Montana is one of just a few states without a level I trauma center, the highest level of trauma care in the U.S. Soon, Billings could have two of the centers as the state’s most prominent health care competitors, Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, race to become the first to secure the rank.
Both claim to have the busiest emergency departments in Montana, and they are close in numbers. The most recent state data shows that in 2021, St. V’s served just two more trauma patients than Billings Clinic. Neither hospital provided data from 2022, The Missoulian reports. Read more.
