When someone is facing the hard reality of life’s end approaching, the most vital support he or she can receive comes from family and loved ones. But the end-of-life process leaves hard decisions, pain management and a need for personal assistance and support for those family members and loved ones as well as the dying person.

Sakakawea Medical Center is partnering with Rural Physicians Group (RPG) to enhance healthcare services right here in our rural community, beginning April 15, 2026.

Sakakawea Medical Center has introduced a new InstyMeds dispensing machine, giving patients 24/7 access to one-time prescription medications right at the hospital.

SMC Hospice recently received a generous $10,000 donation from Home Instead. We are so grateful for their continued partnership and support. This donation will help us continue providing compassionate care and comfort to our hospice patients and their families. Thank you, Home Instead!

In March, Paul Doll spent a three-day stay at the hospital in Hazen while receiving IV treatment for diverticulitis, receiving continual and personal care from Amanda Boyer, RN and other doctors and nurses he knew and trusted here in his hometown.

Despite undergoing a scary illness earlier this year, Kent Larson is now on the mend. He said this was largely due to the quality care provided by nursing staff at the hospital, as well as making use of the outpatient services available at the Sakakawea Medical Center Treatment Room that allowed Kent to spend much of his healing process at home. Kent is pictured here in that treatment room where he received his daily IV antibiotics. Beside him is Molly Nelson, RN, Nursing Care Coordinator, who helped care for him through his healing process.

Kayleen Alexander, SMC Athletic Trainer, to provide needed athletic training services to Beulah and Hazen School Districts.

For one woman, a simple routine checkup made all the difference in preventing an otherwise-undetected cancer from spreading.

While Kurt Waldbillig only started his position at Sakakawea Medical Center and Coal Country Community Health Center a month ago, he's a familiar face to some of veteran staff, providers and community members.

Amanda Boyer, RN, has been recognized as Sakakawea Medical Center's most recent DAISY Award recipient. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is an award that recognizes nurses for the amazing efforts they perform every day. Nurses are nominated for this award by patients, their families, or coworkers.