation.

Missoula County on Tuesday agreed to apply revenue from a mental health mill levied by the county in 1999 to support the opening of the Riverwalk Crisis Center.

With a couple hours to spare, a strike on the Las Vegas Strip was averted this year as Culinary Workers Local 226 announced a tentative contract agreement with Wynn Resorts.

If the state is successful in expanding its policy to child care facilities, it would become the second this year to add a religious exemption to its immunization requirements for younger kids.

Biden administration officials said Friday the Department of Veterans Affairs will expand health care coverage for certain groups of veterans and their families and create new programs meant to make care more accessible.