The traditional profile of a colorectal cancer patient is shifting.
Health care professionals are flocking to the hospital board race. Two surgeons, a surgical assistant, a retired OB-GYN and a longtime hospital critic are seeking election.
Along with a new building, St. John’s Living Center getting a new name.
Charlotte Moats was in her mid-30s when she had her first baby. Grace Peck was 29, and Lauren Dickey was 34.
Fighting a life-threatening illness isn’t easy, and soaring medical expenses compound the stress.
A new sign greeted Teton Orthopaedics patients Monday morning, asking them to get their MRI done at St. John’s Medical Center.
Renay Baldes wasn’t in the same room as her doctor, urologist Lisa Finkelstein, during her appointment Tuesday morning. Instead, they used technology to conduct her follow-up appointment remotely.
More than half of the hospital’s board of trustees spots are up for grabs this election cycle.
After not one, but two, bats tested positive for rabies last summer in Teton County — unprecedented for this area — the community became more aware of the critters and the disease.
Dr. Richard Sugden doesn’t work in Africa, but an online collection of texts, journals and resources he developed and owns is making a difference a world away from Jackson.
Mental health is the No. 1 health issue in Teton County, the latest Community Health Needs Assessment found.
Two new faces will be spotted around the hospital in the coming months. On Monday, St. John’s Medical Center announced the addition of two physicians to its medical group.
When you’re swimming in Jackson Lake, floating down Flat Creek or crossing glacial streams high in the backcountry, it pays to be mindful of disease prevention.
Teton County will not sue opioid manufacturers on its own.
Donations from two generous Jackson families are boosting fundraising for St. John’s Medical Center’s new Living Center.
At Teton Youth and Family Services, Executive Director Bruce Burkland knows healthy relationships are of the utmost importance.
St. John’s Medical Center administrators want to pull back the curtain on what makes the hospital tick.
It’s the arm-slapping time of year: With warm weather comes mosquitoes.
St. John’s Medical Center recently received an award for its efforts to make health care more environmentally sustainable.
Curious about what the new Living Center at St. John’s Medical Center will look like?
Amid worry about an aging payer mix, St. John’s Medical Center reported a good month financially in April, pulling the facility closer to break-even as an annual price increase is determined.
The seventh annual Cognitive Health Speaker Series is coming up.
Teton County Public Health and the Wyoming Department of Family Services are partnering to host a community movie screening and an interactive training about adverse childhood experiences and their effects on brain development and mental health. They are the last in a series of events for na…
Despite turmoil over the future of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare or the ACA, enrollment in the health care plans barely changed in Teton County this year.
The recent resignations of internal medicine doctor Tierney Lake and family medicine and urgent care doctor Christian Dean have people wondering: What explains the turnover of physicians at St. John’s Medical Center?
Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael brought an entourage to Jackson on Monday to tell Teton County commissioners they’d be better off not filing their own suit against opioid manufacturers and that the state was better positioned to lead the charge.
St. John’s Medical Center was the only hospital in the state to receive a top award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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St. John's Medical Center was the only hospital in the state to receive a top award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
There isn’t just one way to treat chronic pain, and a new pain management clinic at St. John’s Medical Center will seek to broaden available treatment options. It will be operational by January.
The Teddy Bear Clinic, a staple of St. John’s Community Health Fair, can’t tell you if you have high blood pressure or need reading glasses, but it is a constant favorite among attendees.
An app from the Wyoming Department of Health has new features for pregnant women.
The soon-to-be-built St. John’s Medical Center Living Center needs a new name, hospital staff believe. And they want the community’s help naming it.
Teton Orthopaedics still hasn’t been paid back by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
As a community hospital St. John’s Medical Center serves people who need care regardless of their ability to pay.
St. John’s Medical Center will choose between GE Johnson Construction Company and Haselden Construction to be the construction manager at risk for its new Living Center.
Specifics for St. John’s Medical Center’s new Living Center were finalized last week.
Century-old samples from an Antarctic expedition are helping researchers fighting to find a cure for Alzheimer’s and Lou Gehrig’s diseases.
Fixed-wing transport for St John’s Medical Center patients via plane at Jackson Hole Airport usually happens without a hitch.
Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease, has increased more than 50 percent statewide in the last year alone.
Teton County residents, you live in the 19th-healthiest place in the country.
The St. John’s Medical Center Auxiliary presented a whopping $250,000 check to the St. John’s Medical Center Board of Trustees on Thursday.
St. John’s Medical Center is one step closer to finalizing what its new Living Center will look like.
Members of Leadership Jackson Hole are fundraising this month to launch a campaign to help community members talk freely about mental health and connect struggling individuals with critical resources.
Many people don’t make it out of a heroin addiction alive — let alone through-hike the Appalachian Trail while going through withdrawal.
Counties around the nation are suing opioid manufacturers for deceptive marketing. Will Teton County?
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