In April of 2003, St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan, was awarded a Rural Health Specialty Clinic Outreach Grant by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  The purpose of the grant is to establish specialty physician clinics in several rural communities in Western Montana and Eastern Idaho.   

The goals of the grant are to (1) improve the quality of life and health status in the region by establishing a sustainable, integrated system linking rural primary care physicians and their local hospitals with consulting/ visiting specialists; (2) transition rural healthcare in the service area from the traditional "hub and spoke" model to a "concentric sphere" model, where rural primary care providers and their local health systems are established as their community's center of care, with several visiting specialists providing routine, scheduled clinics in the rural community. 

Monida has been pleased to coordinate this Grant Project with the following Grant Partners:

St. Lukes Community Hospital, Ronan MT
Barrett Hospital and Health Network, Dillon MT
Mineral County Hospital, Superior MT
Clark Fork Valley Hospital, Plains MT
Steele Memorial Hospital, Salmon ID
Powell County Memorial Hospital, Deer Lodge MT
Granite County Hospital, Philipsburg MT
Ruby Valley Hospital, Sheridan MT

The grant was a three-year project, due to expire the end of April 2006, however, we have been granted a one-year extension to continue to run the funds out.  Currently, there are 18 clinics in place under the grant and we are in the midst of developing more.

Deer Lodge  
Diabetes Education
Gynecology 
Podiatry
Pain Management

Dillon
Gynecology
ENT
Neurology
Dermatology
Radiation Oncology

Philipsburg
Podiatry

Plains
Podiatry
Neurology
Urology (Developing)

Ronan
Cardiology
Dermatology
Endocriniology

Salmon ID
Cardiology
Neurology (Developing)

Sheridan
Obstetrics

Superior
Orthopedics