Birthing-friendly hospitals in Montana
Birthing-friendly hospitals › Montana
Montana has 17 birthing-friendly hospitals. 17 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 32 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital of Anaconda | Anaconda | 1 hr 37 min | 5/5 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | 2 hr 56 min | 4/5 |
| St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | 2 hr 38 min | 4/5 |
| Bozeman Deaconess Hospital | Bozeman | 2 hr 22 min | 4/5 |
| P H S Indian Hospital at Browning - Blackfeet | Browning | not reported | — |
| St James Healthcare | Butte | 2 hr 33 min | 2/5 |
| Barrett Memorial Hospital | Dillon | 2 hr 25 min | 2/5 |
| Benefis Hospitals INC | Great Falls | 3 hr 6 min | 2/5 |
| St Peter's Hospital | Helena | 2 hr 59 min | 3/5 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | Kalispell | 3 hr 34 min | 3/5 |
| Livingston Healthcare | Livingston | 1 hr 57 min | 3/5 |
| Holy Rosary Hospital | Miles City | 2 hr 10 min | 5/5 |
| Community Medical Center INC | Missoula | 2 hr 18 min | 3/5 |
| St Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center | Missoula | 2 hr 43 min | 5/5 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Polson | 1 hr 57 min | — |
| Sidney Health Center | Sidney | 2 hr 32 min | 3/5 |
| Logan Health - Whitefish | Whitefish | 2 hr 15 min | 3/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Montana, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.