Women's Health at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Dr. Kelly Bagnell, Board Certified OB/GYN and Dr. Jamie Straub, Board Eligible OB/GYN, specialize in caring for a woman’s health needs during her reproductive years and throughout her life. From relationships, weight management and pregnancy to mood swings, menopause, incontinence and heart disease, women face unique physical and hormonal changes at various stages of their life, but they do not have to face these changes alone. Physicians at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center take a holistic approach to women’s health with comprehensive care and by partnering with other Providence Health & Services programs, such as the International Heart Institute of Montana’s Women’s Heart Health Program.
Services for Women of All Ages
The Women's Heart Health Program
One in three women will be affected by heart disease or stroke. In addition to these staggering statistics, every year more women suffer from fatal heart disease than men. The Women’s Heart Health Program is a comprehensive way to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease in women. Heart disease may be especially difficult to diagnose in women, as heart disease symptoms are often unlike warning signs experienced by men. The Women’s Heart Health Program is a resource for women to identify and reduce risk factors of heart disease.
Women’s Heart Health Program
Deb Sybrant, PA-C, Matt Maxwell, MD, cardiovascular surgeon, Mila Toole, PA-C and Britt Ballinger, NP-C, lead the Women’s Heart Health Program by devoting their expertise to patients throughout western Montana.
The Women’s Heart Health Program includes:
- Diagnostic 12 lead EKG
- Fasting blood sugar and cholesterol panel
- Initial nurse assessment/education (one hour)
- An appointment with a provider to discuss diagnostic results and make a plan for risk reduction (one hour)
- Further diagnostic testing or medical treatment as needed
- Access to cardiology RN/LPN via phone for support, education or question
- One month free membership to the St. Patrick Hospital Wellness Center, Missoula
- At six months, follow-up appointment with medical provider (30 minutes)
- Invitations to educational, inspirational and fun events (optional)
- At one year, final meeting with medical provider, presentation of Certificate of Participation and Women’s Heart Health Program gift
Join the Program
Deb Sybrant, PA-C visits Providence St. Joseph Medical Center twice a month to meet with patients in the Women’s Heart Health Program. Call 406-883-8251 to schedule an appointment.
All of our women’s health physicians are board certified or board eligible by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, which means they have passed written and oral exams administered by a panel of experts after completing a four year OB/GYN residency program. The physicians are also required to follow continuing education standards to keep current on the latest medical guidelines, treatments and techniques in women’s health care. This means a more female-focused approach to women’s health for you.