Articles tagged with 'healthconnect' & 'patientaccess' & 'community' | Logan Health

Local food pantries across the Hi-Line received over a total of 3,780 non-perishable items, plus 90 frozen turkeys, from employees at Logan Health - Chester, Conrad, Cut Bank, and Shelby before Thanksgiving weekend.Each hospital facility participated...

Logan Health's Foundation and School-Based Services awarded $500 grants to 16 educators at Flathead Valley schools this October. The Healthy Classrooms grant provides funding to local schools to aid in the creation or improvement of student-centered ...

With adventure in every corner, the Flathead Valley is a hotbed for thrill seekers of all kinds. Every year, adventurists such as climbers, whitewater rafters, mountain bikers, skiers and snowboarders take to the mountains, lakes, rivers and trails t...

Logan Health - Conrad was recognized with the Cardiac Recognition Award at the Montana Hospital Association’s meeting this past September.  The Cardiac Recognition Award is sponsored by the Cardiovascular Health Program within the state health depart...

Logan Health will start offering comprehensive brain and spine care for adult patients at a new independent location in Helena. Staffed by neurosurgeons T.C. Origitano, MD, PhD, and Joseph Sramek, MD, the clinic will provide initial and follow-up car...

Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, Logan Health will be renaming their Today’s Achievers, Tomorrow’s Leaders program after Winslow Nichols, one of the program’s first award winners. Winslow, who was chosen as the winner in February of 2020 while a...

Logan Health – Whitefish is pleased to announce it has named Kalen Young as the new Executive Director for its Foundation. Young will lead all fundraising initiatives based on the hospital’s short and long range strategic plans and facility needs as ...

Alison Schmaltz, chair of the AFSP Flathead Valley Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk, speaks with KGEZ AM radio about the upcoming suicide prevention walk that will be taking place on September 25 at Kalispell Middle School. ...

Logan Health has signed a letter of intent to donate land for a new nursing education building in Kalispell to be built with a portion of a $101 million investment by philanthropists Mark and Robyn Jones to Montana State University.“We’re excited to ...

In 2012 the first Planetree Festival was held to celebrate the Whitefish hospital’s ten-year affiliation with Planetree International. Typically held every two years, the festival was missed in 2020 due to covid-19 pandemic. This year the hospital is...

The application window for the Logan Health Genetics Fundamentals of Genomics Course and NP/PA Genomics Fellowship program is now open. The program development was headed by Logan Health’s director of Genetics Development, Carrie Thompson, who hopes ...

Jane Emmert, director of the ASSIST program at Logan Health, speaks with KGEZ AM radio about what ASSIST is and how they serve our community.

Logan Health Medical Center (LHMC) was recently awarded eight American Heart Association (AHA) achievement awards for their implementation of quality improvement measures that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated care. Thi...

Brittany Coburn, NP, director of the School Based Health Center program, speaks with KOFI radio about the  health services offered in schools and the benefits of having a school based clinic on site. ...

The Advanced Life Support and Emergency Rescue Team (A.L.E.R.T) program at Logan Health recently took off on their 20,000th medical dispatch, a major milestone in the program's storied 47-year history. The landmark dispatch took place shortly after 9...

Joe McClafferty, president of the Logan Health Foundation, is introduced during KGEZ's Community Conversations segment and discusses the recent successes and future goals of the Logan Health Foundation....

 Logan Health has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 Community of the Year Population Health Pioneer Awards, presented by Caravan Health, part of Signify Health. The award is given to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and partners each year ...

The Logan Health Foundation recently purchased fifteen Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) to be donated to local sports organizations in time for their spring seasons. Following an incident last summer where a local youth soccer player went int...

A C-130 aircraft from the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, will perform a flyover of Columbia Falls, Whitefish, Kalispell, and Polson on Wednesday, May 6. The purpose of the flyover is to demonstrate the Department of the Air Force's c...

HOW YOU CAN HELP While KRH is fortunate to have a current supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), we know a time may come when those supplies may be significantly reduced as the COVID-19 situation evolves. Help us reach our goal of building a...

Last week, the Kalispell Regional Healthcare (KRH) Foundation celebrated their 20 year anniversary. Back in March 2000, the Foundation was created as a way to bridge the gap between the rising cost of specialized medical equipment, nursing education,...

North Valley Hospital announced Jan. 28 it will soon be building a new physical therapy facility on Nucleus Avenue in Columbia Falls. The expansion will not impact the community center at the location, which is used by numerous civic groups, hospi...

Dr. Sharon Hecker, cardiologist at Rocky Mountain Heart & Lung, talks with KGEZ AM radio about the ways that you can prevent heart disease. On Wednesday, February 26, Dr. Hecker will be hosting a Q&A session at the Summit Medical Fitness Center. Stop...

Kalispell Regional Medical Center (KRMC) was named one of three hospitals in the state of Montana to earn an Overall Hospital Quality five-star rating from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In total, CMS assigned star ratings to more...

Throughout the holiday months, Glacier View Plastic Surgery (GVPS) celebrated the season with compassion. In November and December of 2019, the staff at Glacier View Plastic Surgery asked their patients to bring in donation items for the Kalispell HE...

The Montana Center for Wellness and Pain Management announced its new partner organization for its ongoing community partnership program. On February 3, 2020, The Montana Center began its partnership with The Kalispell HEART Locker to help promote aw...

North Valley Hospital has released the 2020 Annual Community Report. The report covers hospital updates, new services, clinic information, awards, community benefit numbers, hospital statistics and finances, and more.    This report is availabl...

Each month, KRH selects an employee that goes above and beyond to demonstrate strong character. They are nominated and selected by peers as the Guardian of the Month. Standing ovation for Grace Caplan! Congratulations to Grace Caplan, registere...

By Allison Linville North Valley Hospital employs more than 400 people at the Whitefish hospital, all of whom are considered caregivers, as part of our Planetree philosophy of patient-centered care. Everyone from nurses to physicians to dietary su...

The Kalispell Regional Medical Center Gift Shop is holding its annual early bird sale on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17. Shoppers can expect deep discounts on all holiday and Fall merchandise, starting with 35 percent off at 6 a.m. on ...