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Community Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Safety Grade
November 06, 2023Grade reflects top national performance for patient safety.
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Free Thyroid Cancer Lecture & Oral Screening
November 03, 2023November 8, 2023 - Dr. Jeffery Haller, specialist in thyroid / parathyroid surgery, along with CMC oncologists & thyroid / parathyroid surgeons, will be providing a free thyroid cancer lecture and oral cancer screenings.
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Free Live Virtual Pre/Postnatal Yoga Flow Class
October 12, 2023Announcing a new live virtual pre/postnatal yoga flow class for our patients.
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ER Wait Times Now Displayed Online
August 28, 2023One specific way we are working to better inform people of our emergency care is through the regular publication of our average Emergency Department (ED) wait times on our website, CommunityMed.org.
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Good Health Starts Today – 4 Tips for Men’s Health Month
June 22, 2023In 2021 there was a 5-year difference between the average lifespans of women and men, and this gap has remained steady over decades, even as medical practices change. What explains this health gap?
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Pride Month 2023: Celebrating Our LGBTQ+ Team Members & Patients
June 20, 2023This special observance is an opportunity to raise awareness for the struggles, injustices and discrimination that LGBTQ+ people experience every day. As a healthcare organization, it’s particularly important for all of us to understand that this population faces a wide range of challenges in accessing and utilizing care.
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2023 Mercy Award Winner
June 19, 2023Maggie Thorness from the NICU was selected as CMC's 2023 Mercy Award winner!
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Community Medical Center Opens New Emergency Department
June 14, 2023Community Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, held a gauze cutting ceremony of its new and expanded Emergency Department on Wednesday. The gauze cutting was a nod to Community Medical Center’s gauze cutting ceremony held in 1972 when the current hospital building opened on Fort Missoula Road. The Emergency Department project broke ground in the fall of…
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Stroke Awareness Tips That May Improve Your Wellness
May 24, 2023Did you know that 80 percent of strokes are actually preventable? And high blood pressure is the most important controllable risk factor.
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Celebrating Our Nurses, Hospital Teams and EMS Partners
May 07, 2023Please join me in showing your gratitude for the local healthcare workers in your lives – friends, neighbors, family members, acquaintances or even strangers. They deserve our recognition, appreciation and support this month and year-round for everything they do.
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Celebrating National Nurses Week
May 04, 2023We are proud to celebrate our more than 300 nurses, who serve as dedicated and dependable caregivers for patients and their loved ones throughout their healthcare journey.
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Community Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Safety Grade
May 03, 2023This national distinction celebrates our achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. The grades just released by Leapfrog reflect performance primarily during the height of the pandemic.
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Daisy Award Honoree: Marsha Kimmet, RN - NICU
April 28, 2023Marsha Kimmet, RN of Community Children's NICU recently received the Daisy Award for exceptional nursing. She was nominated by co-workers.
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Community Donates Land for New MSU Nursing Education Building
April 27, 2023Community Medical Center has signed a letter of intent to donate land for a new nursing education building in Missoula
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3rd Hospital in the U.S. to Receive Advanced Perinatal Certification
April 12, 2023Community Medical Center (CMC) has become the third hospital in the nation to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care.
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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Is It Your Time for a Colonoscopy?
March 13, 2023According to the American Cancer Society, you should begin colon cancer screenings at age 45. Those at higher risk may need to begin screening earlier, and more frequently and/or with specific tests.
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Announcing New $17.9 Million Cardiovascular Building
March 06, 2023Hospital is investing $17.9 million dollars to better serve patients in Western Montana.
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Joint Replacements: How They've Changed at Community
February 24, 2023Joint replacements are increasing in demand as the population ages and patients want to stay active in later years of life. Learn why more people are choosing joint replacement surgery.
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National Heart Month: Four Easy Ways to Show Your Heart Some Love
February 02, 2023We often associate the month of February with hearts because of Valentine’s Day. However, there is another reason we should think of hearts in February – it’s American Heart Month, a designated time to advocate for cardiovascular health and raise awareness about heart disease.
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Radioactive Seed Localizations for Diagnostic Breast Cancer Lumpectomies
January 30, 2023We are the only hospital in Missoula offering this service and we have laid down the groundwork for Montana to use radioactive seeds for diagnostic purposes as opposed to seeds for therapeutic purposes.
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