Benefis Health System

The Benefis Health System is an independent and not-for-profit health care system in the United States. Specifically, they serve the community of Great Falls, Montana, with a hospital that has more than 500 beds, The Sletten Cancer Institute, Benefis Mercy Flight, The Benefis Extended Care Center, The Benefits Quick Care Facility, Benefits Physician Associates and The Peace Hospital of Montana. They have approximately 3200 employees, and some of the positions the you may find open include both provider openings and openings throughout the system like woman’s health clinics CNA, life enrichment guide, food service workers, rehab customer service representative, pediatric registered nurses, medical ops specialists, rheumatologists, case management supervisors and more.

The organization was formed after a merger between Columbus hospital in Montana Deaconess Medical Center in 1996. They merged due to a loophole in the Montana antitrust laws that allowed companies to merge due to a certificate of public advantage essentially proving that the move would be extremely advantageous to the general public. After the merger, the company was affiliated with Providence Services which was a healthcare system based in Spokane, Washington. However, in 2008, a holding company with the name benefits health system was created around the services that were being offered. The company has received several awards including being recognized for cardiology and gastrointestinal services as the top services in Montana. The ranking organization health grades listed benefits in the top five percent of hospitals in the United States when it came to the quality of orthopedic services and in the top 10 for joint replacement surgery and stroke treatments.

The organization has a number of locations, but they are all within the state of Montana, and they reported revenue of approximately $5.9 million in 2009 with a negative net income of $1.1 million.