Billings Clinic is Montanas largest independent health care system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, Billings Clinic is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic is an integrated multi-specialty group practice with a 304-bed hospital and Level II trauma center. Billings Clinic has more than 4,700 employees, including nearly 600 physicians and non-physician providers and advanced practitioners offering more than 80 specialties.

Billings Clinic's vision is to be a national leader in providing the best clinical quality, patient safety, service and value. Shared electronic medical records are one way we have worked towards that goal.

The electronic medical record helps both primary care physicians and specialists know the patients' entire health history, the drugs that have been prescribed, and test results. This improves the overall quality, safety and cost of care.

Billings Clinic has 14 regional partnerships, including management agreements with 13 Critical Access Hospitals and one outpatient clinic. In addition, we conduct approximately 110 specialty care clinics per month at 21 different regional locations for residents of rural Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. We were designated as the first Magnet organization in Montana in 2006, and are a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Affiliated hospitals are located throughout Montana and Wyoming.

Physician leadership is embedded in the organization with a physician CEO and through its internal and community governing boards that have physician members. Billings Clinic is consistently recognized nationally for excellent performance in patient quality, safety, and service.

The cost of a DispatchHealth visit is significantly less expensive than an emergency room visit, and often the same out-of-pocket cost of an in-network urgent care center. The percentage of the total bill youre responsible for is determined by your insurance plan.

Billings Clinic is participating in a national trial to study the use of an advanced device to treat patients with atrial fibrillation who are at higher risk for stroke and we are enrolling participants now.

Many cancer patients in Miles City will soon have a state-of-the-art treatment option at Billings Clinic Miles City. By the end of 2021, Billings Clinic Miles City will introduce radiation therapy services using a mobile Halcyon linear accelerator, which provides dedicated radiation treatment for cancer patients.

Billings Clinic is grateful to announce the arrival of two federal teams made up of more than 20 people total to provide staffing help throughout the organization. An eight-person Public Health Service (PHS) team of pharmacists and approximately 20 U.S. Navy military medical personnel.

Construction of Billings Clinic Bozemans new medical campus along I-90 at 19th Street (3901 Wellness Way) is advancing on schedule for a late spring of 2022 opening. In the meantime, three modular clinic buildings have been placed on the campus to start serving patients this week.

In light of the recent increase in COVID-19 in our community, the Billings Clinic Foundation is announcing the cancellation of the 2021 Billings Clinic Classic street party, which was planned for August 28 in downtown Billings.

A new innovation that holds promise to fight lung cancer is now in use at Billings Clinic. Used to view the inside of the lungs and obtain a tissue sample for biopsy, the goal of Auris Healths Monarch Platform is to enable earlier and more-accurate diagnosis of small and hard-to-reach nodules in the periphery of the lung.

Mayo Clinic and Billings Clinic have based their multispecialty physician group practices around the notion of collaboration and teamwork. Billings Clinic doctors can access specialists and subspecialists at Mayo Clinic when they need extra help on a tough diagnosis or treatment plan.

The Mayo Clinic Care Network is a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and other health care organizations. Through this network, your health care team at Billings Clinic has easy access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise.

As part of Mayo Clinic Care Network, your health care providers at Billings Clinic can consult with specialists at Mayo Clinic through several unique electronic tools. These tools offer a connection to Mayo Clinic that allows your providers to get input on patient care when they believe it would be helpful.

Yes. Patient privacy is a priority, and we have safeguards in place to protect your health information. Anything shared with Mayo Clinic related to patient care is sent through a secure electronic connection and remains confidential.

No. Members of Mayo Clinic Care Network are locally owned and controlled. The purpose of the network is to connect members with Mayo Clinic so that they can work together to provide the best possible care when and where patients need it.

You may still need to travel for specialty care that isnt available in your area. But, by sharing medical expertise through the Mayo Clinic Care Network, the goal is that you will stay closer to home for your care whenever possible.

The hallmark of Mayo Clinic is teamwork. Its been that way since the first Mayo physicians began working together in the late 1800s. For nearly 150 years, Mayos approach to health care has been rooted in the idea that the best patient care is achieved when experts from a variety of medical specialties can work together, focused on the patient.

The network allows Mayo Clinic to develop broader and stronger relationships with like-minded organizations. It gives health care providers at network sites new tools and resources in specialty areas where Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise may be helpful, so patients are assured of the finest care anywhere.