Riverstone Health

The highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant is raising concern among health officials in Yellowstone County where nearly half of cases in the state from the newer strain have been found. Recent hospitalized patients in Yellowstone County tend to be sicker and increasingly in need of ventilators.

Yellowstone County public health officials say they’ve seen the county’s youngest resident death from COVID-19 related illness so far this year.

As demand for COVID-19 vaccinations in Yellowstone County slows, the county health department is partnering with local churches and businesses for walk-in clinics. YPR News’ Jess Sheldahl went to a clinic at an evangelical church, where congregants and community members got the shot.

More than 1,700 COVID vaccine appointments in Yellowstone County remain open this week. County health officials say the demand for COVID-19 vaccines is...

Community health centers in Montana will receive over $24 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to use for COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and treatment.

Starting Tuesday, Billings Clinic, St. Vincent Healthcare and RiverStone Health will staff Cedar Hall on the MetraPark fairgrounds, where they’ll administer first doses to residents in the Phase 1B category three days a week by appointment only.

A bill allowing people across the state to conceal-carry weapons without a permit, including on college campuses, is now working its way through the...

As several Montana counties issue more restrictive health mandates to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Yellowstone County — with the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in the state — is rescinding all local health orders.

The Montana health department Wednesday clarified who will be eligible next for the COVID-19 vaccine under the state’s revised distribution plan.

Social services in Billings are opening a temporary shelter to meet the city’s need for isolated sleeping spaces as COVID-19 cases rise and temperatures drop.