Pioneer Medical CenterBig Timber, MT
Pioneer Medical Center is a non-profit critical access hospital in Big Timber, Montana, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 28 min in its emergency department, 32 min shorter than the Montana average of 2 hr.
- Time ZoneMST
- CountySweet Grass
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS30097
- Area Code406
Visiting Pioneer Medical Center
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 28 minutes in the emergency department at Pioneer Medical Center. That is 32 minutes shorter than the Montana average of 2 hours.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Pioneer Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 208 patients. | 88 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 13 patients. | 168 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 12 patients. | 154 min | 287 min |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 113 patients. | 47% | 78% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
Doctors at Pioneer Medical Center
14 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 7 specialties.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Montana hospital finances.
Who owns Pioneer Medical Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Pioneer Medical Center, a non-profit organization, incorporated 2016.
27 doctors and other clinicians list Pioneer Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Pioneer Medical Center (EIN 47-5437700)
As filed with the IRS by Pioneer Medical Center. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Pioneer Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Sweet Grass are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 14.
Mental health: Sweet Grass is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 12.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Montana earn a median $85,280 a year. Healthcare salaries in Montana.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Montana shortage areas
Find doctors in Big Timber
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Big Timber, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Pioneer Medical Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 6.7mi Pioneer Medical CenterBig Timber, MT Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.