Last week we got an update on Benefis's new Women and Children's Center from Marilyn Parker, Director of the Benefis Foundation, and Stacy Allen, Director of Women and Children Operations.
The vision behind the Women and Children's Center is to bring all medical services for children and women into one location so that patients aren't driving all over town for care and providers have the opportunity to work as teams, providing better patient outcomes. The project was launched with a Mayfaire fundraiser in May 2019 and will be completed with a ribbon-cutting and celebration in December 2021.
The center will have three floors. The first floor is dedicated to an education center, labs for women's health and a central space for physical, occupational and speech therapy for children. With a playground right outside, the therapy will develop physical, cognitive, and social skills all in one setting.
The second floor is dedicated to pediatrics, including behavioral health services for children, an increasing need in Great Falls and throughout the nation. A pediatric endocrinologist will help develop treatment plans for children and teens coping with obesity, also a crucial need.
The third floor will offer comprehensive women's health services, from OB/GYN and fertility care to wellness, childbirth education and postpartum lactation support ... and much more.
Benefis is a not-for-profit organizations, so facilities like the Women and Children's Center are possible only because of the generosity of donors. Through the Young Professionals Donor Match Program, created by a generous donation, any gifts from donors age 21-40 will be matched, up to $100,000. Consider giving to this worthy cause.
