Billings Clinic Attempting To Deal With “Unsustainable” Financial Losses

Montana’s largest hospital is looking for ways to make financial cuts to eliminate what it calls unsustainable financial losses.

According to a memo acquired by KTVQ-television, Billings Clinic is seeking to cut more than $4.5 million monthly by way of pay cuts, suspensions of company contributions to employee retirement plans, a hiring freeze and a reduction in contract labor.

The announcement comes less than one year after former CEO Dr. Scott Ellner and a number of other hospital executives resigned.

Billings Clinic took a financial hit during the covid pandemic, when non-essential surgeries were canceled.

The Hospital has been trying to become a level one trauma center, meaning it would be able to provide complete care for every aspect of injury, including prevention and rehabilitation.

Currently Montana does have a level one trauma center, anywhere in the state.

Earlier this year, Billings Clinic announced a merger with Logan Health, based out of Kalispell.

The hospital operates in 15 locations in Montana, as well five locations in the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming.

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