March Minerva Lecture

"Medication Safety at Home" on Tuesday, March 23, with presenter Larry Dent, PharmD, BCPS

All Minerva Lectures are free and open to the public.  They are presented in the Dayroom in the Rehabilitation Institute of Montana on the Community Medical Center campus.  Lectures begin at 5:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.  Here is more information on Minerva Society membership, upcoming lectures and committee service, or call the CMC Foundation office at 406-327-4141 if you have questions.


CMC Pediatrics Unit Open House Monday, March 22

On March 22, we will celebrate Pediatric care at Community Medical Center and the completed remodel of the CMC Peds Unit with a public open house from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on the CMC campus.  The afternoon will include opportunities to learn more about the breadth of quality pediatric services offered at Community, in partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital and other pediatric specialty physicians from across the nation.  We will also dedicate the Kemple Playroom and offer special thanks to the family and friends of Samuel Patrick Gallagher (2003-2009), in whose memory gifts were given to equip every Peds room with a TV and DVD player.  Our thanks to Vann's for their partnership in this equipment purchase.  For more information, please call Jean Jenkins at the Foundation office, 406-327-4141.


CMC Foundation annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony April 21

Please mark your calendars now for the Foundation's Scholarship and Awards Ceremony, which will be Wednesday, April, 21, 2010, beginning at 4:00 PM in the Rehabilitation Institute of Montana's Dayroom on the CMC campus.  Call the Foundation office for more information, 406-327-4141.


Sun-Smart Education Available

The Steven Robinson Memorial Endowment at CMCF provides Sun-smart education programs for students of all ages. Read a personal message from the parents of Steven Robinson.

When you are outside, protect your skin from the sun’s ultra violet (UV) rays. Shirts, hats, sunglasses and sunscreen protect your skin from exposure to UV rays, a significant factor in skin cancer. Know the ABCDE’s of skin cancer and melanoma detection.

A Is it Asymmetrical?
B Does it have an irregular Boarder?
C Is it an unusual Color?
D Is the Diameter larger than a pencil eraser?
E Any change in Elevation?

This program has been presented to more than 800 students in Western Montana to date.  For more information or to schedule a Sun-smart presentation call the CMC Foundation at 406-327-4141.


BioLife Teams Up with CMC Foundation for Breast Health

Plasma donors can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. The CMC Foundation and BioLife Plasma Services have teamed up so plasma donors can designate all or a portion of their compensation to a special account at the Foundation to raise money for the Breast Center at Community Medical Center.


CMC Foundation 2008 Annual Report - our 2009 Annual Report should be available this month. 

CMC Foundation Spring 2009 Newsletter

CMC Foundation Fall 2009 Newsletter


Community in the News

Family Health is now a weekly column in the Missoulian, written by CMC care providers. 
2/16 article - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
2/23 article - Strong Bones
3/2 article - Infant Massage
3/9 article - Colorectal Cancer

Montana Breast Health patient and CMC's unique approach to care - Missoulian, January 10, 2010

Community Medical Center and St. Pat's regional healthcare collaboration - Missoulian, October 11, 2009

$500,000 in Federal Appropriations for equipment to address women's and newborn care at CMC - KPAX, July 20, 2009

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Families - KPAX, January 2009 and other Community videos