It’s been a busy first-half of 2024 for Montana Pediatrics with programmatic growth, personnel additions, technology pivots, and more. Below, we’ve provided you with short updates on what we think you need to know about most, but as always, we value all of your ideas, suggestions, and constructive criticisms, so please reach out if you have anything to share!
Complex Care
As one of five demonstration sites nationwide for this HRSA-funded work, we are now recruiting families of children with medical complexity to participate in building a family-centered care program that supports patients, families, and care teams across Montana. To learn more or to refer a family to this program, click here.
Mental Health
With the addition of three new providers specializing in pediatric mental and behavioral health, scalable, virtual-first support is now available for anyone up to age 21. Care can encompass single digital interventions, 1-8 week interventions, longer-term support, and more. To learn more or refer a patient, click here.
On-Demand Care
This program continues to serve families every evening, weekend, and holiday. Many of our non-profit community partners extend this service during the daytime to the families they serve, and we’ll be adding a handful of new partners in the coming months. So far, this year we’ve had 271 visits (a 68% increase over the same time last year!).
Indigenous Partnerships
Our partnership with the Fort Peck Tribes is seeing its biggest year yet, already having 806 visits! We are continuing to grow our work with tribal health programs and are looking for providers passionate about this work to serve the Blackfeet and Northern Cheyenne tribes. If you are interested in learning more, please contact April Malan.
Technology
As our programs have continued to grow, so has our need for updated technology. We are in the midst of replacing our on-demand telemedicine platform and have engaged with a few new solutions to support our complex care team. If you’re actively providing care for either of these programs, keep an eye out in your email for individual invitations to training opportunities over the next several months as we begin rolling out this work.
Personnel and Partnerships
We are excited to have added these incredible individuals to our provider and administrative teams:
