St. Patrick Hospital opened in 1873 under the sponsorship of the Sisters of Providence. The present facility opened in 1984, the fourth St. Pat's on this site above the Clark Fork River. In May 2000, they changed theirr name from "St. Patrick Hospital" to "St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center" to reflect their increasing involvement with national medical research and education. The hospital has 195 acute-care beds, and 18 transitional-care beds. In 2001, St. Pat's admitted over 9,100 patients and provided more than 47,500 days of patient care. Approximately 95% of their patients come from our 17-county service area.

Location: 401 W Pennsylvania St, Anaconda Montana 59711 Telephone 406-563-5261

The Most Anticipated Upcoming Montana Events Are: HarvestFest Billings continuing Scarecrow Festival Jefferson City continuing Holiday Candlelight Tours of Lewis and Clark Caverns Whitehall December 19 thru December 29 First Night Missoula Missoula December 31 Madrigal Dinner Big Sky December 7

Other upcoming events include: Festival of Trees Helena December 2 thru December 6 Elves Decorate for Christmas Bigfork November 21 Flathead Sled Dog Days Whitefish January 8 thru January 10 Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale Billings November 28 thru November 29 Festival of Quilted Wonders Miles City continuing thru November 15