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Kalispell Regional Healthcare and Shodair Children’s Hospital have collaborated to support Montana Pediatrics — a statewide effort of Montana pediatricians dedicated to improving access to healthcare for Montana’s children.Montana Pediatrics was foun...

The holidays can be one of the most difficult times of the year for a child to spend in the hospital, but through Montana Children's Toy Box they are reminded that they are not fighting alone. Once again this year, Montana Children's will provide toy...

Kalispell Regional Healthcare (KRH) is offering free virtual health visits to provide support to our citizens who may be experiencing flu-like symptoms. These symptoms include: fevers, dry coughs, and fatigue. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has...

 Events have been cancelled, gatherings are limited, schools are closing and employees are being asked to work from home. This is an effort to practice social or public distancing. While all these things may be an inconvenience to many, the tactic ha...

Last week, Kalispell Regional Healthcare instituted a Hospital Incident Command structure for the national pandemic. This structure allows hospitals to adjust business operations while working with health officials to ensure that medical activities a...

Ok, so first the good news: dietary fat and cholesterol have been cleared of all charges (for the most part). With the exception of trans fat and hydrogenated oils. Recent meta-analysis has shown no strong link between dietary fat and heart disease, ...

In 2019, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirmed their stance on the palivizumab prophylaxis in high-risk infants and young children as guided by the 2014 AAP Guidelines. In Montana, RSV season generally commences in late November lasting...

This is a great time of year to review these topics. Every 5 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with a birth defect. At the top of the list of birth defects are congenital heart defects (CHDs). Demographic studies of congenital heart def...

According to the CDC, birth defects affect 1 out of 33 births in the U.S. with cleft lip/palate, heart defects and spinal bifida among the most common. We now know that taking 400 mcg folic acid (or the active form called l-methylfolate) before and d...

Joseph Castillo and his 10-month old niece, Mikaela, are both learning to walk. For Joseph, it is a re-learning—reminding his muscles to move and spine to support his lengthy 18-year-old body. Born with a lipomyelomeningocele, a condition where an ab...

It is an unfortunate fact that many of us have forgotten: Heart disease and atherosclerosis start in childhood. The MI in a patient in their 40s and 50s started decades before, when they were a child. We know this from autopsy data in children and te...

What does a pediatric gastroenterologist dietitian do? When would your child need to see a dietitian? These and many more questions are answered in this episode of Healthy Kids featuring Ashley Dunn, RD, LN, pediatric gastroenterology dietitian at Ka...

An undescended testicle is common in newborn boys and toddlers. However, surgery may be necessary if the testicle does not descend on its own. Gavin Falk, pediatric surgeon at Kalispell Regional Healthcare Montana Children's explains what you need to...

It is estimated that thousands of children are forced to leave the state for medical care annually. Currently, the distance from Kalispell to the nearest dedicated children’s health care facilities (Spokane, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Denver) is 200...

October 1, 2017, marked the one-year anniversary of the opening of Kalispell Regional Medical Center’s 12-bed Pediatric Unit/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The Pediatric Unit/PICU is staffed with pediatric critical care physicians, pediatri...