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Community Medical Center

Community Medical Center is a leading physician-led health care organization in Missoula, Montana dedicated to enhancing the health of Montanans with a complete range of medical services and patient-centered care. As a 151-bed hospital, CMC is nationally recognized for cardiology, cancer care and prevention, total hip and joint replacements, physical rehabilitation therapy, wound care and mother & baby. It is also home to Community Children’s – the region’s best healthcare system for pediatric care from primary care to critical care. In addition, Community Physician Group provides family medicine, internal medicine and specialty practices along with Community FirstCare walk-in clinics.

Services include:

• 24-hour, Physician-staff ed Emergency

Department • 24-hour Free Nurse-on-Call (406) 327-4770 • 24-hour Billings Clinic Heart and Vascular Center • Community Cancer Care and Prevention • Community Physician Group (primary care and specialty providers) • Community FirstCare (walk-in clinics) • Diabetes & Weight Management • Dialysis and Kidney Care • Genetic Testing and Counseling • General Surgery • Infusion Th erapy • Intensive Care Unit • Laboratory services (Inpatient & Outpatient) • Medical and Surgical Hospital • Nuclear medicine • Orthopedic Surgery • Physical Rehabilitation (Inpatient and Outpatient) • Physical Th erapy • Occupational Th erapy • Speech Language Pathology • Radiology • Respiratory therapy • Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center

Community Medical Center’s inpatient rehabilitation center is the largest, most comprehensive and longest-standing program of its kind in the state of Montana. It is nationally recognized, CARF Accredited, for brain and spinal cord injury, as well as stroke and orthopedic rehab programs. Th e heart and vascular center is among one of over 200 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College

of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award. The cancer center has received American Cancer Society Accreditation with three areas receiving commendation. Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center was named a Center of Excellence. Orthopedic surgery received Advanced Certification for Hip and Knee Replacements from The Joint Commendation. The Mother and Baby unit is Baby-Friendly Certified by the World Health Organization.

The hospital is located on a 45-acre campus in Missoula, Montana and is a joint venture with LifePoint Health and Billings Clinic, Montana’s largest hospital and a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Most insurance plans are accepted, and Community Medical Center is approved for participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Check with your insurance plan carrier to confirm your coverage. Community Medical Center services all of Western Montana and Central Idaho and employs over 1,000 people with over 300 physicians and allied health staff.

Community Children’s

No other pediatric healthcare system in the region has the depth and breadth of services that Community Children’s at Community Medical Center has to offer—including specialties and certifications you may not find in many hospitals in major cities. Certainly, nowhere else in Montana.

From fetal transfusions for the youngest and tiniest of patients to a neonatal intensive care unit that cares for babies born as early as 23 weeks to the region’s best pediatric therapy specialists, Community Children’s is at the forefront of pediatric medicine. And, our multidisciplinary approach to pediatric care continues until well after a child leaves the hospital. More babies are born at Community Children’s than any other hospital in Western Montana — over 1,000 per year. Our Mother Baby Unit combines state-of-the-art technology with a personal touch to ensure the best possible

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family-centered care. Our Level III NICU has a dedicated flight team to transfer infants from all over Western Montana. We also have a certified pediatric prepared emergency department that is supported by pediatric critical care physicians and nurses as well as a dedicated inpatient unit. Community Children’s is the only hospital in Montana affiliated with Seattle Children’s Hospital, where the best pediatric specialists come to Montana so we can keep children close to home.

Services at Community Children’s include:

• 24-hour, Physician-Staffed Pediatric Emergency Department • 24-hour free Nurse-on-Call at 406-3274770 • Behavioral & Developmental Therapies • Breastfeeding Support • Fetal Therapies • Genetic Testing and Counseling • Laboratory Services (Inpatient & Outpatient) • NICU (Level III) • NICU Transport Team • Obstetrics • Antepartum • Labor & Delivery • Mother & Baby Unit • Pediatric Infusion Program • Pediatric Inpatient Unit • Pediatric ICU • Pediatric Primary Care • Pediatric Specialists (Affiliated with Seattle Children’s and other specialists) • Pediatric Therapies (Inpatient and Outpatient): • Physical Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Speech Language Pathology • Pediatric Sedation Program • Radiology Services for Kids • Respiratory Therapy

Provided by Community Medical Center, www.communitymed.org

Providence Montana

With more than 40 clinics, two hospitals and almost 3,000 employees statewide, our health and services organizations work together to provide quality care to those in need.

Providence St. Patrick Hospital

for-profit medical center founded in 1873 in Missoula by the Sisters of Providence.

The 237-bed hospital offers: • a nationally acclaimed heart program, featuring the strongest structural heart program in the region, cardiac surgery, and pacemaker and vascular clinics • a full spectrum of woman’s and children’s services, including labor and delivery • neurology and neurosurgical services • cancer services • neurobehavioral/mental health services • general surgery • physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, and more

In 2018, Providence St. Patrick Hospital achieved its second Magnet® recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the gold star standard of nursing excellence. The hospital operates the only Level II Trauma Center in Western Montana, and a busy 24-hour physicianstaffed emergency department. The International Heart Institute (IHI) at Providence St. Patrick Hospital brings together highly skilled teams of cardiologists, heart surgeons, nurses and researchers

to perform a full range of cardiac procedures, from routine to the most advanced, and to discover innovative ways to treat heart disease. IHI has been named as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital in the Nation by Truven Health Analytics 10 times for superior clinical outcomes for patients. The Montana Cancer Center at Providence St. Patrick Hospital is a practice made up of a team of physicians, licensed therapists and oncology certified nurses. It is accredited by the Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and is designated as a Comprehensive Community Hospital Cancer Program.

Providence Medical Group

Providence Medical Group (PMG) is a group of over 30 primary care and specialty provider practices in Missoula and surrounding communities, employing over 300 physicians and other clinical providers. Nine providence primary care clinics are recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance as patientcentered medical homes. Physicians and providers work as a team to provide the most efficient, comprehensive, and effective care for our patients at all stages of their lives. Our goal is to work with patients to improve their health through prevention, early diagnosis and chronic disease management. Our specialty clinics include quality care in cardiology, cardiac surgery, weight-loss surgery, infectious disease, diabetes management, nephrology, occupational medicine, psychiatry, acute and chronic pain management, senior care and wound care. We also provide walk-in care at various locations.

Western Montana Clinic

Founded in Missoula in 1922, the Western Montana Clinic strives to bring new and innovative medical advances and services to the area. Our primary function is to provide extraordinary medical care. The multi-specialty group is made up of 65 providers in 15 different specialties with over 250 employees. A variety of diagnostic services are available, including newborn & pediatric care, preventive health, and critical care.

Western Montana Clinic also has two Now Care clinics for your urgent care needs - in Southgate Mall and in the Broadway Building. These locations offer walk-in appointments, with the mall offering evening and weekend hours. Because emergencies can happen at any time, a Physicians is on call 24 hours each day to provide extraordinary care.

To make an appointment at any of our locations including the Physician Center #3 on Community Medical Center Campus, Garden City Medical Arts Building or the Broadway Building, call 406-721-5600.

Provided by Western Montana Clinic, www.westernmontanaclinic.com N