If you or family members need health insurance for 2024, check out the affordable private plans offered through HealthCare.gov. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1. At HealthCare.gov, you also can find out if you or your family
Family Nurse Practitioner Katie Keith and Vicki Sulser, RN, offer tips the help parents determine when an ill student should stay home from school. If you suspect your child won’t be able to comfortably make it
Syphilis cases have quadrupled in Montana since 2021. So far this year, 153 Yellowstone County residents have been diagnosed with this serious infection, which can cause psychiatric disorders as well as loss of vision and hearing.
Halloween can be fun and healthy with holiday snacks that fuel young bodies without giving them a sugar buzz. Callie Miller, registered dietitian with RiverStone Health WIC offers super-easy recipes for Halloween treats featuring fruits and
It’s time for fall vaccines to protect us against expected winter viruses, says Brenda Koch, manager of the RiverStone Health Immunization Clinic. Our Clinic, 123 S. 27th St., offers all routinely recommended vaccines for adults and
Understanding the nuances of hep C, its transmission, and the potential consequences is vital to reducing the burden of this potentially fatal disease, says Debbie Brown, SWLC, ACLC, RiverStone Health manager for Health Provision. Free, walk-in
If you are about to begin your pregnancy journey and aren’t already taking a daily prenatal vitamin with extra folate, start taking one, says Dr. Marina Hansen, a family doctor at RiverStone Health Clinic. Schedule an
Our community can unite to prevent suicide, says Sarah Music, chair of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley, and Population Health manager at RiverStone Health. To learn more, register for the free Sept. 22 suicide
By controlling blood sugar and watching your A1c level, your doctor can provide guidance to help you avoid diabetes complications, Dr. Grace Rose, a family physician at RiverStone Health Clinic, explains in this Billings Gazette column.
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.
By Bob Marsalli, John Felton, David Mark.
Community Health Centers see every person who walks through the door, regardless of their ability to pay or their insurance status. Montana’s 17 Community Health Centers serve more
In 30 years, RiverStone Health Clinic has provided more than $40 million in charity care and 13 percent of all residents in Yellowstone County now depend on the clinic for access to healthcare. Most of the
RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health agency, has earned national accreditation, a status held by fewer than 50 public health departments in the nation. It is the first health agency in Eastern Montana and the second
RiverStone Health clinics in Billings, Bridger, Joliet and Worden have each received a national seal of quality, recognition for transforming the way they deliver care. The clinics are the first in the region to be recognized
