Students starting kindergarten and sixth-grade usually are due for recommended vaccinations to prevent serious diseases. If your student isn’t up to date on vaccinations, now is the time to make an appointment with your child’s healthcare
RiverStone Health thoroughly investigates every confirmed or suspected case of foodborne illness when we get complaints, says Clark Snyder, RiverStone Health registered sanitarian. We work every day to prevent foodborne illness. We educate food businesses and
Karen Graf, RN, manager of RiverStone Health Rural School Nursing, explains how a person infected with shingles can infect unvaccinated people with chickenpox. The best way to prevent chickenpox is to get the chickenpox vaccine. Ask
Exercise and nutrition go hand in hand to ensure children’s health, says Ashley Miller, nutrition educator for RiverStone Health WIC. Ashley offers tips for kids’ summer nutrition and activities in this Billings Gazette column. She can
Help your child stay healthy this summer. James Miller, RiverStone Health physician assistant for our School-Based Clinics, reminds parents to make sure you know where your child is at all times and who they are hanging
Allergies, sunburn, bug bites and stings, oh my! Dr. Shae Saunders of RiverStone Health Clinic offers information on surviving summer maladies in this Billings Gazette article. When you need healthcare, call RiverStone Health Clinic at 406.247.3350.
Montana is the sixth worst state for melanoma – the most serious and often fatal type of skin cancer. Sheri Pope, RiverStone Health prevention specialist, provides tips for protecting your skin and preventing skin cancer, starting
Having a simple, effective first-aid kit in the car can make a difference when summer adventures turn into misadventures. Dr. Douglas Burns of RiverStone Health gives tips on what to include in your kit. To contact
An outbreak of syphilis in Montana is the worst in decades and Yellowstone County has more cases than any other county. Anyone who is sexually active is at risk for this serious illness. If you may
John Felton, President and CEO of RiverStone Health, discusses the move toward comprehensive primary and preventive care to improve health.
Money was tight when Dr. Megan Littlefield, RiverStone Health’s Medical Director, was growing up in a single-parent family, but she learned to give back. Today she pays it forward by teaching doctors in the Montana Family
Claire Oakley, Director of Population Health Services at RiverStone Health, helped girls design an experiment on the effects of exercise as part of Girls-n-Science STEM Stars at Montana State University Billings. STEM Stars helps introduce youngsters
Gazette Opinion: “For all of us who call Yellowstone County home, this patient-centered public health clinic is an excellent investment in our community.” RiverStone Health is reaching out to private donors to complete
Magic Magazine describes how family financial struggles and serving as a Big Sister at a Hispanic Community Center propelled Dr. Megan Littlefield, RiverStone Health’s Medical Director, into a career in healthcare and an advocate for providing
In lieu of a holiday office party, RiverStone Health employees shop and buy gifts for homeless youth, and patients and clients served by RiverStone Health. Employees come together for a massive wrapping party, filling a conference
Half of the students at Orchard Elementary School are already enrolled in RiverStone Health’s school-based clinic. As the only school-based clinic in Yellowstone County it offers well-child care, urgent care, management of chronic illnesses and behavioral
A $1 million lead donation by Billings philanthropists Bill and Merilyn Ballard brings RiverStone Health a major step closer in its capital campaign to break ground on a new primary care clinic this spring. The donation
RiverStone Health rolled out an $11 million capital campaign to build a new primary care clinic by announcing a $1 million federal grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Health Resources and Services Administration.
