Billings Clinic

Capacity is expanding in Montana’s largest medical hub, with the addition of a new intensive care unit and a control center

Dr. Galen Mills worked in large cities like Seattle and San Antonio, but the choice to serve in a rural area was one he’d been thinking about since he began his residency in 2018.

Montana State University’s nursing college is adding new buildings to its campuses in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell and Missoula.

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.