As Montana’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise so does the pressure for the state’s congressional delegation to take further action. Senator Jon Tester recently commented on the state of the coronavirus throughout Montana and the federal vaccine mandate to businesses with more than 100 employees. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uplo...
MHA Sues Governor Gianforte Over Recent Legislation Affecting Medical Practices
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday the Montana Medical Association a Missoula hospital medical clinics and individuals with compromised immune systems seek to overturn a law passed earlier this year by Republican legislators that bars employers including hospitals from requiring their employees be vaccinated. It became the only law in the country to...
Missoula Mayor Blames Recent Legislature For Recent Increase In COVID-19 Cases
Missoula is experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and mayor John Engen has been vocally critical of the state’s recent response to the pandemic. During an interview on CNN, he shared his thoughts on why the state is experiencing this spike. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-23_637.mp3
House & Senate Leaders Urge Governor Gianforte To Take Further Action Addressing Crowded Hospitals
Senate Minority Leader Jill Cohenour and House Minority Leader Kim Abbott sent a letter to Governor Greg Gianforte Tuesday asking him to take urgent concrete action to address extreme stresses on hospital capacity in the wake of rising in COVID-19 cases. The last several weeks have seen Montana report some of the worst COVID-19 case numbers of...
ARPA Funds To Go Towards Developing Montana Nursing Facilities
Montana will receive $2,692,676 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to improve state based nursing home and long-term care infrastructure by allowing state and local health departments to staff train and deploy strike teams to help skilled nursing facilities nursing homes and other long-term care facilities with known or suspected COVID-19 out...
Montana Officials Critical Of Continued Canadian Border Closure
Montana elected officials from both sides of the aisle have decried news the Biden administration will extend travel restrictions from Canada into the U.S. for at least another month. Senator Jon Tester said there was no basis for the continued restrictions for Canadians who are vaccinated against COVID-19. Senator Steve Daines also criticized...
Governor Gianforte May Push For VA Department To Accept Additional Patients
During the last week at least 45 more Montanans died of COVID-19 and more than 6,400 new cases have been added bringing the active case count to almost 10,000. Governor Greg Gianforte’s office is in discussions to ask the Department of Veterans Affairs to accept otherwise ineligible patients at its facilities. The state can submit a formal req...
Helena Hospital Now In “Crisis Standards Of Care”
Critical care resources are at maximum capacity at St. Peter’s Health Hospital in Helena amid a surge in COVID-19 patients. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-17_832.mp3
Montana Seeing An Increase In Ivermectin Illnesses
Ivermectin is a prescription medication for treating parasitic infections in humans and livestock but not for COVID-19. Following a rapid increase in illnesses in Montana related to ivermectin the state Department of Public Health and Human Services released a memo warning of the dangers of using it for COVID treatment. University of Washingto...
Montana Tech To Require Face Masks Indoors
Starting this Wednesday, face masks will be required in every instructional space inside buildings at Montana Tech. Chancellor Les Cook released a statement earlier today saying the requirement includes every classroom or laboratory where an MTU course is taught and applies to all students, faculty, and staff. He added that the university has ...