After fleeing war and persecution, Missoula’s refugee families face losing the food and health care benefits that have long served as a bridge to rebuilding their lives.
As a tradition falls silent at St. Patrick Hospital, doctors and patients reflect on the 10-year history of its Family Maternity Center — and what the center’s abrupt closure means for Missoula.
“It’s profoundly sad,” a nurse at Missoula’s Community Medical Center said. “You don’t want the community to feel like they can’t come here and get good care.”
An out-of-state transfer center is among troubling accounts from current and former employees at Missoula’s private equity-owned Community Medical Center.
As senators scrutinize the practices of hospitals owned by private equity firms, a new report includes the alleged sexual assaults of at least 15 female patients in Community Medical Center’s emergency department.
