St. Peter's Hospital (Helena, Montana)

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St. Peter's Hospital is a healthcare facility in Helena, Montana. The hospital was founded in 1883. [1] The facility has a 24-bed behavioral center and a 99-bed acute care facility. [2] It is accredited by DNV. [2]

The facility was the subject of controversy due to Dr Thomas C Weiner's practice there. [3] [4] Weiner was fired in 2020. [5]

St Peter's paid a fine of more than $10 million in response to a federal investigation over charges for procedures that were never actually performed. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Peter's Hospital". helenahistory.org.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". sphealth.org. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ McSwane, J. David (December 20, 2024). ""I Thought He Was Helping Me": Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had". ProPublica .
  4. ↑ McSwane, J. David (December 5, 2024). "Eat What you Kill". ProPublica .
  5. ↑ "Montana doctor overprescribed meds, overbilled health care to pad income, prosecutors say". nbcmontana.com. August 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Wagner, JoVonne (August 27, 2024). "St. Peter's agrees to pay $10.8 million to settle federal investigation".

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