CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Shodair Children's Hospital
Helena, MT 59601
County: Lewis and Clark Directions Apple Maps Call (406) 444-7500
- 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 Shodair Children's Hospital (opens the hospital's site)
Nearest emergency rooms
- 0.3mi St Peter's Hospital Helena, MT · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 59 min Call St Peter's Hospital Directions to St Peter's Hospital (Google Maps) Details for St Peter's Hospital
- 5.9mi VA Montana Healthcare System Fort Harrison, MT · Emergency room Call VA Montana Healthcare System Directions to VA Montana Healthcare System (Google Maps) Details for VA Montana Healthcare System
- 29mi Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT · Emergency room · median ER visit 1 hr 16 min Call Billings Clinic Broadwater Directions to Billings Clinic Broadwater (Google Maps) Details for Billings Clinic Broadwater
Quick answers about Shodair Children's Hospital
What is the phone number for Shodair Children's Hospital?
The main phone number for Shodair Children's Hospital is (406) 444-7500, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (406) 444-7500What is the address of Shodair Children's Hospital?
Shodair Children's Hospital is at 2755 Colonial Dr, Helena, MT 59601.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Shodair Children's Hospital have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Shodair Children's Hospital in Medicare data. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Shodair Children's Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
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 Shodair Children's Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Care after a stay at Shodair Children's Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.1mi Cooney Healthcare and Rehabilitation Helena, MT · 90 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5 Abuse citation (CMS) SFF candidate
- 0.5mi Mount Ascension Transitional Care of Cascadia Helena, MT · 108 beds Medicare overall 1 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 8.9mi Elkhorn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Clancy, MT · 70 beds Medicare overall 2 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
Skilled nursing ratings and inspections at Nursing Homes In Each State
Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 11mi St Peter's Health Dialysis CenterHelena, MT
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 11mi Enhabit Home HealthHelena, MT · 81% would recommend
- 11mi St Peter's Health Home Health and HospiceHelena, MT · 80% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 11mi Enhabit HospiceHelena, MT · 87% would recommend
- 11mi Hospice of St Peters Comm HospHelena, MT · 85% would recommend
- 11mi Headwaters Hospice and Palliative CareHelena, MT · 80% would recommend Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Shodair Children's Hospital reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Discharge record sent: 95% here, against 63% nationally.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Treatment programs near Shodair Children's Hospital
Mental health and substance use programs within 30 miles, for care before or after a hospital stay. In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
- 0.3mi St Peters Health 2550 East Broadway, Helena, MT 406-457-4180
- 0.4mi St Peters Health Behavioral Health Unit · 2475 East Broadway Street, Helena, MT 406-495-6560
- 2.2mi Many Rivers Whole Health 900 North Jackson Street, Helena, MT 406-443-7151
- 2.3mi Helena Valley Addiciton Services 833 North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 406-422-4933
- 2.3mi Helena Valley Addiciton Services 833 North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 406-422-4933
- 2.3mi AWARE Inc 616 Helena Avenue, Helena, MT 406-449-3120
- 2.4mi Boyd Andrew Community Services 60 South Last Chance Gulch Street, Helena, MT 406-443-2343
- 2.4mi Boyd Andrew Community Services 60 South Last Chance Gulch Street, Helena, MT 406-443-2343
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Helena
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Helena, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Shodair Children's Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (shodair.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 31, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Who owns Shodair Children's Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Montana Childrens Home & Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1896.
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 · Montana Childrens Home and Hospital (EIN 81-0231789)
As filed with the IRS by Montana Childrens Home and 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 Shodair Children's Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Lewis and Clark are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 8.
Mental health: Lewis and Clark 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