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Southwestern Montana boasts high peaks and scenic views
Defining a region like southwest Montana is subjective.
Fantozzi baby girl is CPMC's first born
Last Friday, a little more than an hour after the ribbon-cutting ceremony that dedicated Cabinet Peaks Medical Center, the hospital obstetrics department was christened with its first birth, that of Quinn Adalyn Fa…
Libby Medicare program expands
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus made his final trip to Libby on Saturday as a sitting senator and in doing so, announced the expansion of the Libby Pilot Program to 18 ad…
Formal ceremony opens Cabinet Peaks
Amid falling snowflakes at noon Friday, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center was formally dedicated during a Libby Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored ribbon-cutting.
Goodbye St. John's, hello Cabinet Peaks
With the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel, teams of healthcare workers transitioned 10 patients from St. John’s Lutheran Hospital to Cabinet Peaks Medical Cent…
Hundreds take tour of new medical center
Lincoln County residents have seen the new face of medical technology, and it is Cabinet Peaks Medical Center.
Flu cases in county, state on the rise; officials urge vaccines
Influenza activity is widespread in Montana with more than half of the counties reporting confirmed cases, state public health officials have said.
Community Health Center takes over WIC program Feb. 1
When Lincoln County ends its role of the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on Jan. 31, patients served by the fede…
Medical Center tour will give a glimpse into restricted areas
Hospice Tree of Life set for tonight
The Home Options Hospice Tree of Life is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight, Friday, Dec. 13, at the Libby Christian Church.
Local senior is victim of phone scam
Donald Swennes’ “friends” usually call before noon. They dial from Florida, Brooklyn, Canada, even Kingston, Jamaica. At 83, he is hard-of-hearing and often struggles to decipher the accents with which his callers …
State agency confirms initial influenza cases
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has confirmed the first influenza cases of the season in Gallatin and Flathead counties.
St. John's CFO Jacobson retires from staff
Loren Jacobson, who took the chief financial officer position at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital on an interim basis, has quit the post for the purpose of retirin…
Missoula medical center cuts positions
MISSOULA — Community Medical Center in Missoula is eliminating the equivalent of about 60 full-time positions through a combination of furloughs and 20 job cuts.
Med student impresses staff with his caring way
Take a good look, Libby. Marc Schwartz is the face of medicine of the future.
Troy swimmer, 71, wins first in backstroke at Senior Games
SANDPOINT — Ella Ackley admits she was not a good runner, so the 71-year-old retired physical-education teacher decided six years ago to begin swimming as a wa…