Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Northern Montana Hospital
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Official links: Website for Northern Montana Hospital (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Northern Montana Hospital
How long is the ER wait at Northern Montana Hospital?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 9 min in the Northern Montana Hospital emergency room (the average across Montana hospitals is 2 hr). For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (406) 262-1585. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Northern Montana Hospital?
The main phone number for Northern Montana Hospital is (406) 262-1585, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (406) 262-1585What is the address of Northern Montana Hospital?
Northern Montana Hospital is at 30 13th St, Havre, MT 59501.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Northern Montana Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Northern Montana Hospital has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Northern Montana Hospital spend a median of 2 hours 9 minutes there. That is 9 minutes longer than the average across Montana hospitals (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 Northern Montana Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients
On the 2 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Northern Montana Hospital was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
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. 366 patients. | 129 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 19 patients. | 119 min | 257 min |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 291 patients. | 15% | 15% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 412 patients. | 51% | 90%* |
| Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 160 patients. | 72% | 97%* |
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. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Care after a stay at Northern Montana Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Doctors at Northern Montana Hospital
99 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 25 specialties.
Find doctors in Havre
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Havre, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
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 Northern Montana Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Northern Montana Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1970.
186 doctors and other clinicians list Northern Montana Hospital 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 · Northern Montana Hospital (EIN 81-0231787)
As filed with the IRS by Northern Montana Hospital. 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 Northern Montana Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Hill are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Hill is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 21.
Dental: Parts of Hill are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 13.
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
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