Montana Health Care Resources

Livingston Memorial Hospital

504 S. 13th Street

Livingston, MT   59047

406-222-3541

Pathways Treatment Center of Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Chemical dependency and psychiatric treatment. Inpatient, outpatient and emergency services.

200 Heritage Way

Kalispell, MT   59901

406-756-3950

Montana Chemical Dependency Center (MCDC)

MCDC is the only in-patient chemical dependency treatment center administered by the State. It serves individuals 18 or older who have been diagnosed as having an addiction to drugs or alcohol or who suffer from both addiction and mental disorders. It provides detoxification and a full range of medically monitored treatments.

2500 Continental Drive

Butte, MT   59701

406-496-5400

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/amdd/mcdc/index.shtml

Montana State Children's Mental Health Services

Children's Mental Health

State mental health services for children under age 18 are administered through the Children's Mental Health Bureau of the Health Resources Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.

1400 Broadway, Cogswell Building, Room A116
PO Box 202951
Helena MT 59620-2951
Phone: (406) 444-4540
Fax: (406) 444-1861

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/mentalhealth/children/index.shtml

Medicaid Mental Health Services

Through the Medicaid program, the bureau manages the following psychiatric services for children who are seriously emotionally disturbed:

• Inpatient psychiatric services provided in hospital settings or residential treatment facilities;
• Community-based services, such as licensed foster and therapeutic group homes (not including room and board expenses);
• Mental health community-based outpatient services, including individual, group and family therapy; psychotropic medication monitoring; assessment; case management; youth day treatment; community-based psychiatric rehabilitation and support services; and comprehensive school and community treatment; and
• Services provided by mental health professionals, including licensed psychologists, social workers, licensed certified professional counselors, and licensed psychiatrists or medical doctors.

Non-Medicaid Mental Health Services

The bureau also manages non-Medicaid programs for seriously emotionally disturbed children under the Children's Mental Health Service Plan. This plan is limited to low-income youth who are within 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and who are not eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). Enrollment is limited to 130 youth a year.

This service plan provides community-based outpatient psychiatric services and psychotropic drug assistance. To apply, a parent or legal guardian should fill out a CHIP application, indicating a need for mental health care, and submit it to the CHIP program.

Flathead City-County Health Department

1035 First Avenue West

Kalispell, MT   59901

406-751-8101

Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies

A statewide coalition of concerned citizens, community organizations, health educators, health professionals and public policy makers working together to improve the health of mothers and children in Montana.

Contact Information

Address:
1235 Birch Ave Suite 1,
P.O. Box 6926, Helena, MT 59604
Telephone: 406.449.8611
FAX: 406.449.3703

http://www.hmhb-mt.org/index.htm
General Information: Info@hmhb-mt.org

Special Health Care Needs in the School Setting

Guidelines for Serving Students with Special Health Care Needs/Montana Contact:  Montana Office Of Public Instruction P. O. Box 202501 Helena, MT  59620-2501 888-231-9393, 406-444-3095 http://www.opi.state.mt.us/index.html x 202501 Helena, Montana 59620-2501 1)  OPI Technical Assistance Manual: Serving Students with Health Care Needs in Public Schools http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/SpecED/guides/HealthCareNeeds%20.pdf 2)  OPI Montana IDEA Deaf Blind Services http://www.opi.mt.gov/DBServices/Index.html 3)  OPI Audiology http://www.opi.mt.gov/SpecEd/Audio.html 4)  OPI Health Care Forms http://www.pluk.org/Pubs/MT/MT_health_care_forms_240K.pdf 5)  Montana Eligibilty for Special Education Criteria Checklists http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/SpecED/forms/CriteriaChcklst.pdf 6)  OPI link to: School Health and Safety, Children with Special Needs, Medications http://www.opi.state.mt.us/index.html

Guidelines for Serving Students with Special Health Care Needs/General

1) Children With Diabetes: A Resource Guide for Schools

http://www.pluk.org/Pubs/MT/MT_Childrenwithdiabetes_2.4M.pdf

2)  Guidelines for Serving Students with Special Health Care Needs

http://www1.usu.edu/mprrc/infoserv/pubs/KSguide.pdf
              
3)  A School and Parent Primer on Serving Students with Special Health Care Needs in the School Setting - Legal and Implementation Issues, by John Copenhaver, 2003, 72 pages

http://www1.usu.edu/mprrc/infoserv/pubs/SSSHCNeeds.pdf

Air Travel Assistance

Air Travel

         National Patient Air Transport HELPLINE - 800-296-1217 - www.patienttravel.org

         Angel Flight – 918-749-8992 - www.angelflightamerica.org

         Corporate Angel Network – 914-328-1313 - www.corpangelnetwork.org

         Donating your Frequent Flier Miles – www.johnnyjet.com

            Make-A-Wish – www.wish.org

Air Care Alliance 800-296-1217 www.aircareall.org/

Air LifeLine 800-446-1231 or 906-376-8200. www.airlifeline.org/

Cancer Air Flights www.gwccs.org/flights.html

Dreamline www.bobiverson.com/dreamline/

Lifeline Pilots 309-697-6865  www.lifelinepilots.org/

Mercy Medical Airlift  www.mercymedical.org/

Miracle Flights for Kids 702-261-0494  www.miracleflights.com/

Northwest Airlines, Kid Cares program 612-726-4206  www.nwa.com/corpinfo/aircares/about/kidcares.shtml

TWA Operation Liftoff 314-298-1699  www.operationliftoff.com/

Delta AirSky Wish at United Way - Christina Walker 800-892-2757 ext. 285

American Airlines, Advantage Miles for Kids in Need 817-963- 8118

Continental Careforce - Bob Jack at 281-261-6626

Midwest Express Miracle Miles - Natalie Fuerst at 1-414-570-3644

Reach Family Institute - 541-488-3700

Wings of Freedom - 407-857-0727

http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/resources/airlineflights.html

Missoula Area Hospitals

Community Medical Center
2827 Fort Missoula Road - 728-4100
Community is a 146-bed facility with 400 medical staff members. It includes an acute medical and surgical hospital, Community Rehabilitation Center, Advanced Imaging, The Montana Heart Center, three physician centers and three First Care facilities. Services include a 24-hour physician-staffed emergency department, obstetrics, general surgery, adult and pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, the Patient Services Center, maternal/neonatal emergency transport service, mobile ICU, comprehensive radiology and laboratory, The Joint Reconstruction Center, nuclear medicine, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and many other inpatient and outpatient services. All insurances billed. Assistance for hearing impaired.

St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
500 W Broadway - 543-7271
Licensed for 213 beds, visiting hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., usually flexible. 279 physicians on staff. Services include general surgery, cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, neurosurgery, outpatient surgery, pediatrics, pediatric intensive care, cancer treatment radiology with full body CT-scanning and MRI, mammography, mental health treatment for adults and adolescents, alcohol and drug abuse treatment center, renal dialysis and pulmonary rehabilitation. Also offered are Cuddles and Care Get-Well Child Care Center, a sick child service for working parents; and Senior Service, offering a variety of services for anyone over 65. Inpatient and outpatient services. Bills all insurance. Assistance for hearing impaired.

St. Patrick Hospital, Center for Health Information (Medical Library)

St. Patrick Hospital, Center for Health Information (Medical Library)
500 W Broadway - 329-5710 www.saintpatrick.org/chi
The Center is a full-service medical library and has an extensive collection of health information in all formats for professionals, students, patients and their families. Open to the public. The Medical Library is a depository for advance directives to be deposited in the Choices Bank.