A new report by Self Financial looks at state with the most healthcare workers per capita as COVID-19 strains healthcare systems. In Montana there are 43,260 total healthcare workers which amounts to 4.07 for every 100 residents. Montana’s number of healthcare workers per capita is above the national average of 3.90.
MT Above the National Average in Healthcare Workers Per Capita
A new report by Self Financial looks at state with the most healthcare workers per capita as COVID-19 strains healthcare systems. In Montana there are 43,260 total healthcare workers which amounts to 4.07 for every 100 residents. Montana’s number of healthcare workers per capita is above the national average of 3.90.
MDU Warns of Scams Targeting Customers
Montana-Dakota Utilities recently announced it has received several calls from customers notifying the company they were contacted by scammers demanding payment, offering discounts, or leaving a false callback number. MDU does not do that and is asking anyone receiving one of the phone calls or emails to call MDU immediately.
Missoula – Global Fitness Company Furloughs 53% of Staff
Class Pass a global fitness tech company that recently had well over 200 employees in downtown Missoula its largest office has announced it laid off or furloughed 53% of its workforce.
Senator Tester Wants Guard to Receive Active Duty Benefits
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Senator Jon Tester is urging the U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to work with states to mobilize all National Guard members responding to COVID-19 under the appropriate federal Title 32 duty status. That would make certain members of the Guard would receive the benefits and pay they have earned from...
Senator Tester Wants Guard to Receive Active Duty Benefits
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Senator Jon Tester is urging the U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to work with states to mobilize all National Guard members responding to COVID-19 under the appropriate federal Title 32 duty status. That would make certain members of the Guard would receive the benefits and pay they have earned from...
Governor Bullock Requests Census Deadline Extension
Governor Steve Bullock is calling on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to extend the deadline for the census from Aug. 14th to at least Sept. 30th to ensure an accurate count while allowing for continued health and safety measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. He has issued a directive allowing Montanans to renew their driver’s license ...
Helena – Unused Beer Becoming Hand Sanitizer
Helena’s Gulch Distillers is making unscented hand sanitizer out of 30 kegs of unused beer provided by George’s Distributing using a hand sanitizer recipe provided by the World Health Organization. The first batch went to local first responders.
Montana Unemployment Numbers Skyrocket
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry said Thursday 35,000 Unemployment Insurance payments were distributed from March 23rd Through April 1st providing benefits to Montanans who have lost their job or have had to reduce work hours due to COVID-19. In the same time frame the Department’s unemployment insurance phone line received more t...
Big Sky Relief Fund Donates $1 Million
Bozeman Health has received a $1 million donation from the Big Sky Relief Fund a group that provides money to those impacted by the global pandemic. Bozeman Health will use the money to increase the number of people Big Sky Medical Center and Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital can treat.