New Heart Center at Community Medical Center Serving Patients Across Western Montana
January 9, 2025
Today we celebrated the grand opening of our new Heart Center with a ribbon cutting. The new 19,000-square-foot facility has 2 new Cath labs, 8 pre-op / recovery bays, 12 outpatient exam rooms and expanded clinical and office space and is located on the Community Medical Center campus off South Avenue. The project, which broke ground in March 2023, was made possible by a $17.9 million investment by Lifepoint Health.
“Heart disease is a huge national and international problem – the world’s leading cause of death,” said Dr. Matt Weiss, cardiologist at Community Medical Center. “As a preventive cardiologist, it saddens me to know that 50% of people who had a heart attack didn’t know they were at risk. We’re here to help people live healthier lives. This new facility will enable us to care for more people in need of preventive and urgent heart care.”
“This is an exciting day for our team at Community Medical Center as we welcome patients to the new Heart Center,” said Greg Cook, CEO of Community Medical Center. “This new facility will help meet the healthcare needs of our growing population today and into the future. Montana’s retirement-age population has grown since 2000 and is expected to continue growing through 2030. As we look to the future, Community Medical Center is committed to ensuring we expand access to services, technology and healthcare professionals to meet the needs of our community.”
The Heart Center is a partnership between Community Medical Center and Billings Clinic to provide outpatient cardiology services, such as preventive and diagnostic cardiology, as well as interventional cardiology services including treatment for coronary artery disease, 24/7 heart attack (STEMI) coverage, electrophysiology, cardiac rehabilitation and cardiac ultrasound services. The Heart Center is also part of Community’s Limb Preservation Program, providing endovascular therapy for PAD (peripheral arterial disease).
The new Heart Center will open it's doors for patients on Monday, January 13, 2025.
This weekend, the public is invited to our Health Fair located at the cancer center and an open house for the Heart Center. Saturday, January 11 from 7 – 10 a.m.