St Peters Health in Helena, MT
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About St Peters Health
St Peters Health is an acute care hospital in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Area Trauma Hospital under its state trauma system. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 123 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Shodair Children's Hospital, about 0.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 2.24
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.70
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 2.23
64% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend58%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1064%
- Completed surveys739
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
46.58410, -111.99777
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Frequently asked questions
Where is St Peters Health located?
St Peters Health is at 2475 Broadway, Helena, MT 59601 in Lewis and Clark County.
Does St Peters Health have an emergency room?
Yes. St Peters Health reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 179 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St Peters Health?
St Peters Health has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is St Peters Health a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Area Trauma Hospital (state designation) in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Montana EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of St Peters Health?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (406) 442-2480.
Would patients recommend St Peters Health?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (739 completed surveys), 58% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 64% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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