Providence St. Patrick Hospital, is a health care facility in
Missoula, Montana
Missoula ( ; fla, label=Salish language, Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, Missoula Cou ...
.
Overview
Providence St. Patrick Hospital is the only
level II trauma center
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in western
Montana
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, northern
Idaho
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, and Southwest
Montana
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. The hospital employs more than 1,600 people and is the second largest employer in the Missoula area. It has 237 beds, and is the only hospital in western Montana other than
Community Medical Center that has helicopter facilities.
St. Patrick Hospital also hosts the International Heart Institute. The hospital served as one of four original
Ebola
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containment units in the United States, withdrawing from the program in December 2014, at which time there were 35 other such facilities. St. Patrick Hospital is located in the
Downtown Missoula
Downtown Missoula is the central business district in Missoula, Montana, and West-Central Montana. Downtown Missoula's rough boundaries are the Clark Fork River to its south, Madison St. to its east, the old U.S 93 highway/ North Orange St. to i ...
district; Missoula a thriving
city
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, and college town that has around 70,000 people in its primary city and around 111,000 people in
Missoula County, Montana
Missoula County is located in the State of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,922, making it Montana's third-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Missoula. The county was founded in 1860.
Missoula Coun ...
.
The present facility opened in 1984, and is the fourth on the property, which sits above the
Clark Fork River
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. The name was officially changed from St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center to St. Patrick Hospital in July 2011.
Broadway Building
Connected to the south end of St. Patrick Hospital is the Broadway Building, which is a six-floor medical building, with two underground parking lots. It was completed in March 2002 and has stood as one of the tallest buildings in
Western Montana
Western Montana is the western region of the U.S. state of Montana. The most restrictive definition limits western Montana only to the parts of the state west of the Continental Divide. Other common definitions add in the mountainous areas east o ...
since its completion. The building replaced the old Broadway Building, and the new building obtained the same name.
* The first floor is occupied by The Learning Center medical library, Broadway Pharmacy, a conference center and a Wellness Center.
* The second floor includes Broadway Imaging and Lab, Western Montana Clinic Lab and Montana Cancer Center.
* The third floor includes a walk way from the hospital at the International Heart Institute of Montana and the floor also offers outpatient services including Providence Medical Group's Women's Care Center, Bariatric Services, Montana Spine & Pain Center and Montana Neurosurgical Specialists.
* The fourth floor is occupied by Providence Medical Group's Broadway Internal Medicine, Providence Nephrology and Western Montana Clinic.
* The fifth floor includes Western Montana Clinic and Missoula Surgical Associates. Finally the sixth floor is also occupied by Western Montana Clinic and Now Care.
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See also
*Community Medical Center (Montana)
Community Medical Center, is an integrated health care facility based in Missoula, Montana.
Overview
Community Medical Center is on a campus located near the center of the Missoula valley.
Services
Community Medical Center is the only facility ...
*List of hospitals in Montana
List of hospitals in Montana (U.S. state), grouped by city and sorted by hospital name.
Anaconda
* Community Hospital of Anaconda
Baker
* Fallon Medical Complex
Big Sandy
* Big Sandy Medical Center
Big Sky
* Big Sky Medical Center
Big Timber ...
References
External links
Official website
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Buildings and structures in Missoula, Montana
Hospitals in Montana
Healthcare in Missoula, Montana
Providence Health & Services
1921 establishments in Montana
Hospital buildings completed in 1984