Posts in Ravalli Republic
Bitterroot Drug celebrates 11 years, new remodel with customer appreciation week

Bitterroot Drug participates in a Sapphire Community Health discount program where patients can get discounted medications regardless of their income as long as they are a patient of a Sapphire Community Health prescriber.

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Open enrollment for health care starts Nov. 1

At Sapphire Community Health, we provide free, easy and unbiased help to make the process of enrolling easier for you. Coming in for help doubles your chance of successfully enrolling in coverage! Plus, we can help answer any health coverage questions you may have.

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Andrew Walters Foundation raising funds to help locals

The Andrew Walters Foundation for Charitable Giving is raising funds to provide assistance to families and individuals in need. Irene Walters works at Sapphire Community Health Center, which gave her a room to store supplies for the foundation.

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RavCo to hire five nurses to help with inmate medical services

The conundrum over inmate medical care at the Ravalli County Detention Center appears to be solved. The county plans to hire two full-time registered nurses currently employed by Sapphire Community Health. 

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Hamilton woman said the ability to obtain health insurance saved her life

When the hospital employees began talking about the cost of the surgery, she could hardly comprehend it. The estimate ran between $150,000 and $200,000. Dutton was one of the first in Ravalli County to sign up for health insurance through the network created under the Affordable Care Act.

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Bitterroot Taskforce on Homelessness and Housing completes Point in Time Count

There were 41 participants in the 2017 Point in Time Count conducted by The Bitterroot Taskforce on Homelessness and Housing. The survey asked homeless people, sheltered and unsheltered, where they slept on the night of January 26 and some specifics about their situation.

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County Commission to write letter of support for Sapphire Community Health grant

The Ravalli County commissioners agreed Monday to write a support letter for the Sapphire Community Health grant application to Health Resources & Services for a community health center with a sliding scale of fees.

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Sapphire Community Health Center opens

The idea of bringing a sliding-scale medical clinic to the Bitterroot Valley has a long history. Its advocates submitted grant applications for 15 years before finally being on the receiving end of the $707,167 federal grant that made it possible.

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Viewpoint: Health center helps uninsured get medical care

Sapphire Community Health is a primary care health center that offers medical services on a sliding fee basis, and is open to anyone in the community, including low-income patients and those without health insurance. No one will be turned away for inability to pay, but will be charged on a sliding scale basis, adjusted to income.

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