October 9, 2025

Recognitions include Lifetime Achievement, Innovation, Quality, and Trustee of the Year awards

(Helena, Mont.) – The Montana Hospital Association (MHA) is pleased to announce recipients of its top honors for 2025. Presented annually at the Montana Healthcare Conference, this set of awards recognizes individuals and organizations dedicated to advancing health across the state through innovation, quality, and service. The 2025 winners of the Montana Healthcare Awards are:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Dave Henry, retired CEO, Northern Montana Health Care, Havre
• Trustee of the Year Award: Bill Upthegrove, Billings Clinic Broadwater, Townsend
• Innovation in Healthcare Award: Robotics Hub Project, Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital, Billings
• Quality Program of the Year (awarded by the Montana Rural Healthcare Performance Improvement Program): St. Luke Community Healthcare, Ronan

“It’s an honor to recognize the 2025 Montana Healthcare Awards winners. They truly exemplify how innovation, dedication, and hard work can advance health in Montana,” said Ed Buttrey, MHA President and CEO. “Please help us in congratulating these well-deserving award recipients and join us in offering our thanks for their service.”

About MHA

The Montana Hospital Association (MHA) is a nonprofit organization with more than eighty members that provide the full spectrum of healthcare services, including hospital inpatient and outpatient services, skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice, physician services, assisted living, senior housing and insurance services. MHA is the principal advocate for the interests of its members in their efforts to improve the health status of the communities they serve and to make Montana a “Top 10 Healthy State.”

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