Zach Benoit
Billings Gazette
Billings, MT, United States
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Montana nurses on workplace violence: 'No one's going to know if we don't talk about it'
While a national study shows that health care workers are 16 times more likely to face violence from patients or clients when compared to other service workers, Montana law doesn't → Read More
Indian Health Service regional director: 'I love what I do ... I love the people I work with'
When Dorothy Dupree first came from Arizona to lead the regional Indian Health Service office in Billings, it was supposed to be a four-month stint bridging the wait until a → Read More
1st West Nile virus cases reported in 2 eastern Montana counties
Montana's first 2016 cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Dawson and Garfield Counties. → Read More
Experimental depression therapy showing promise in Billings Clinic study
By the summer of 2014, 17-year-old Timothy Bates had all but given up. → Read More
Billings police arrest 3 after robbery, chase
Billings police arrested three people early Thursday after a reported robbery and assault on the South Side led to a brief chase. → Read More
Planning pays off when maternity leave ends for breast-feeding moms
Health care experts have for years encouraged breast-feeding for the benefit of babies and their mothers, but it can be tough for new parents as they get back to work. → Read More
$1.2M grant to help Fort Peck, Billings Clinic provide telemedicine services
A $1.2 million federal grant will help the Fort Peck Tribes to set up telemedicine health services for more than 2,100 people with help from Billings Clinic and the Eastern → Read More
For people who are a risk to themselves or others, clinic provides regional emergency treatment
Inside the lobby of the Billings Clinic Psychiatric Center, just to the right of main reception desk, is a large set of heavy double doors. → Read More
2 killed in early morning Yellowstone, Big Horn county crashes
Two men died early Friday in separate crashes in Big Horn and Yellowstone Counties. → Read More
Providers: Proposed Montana health insurance price hikes are a result of rising medical costs
Several people questioned Wednesday how the three companies providing health insurance plans in Montana justified large raises and bonuses to their executives in light of potential premium increases. → Read More
Billings motorcyclist who received "extensive injuries" cited after Thursday crash
A 27-year-old Billings man was hospitalized and cited after a late Thursday crash on the West End. → Read More
14 salmonella cases in Montana linked to backyard poultry
A new federal report says that 14 salmonella cases in Montana in 2016 have been linked to backyard poultry flocks. → Read More
Fundraiser planned for family of Lockwood girl who drowned
A fundraiser to help the family of 12-year-old Taeva Hawkins, the Lockwood girl who drowned while swimming in an irrigation canal outside of Billings, will be held on Wednesday at → Read More
Billings teen accused in Rimrocks attack denies 2 new assault charges
A 16-year-old Billings boy accused of beating a teenage girl on the Rimrocks in May denied on Thursday in District Court involvement in two earlier, unrelated assaults. → Read More
St. Vincent Healthcare to lay off 49, close employee day care
St. Vincent Healthcare on Tuesday announced it will cut nearly 84 full-time equivalent positions and close its employee child care center. → Read More
'We have such a deep bond': In 10th year, Billings Relay for Life team going strong
When all is said and done, the members of one of Relay for Life of Yellowstone County's most visible and successful teams point out that they're just a handful of → Read More
Illuminating technology: Infrared light helps map veins to make intravenous treatments easier
As the soft red light passed over her forearm, Kelly Gardner, a nurse manager at St. Vincent Healthcare, watched as the veins below the skin stood out in stark contrast → Read More
1916 polio outbreak hit Billings, surrounding area hardest
Buried in the July 1, 1916, edition of the Billings Evening Journal below bold front page headlines of World War I news and the Mexican Revolution is a two-paragraph article → Read More
'I knew I'd get help': Billings man rescued 2 days after breaking leg on mountain hike
A howling, freezing wind whipped around Bill Renney's tent as he lay wrapped in a sleeping bag with a broken leg and miles from help. → Read More
Billings Clinic accreditation opens up weight loss surgery to more patients
Thanks to a recent national accreditation, Billings Clinic's Metabolic Surgery program could be able to provide what can be a life-changing weight loss surgery to more people. → Read More