Logan Health (also known as Logan Health Medical Center), formerly Kalispell Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is a 622-bed

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, research and

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located in Kalispell,

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, servicing the northern Montana region. The hospital is the region's only university-level academic medical center. The hospital is owned by Logan Health and is the flagship hospital of the system. The medical center is affiliated with the

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. The hospital is also an ACS designated

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and has a helipad to handle medevac patients. Attached to the medical center is the Montana Children's Hospital that treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21. The hospital is also accredited by the

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(CARF)

History

In 1973, the ownership of the Kalispell General Hospital was transferred from the

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to the community and the name was then changed to the Kalispell Regional Hospital. On January 17, 1976, the Kalispell Regional Hospital was completed and ready to render patient care. The old hospital (Kalispell General Hospital) became "Courthouse East" and was used by the county for various offices until a new courthouse building could be constructed. In 1975, A.L.E.R.T.,

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service, flew its first patient. In 1981, a medical/surgical

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was added. In 1985, Brendan House, an extended care facility, was opened. In 1987, the Kalispell Regional Hospital became the first in the state of

to install an

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, a

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treatment center was added, and a new freestanding

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Department was opened. In 1989, Dialysis and Inpatient Rehabilitation facilities were added. In 1994, Kalispell Regional Healthcare purchased nearly 50 acres adjacent to the hospital. In 1996, the Kalispell Regional Healthcare opened "The Summit Community Center for Health Promotion and Fitness", combining the services of Second Wind (fitness) and the Health Promotion Center (community health education and rehabilitation) into one 84,000 square foot building. In 1997, Kalispell Regional Hospital changed their name to "Kalispell Regional Medical Center". In 2021, Kalispell Regional Healthcare's hospital system rebranded as "Logan Health", in reference to

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, the highest point along the

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in Glacier National Park.

Rankings

Kalispell Regional Medical Center was rated in 28 conditions and procedures by Healthgrades in 2015. Kalispell Regional Medical Center has received an A− Rating with the

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. In Spring 2016 The Leapfrog Group's "Hospital Safety Score" page scored Kalispell Regional Medical Center as a B.

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