General Surgery | St. Peter's Health
General Surgery • Helena, MT • Since 1883
About
St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana is a nonprofit health system founded in 1883 and headquartered in Helena. As a 99-bed acute care hospital with affiliated clinics and services, it offers a broad range of specialties and programs, including general surgery, orthopedics, urology, plastic/reconstructive surgery, and emergency medicine, along with cancer treatment, diagnostic imaging, dialysis, behavioral health, home health and hospice, and urgent care. The system employs staff across multiple roles and operates under a mission of compassionate, whole-person care. Key contact details: website sphealth.org, main phone 406-457-4180, additional 406-442-2480, mailing/office locations in Helena, MT.
Clinic Type
General Surgery
Address
2442 Winne Ave, Helena, MT 59601
Phone
406-444-2244
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- U.S. News & World Report: 3 out of 5 stars overall patient experience (Not explicitly provided as a single count for the whole hospital, but listed as having multiple ratings in key categories)
- Yelp: Variable/Low (implied by context of negative complaints) (44 reviews)
- Birdeye: 4.1 out of 5 stars (9 reviews)
- Vitals: 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 reviews)
- St. Peter's Health (Press Ganey): 4.9 out of 5 stars (186 ratings)
Patients praise
- Individual providers, such as general surgeons, often receive high patient ratings (e.g., 4.9/5)
- Appreciation for friendly, attentive, and caring staff in specific departments like the laboratory
- Positive feedback on doctor bedside manner and communication skills in general surgery contexts
Common complaints
- Systemic failures in reporting and investigating patient abuse allegations
- Difficulties with phone access and appointment scheduling systems
- Lack of follow-through and poor communication by administrative staff and some medical assistants
- Limited availability of information on the hospital website
- Frustration with after-hours communication and follow-up on messages left for providers
"The major health facility in Helena, St. Peter's Health, is profoundly user unfriendly for outpatient care. Large obstacles to satisfactory care are the phone access and the lack of information on the SPH website."
— Helena Independent Record Opinion Piece"Investigators said the lack of official documentation of the complaints against the male nurse was part of a systemic failure in how St. Peter’s handled multiple reports of sexual abuse by two staff members in 2023 and 2024."
— Montana Free Press"I am a frequent flyer at the St Peters Health Lab and I love love love the folks who work there. I can't say enough about how friendly they are - how I am a person not just a number to them."
— Birdeye ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Alissa D. Abentroth, MD - General Surgeon in Helena, MT — May 14, 2026
- Deborah E. Bledsoe, CNA - Nurse Anesthetist in Helena, MT — May 14, 2026
- St. Peter's Health to integrate Helena Orthopaedic Clinic - Becker’s Spine Review — Nov 26, 2025
- Helena Orthopaedic Clinic joins with St. Peter's Health | Gold West Country — Nov 25, 2025
- Business Briefcase: New PAs at St. Peter's Health — May 9, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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