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The survey asks participants to rate their communities based on access to public transportation, social events and long-term care facilities, among myriad other topics. Results are expected to come out in October.
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State health officials say they have signed a contract with a Helena-based consulting firm to address patient safety issues at the Montana State Hospital. The federal government pulled funding for the hospital this week citing safety problems that resulted in patient deaths.
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Some Montana emergency responders, like those in the Madison Valley, are trying something new. Instead of only responding to 911 calls, they are working with patients in their homes to prevent unnecessary medical emergencies.
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A Bozeman nonprofit clinic will take over administering federal funds for family planning health care services in Montana. The clinic beat out the state health department in a competitive application process.
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The high demand for treatment for children with behavioral and substance abuse problems has led Montana health officials to spend Medicaid funds to send kids to residential programs in other states with less stringent oversight.
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More than 20 cases of the BA.2 strain of COVID-19 have been reported in Montana since the end of January.
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Montana is joining other states around the country getting federal support to develop an Office of Faith and Community Based Services.
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The state hospital in Warm Springs is seeing a 72% vacancy rate for registered nurse positions, 62% for psychiatric technicians and 54% for forensic mental health technicians. The hospital has been relying on higher-paid contract workers to help fill the void.
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Montana State Hospital’s forensic facility, which evaluates and treats patients in the criminal justice system, has always had a waitlist, but the pandemic has lengthened it.
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The director of Montana’s health department says the agency doesn’t have the resources to continue a pandemic-related food assistance program for kids.