Billings Clinic

In a statement, a Billings Clinic spokesperson says despite efforts already underway to cut costs in every department, the hospital system is still recording “unsustainable monthly losses.”

New technology at Beartooth Billings Clinic in Red Lodge will give patients greater accuracy in detecting breast cancer.

Two of Montana’s largest hospital systems recently announced they intend to merge. Both Kalispell-based Logan Health and Billings Clinic say the merger will save money by keeping more patients in the state. But some experts worry the deal could increase health care costs for employers and workers.

After a policy change, providers can perform abortions if the fetus has a fatal condition in Gallatin County.

The state’s largest independent health care system welcomed its first patients to a new campus in Bozeman on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service says hot weather is arriving across Montana this week. Temperatures will range from the mid-90s on Wednesday to near 100 degrees by the weekend.

Montana’s largest hospital system is expanding its resources to become the region’s most comprehensive medical center for injury and trauma care.

Montana nonprofit hospitals receive millions of dollars in tax exemptions as charities each year in exchange for giving back to their communities. A KHN review found that some of Montana’s richest medical centers are falling behind most state and national hospitals.

St. Vincent Healthcare, RiverStone Health and Billings Clinic said in a joint statement that “Bottom line ... we are requiring our healthcare workers to become vaccinated against COVID-19."

A team of federal health care providers is helping to address a staffing shortage in Billings as Yellowstone County continues to lead the state in the number of active COVID-19 cases.