Regional health system serving 230,000 residents across 15 Montana counties
Benefis operates a large nonprofit health system in rural Montana with Epic Systems as its core clinical platform, complemented by specialized surgical imaging tools (Da Vinci, ROSA) and Siemens imaging infrastructure. The hiring mix is overwhelmingly clinical (249 of 284 active roles in healthcare), reflecting a traditional hospital operating model where expansion is constrained by nursing and physician staffing shortages rather than IT infrastructure — a pattern confirmed by active projects focused on telehealth, behavioral health access, and physician coverage expansion rather than platform modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Nursing Director, Director of Nursing
Benefis Health System is a nonprofit health system operating across a 15-county region of central Montana, serving approximately 230,000 residents. The organization operates two hospital campuses with 530 total beds (including 146 long-term care and 20 hospice beds), employs over 3,000 staff, and partners with more than 250 area physicians; more than 100 physicians are directly employed through Benefis Medical Group. The system was formed from the merger of two Christian-based hospitals and has operated for over 100 years. Core infrastructure runs on Epic Systems for clinical workflows, with specialized surgical robotics (Da Vinci, ROSA) and Siemens imaging systems supporting procedural services. Current operational priorities include expanding telehealth services, building behavioral health capacity, and addressing persistent physician staffing gaps across clinical departments.
Benefis runs Epic Systems for clinical records, Da Vinci and ROSA surgical robots, Siemens imaging systems, Workday for HR operations, and Cisco Unified Communications for internal telephony.
Active projects include expanding telehealth visits, growing behavioral health services, launching perinatal services through the Meadowlark Initiative, expanding physician coverage, and implementing new clinical education programs.
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