Blog Posts in 2018

Anczak named permanent Livingston HealthCare CEO

Oct 25, 2018

Livingston HealthCare is pleased to announce that Deb Anczak has been named as Chief Executive Officer. Anczak has served as Interim CEO at LHC since January 2018. Anczak came to LHC in 2011 as pharmacy manager. In 2014, she took on the role of Director of Performance Improvement and held both of these positions until taking over as Interim CEO. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have found such an ...

Bridger Orthopedic Establishes Practice at Livingston HealthCare

Aug 30, 2018

In a continued effort to provide Park County and neighboring communities with exceptional orthopedic care, Livingston HealthCare (LHC) and Bridger Orthopedic are coming together. Starting September 4, 2018, Bridger Orthopedic’s board-certified surgeon Todd Anderson, MD, will see patients daily at Livingston HealthCare. Anderson joins forces with Russell Saari, PA-C, a certified physician assistant ...

Three Years Running: LHC Named a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in the Nation

May 17, 2018

Livingston HealthCare (LHC) has been named in the top 20 out of over 1,300 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the United States by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for the third year in a row. The ranking is based on a study from The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a comprehensive advisory and analytics services firm dedicated to the healthcare industry. This significant honor ...

Livingston HealthCare Announces Interim Chief Executive Officer

Feb 12, 2018

On January 17, current Livingston HealthCare (LHC) Chief Executive Officer Bren Lowe announced to hospital employees that Deb Anczak will assume the position of interim CEO of Livingston HealthCare, effective March 2, 2018. Anczak has served as Pharmacy Manager at Livingston HealthCare since 2011, having been a pharmacist for 30 years. She has been the Director of Performance Improvement at LHC ...

Bren Lowe, CEO, Announces Departure from Livingston HealthCare

Jan 16, 2018

Chief Executive Officer Bren Lowe announced to hospital employees on Friday, January 12 that he will be departing from Livingston HealthCare. Lowe has accepted the position of CEO at Star Valley Medical Center in Star Valley, Wyoming. “It has been my pleasure to be a part of the LHC team these past five years,” says Lowe. “I am so proud of the many things we have accomplished together on behalf of ...

Livingston HealthCare Foundation Selects Babs Brandfass as New President

Jan 11, 2018

The Livingston HealthCare Foundation has promoted Barbara ‘Babs’ Brandfass to the position of President, effective January 1, 2018. Brandfass formerly served as the organization’s Major Gifts Officer. The Livingston HealthCare Foundation is a private 501(c)3 organization that raises the private funds needed by Livingston HealthCare to build and sustain a range of quality and accessible healthcare ...

Livingston HealthCare Receives Grant to Integrate Behavioral Health into Emergency and Inpatient Care

Jan 11, 2018

The Montana Healthcare Foundation has awarded Livingston HealthCare Foundation a $75,000 grant to hire a licensed clinical social worker to further integrate behavioral health resources for Emergency Department patients and hospital inpatients. Behavioral health is the field of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental health, substance abuse and associated physical disorders. ...