Battle Mountain General Hospital

Telemedicine Alzheimer's and Dementia Clinics

Through the capabilities that telemedicine offers, Battle Mountain General Hospital and the University of Nevada, School of Medicine bring urban medical specialists face-to-face with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients in Battle Mountain. Individuals identified by community screening sessions or through physicians' offices are also provided follow-up care and ongoing medication management. In addition to medical care, the telemedicine project is used to train health care professionals, ...

Smoking Cessation

The Smoking Cessation program was developed to reach children ages 9-12 years of age. This program, with the help of Harry the Scary Tongue, teaches children about the dangers of smoking. Clinic Coordinator, Joy Greenhalgh will present Harry, by appointment, to scout troops, youth groups, or anyone interested in learning the dangers of smoking. For more information, please call Joy at the Battle Mountain Clinic, 775-635-2424, extension 100.

Diabetes Support Group

The BMGH Diabetes Support Group is now in its second year! As a free community service, Battle Mountain General Hospital hosts the group meeting the last Monday of each month at 6 PM in the hospital conference room. Participants of all ages share ideas to assist in improving diabetic healthcare in everyday living. Occasionally, guest speakers are available to offer suggestions of menus, diet, and exercise, as well as other coping skills for living with diabetes.

Site of new Long Term Care Day Room

Practice Makes Perfect

It seemed pretty much like any other day…. At least up to the point that we, at Battle Mountain General Hospital, received an emergency call from Newmont’s Phoenix Project. At 1:00 pm, a man went down at the mill due to cyanide exposure. Newmont’s ambulance crew and their victim were already enroute to the hospital.

Newmont’s call caused our emergency room personnel to ready the ER for a hazardous material exposure. Chief Risk Officer, Judi Benvenuto, took charge: Kelley Price, Chief Nursing Officer and ER Supervisor, Brandy Bare RN prepared the emergency room. Dr. Ihsan Habib was called and the ER was awaiting the incoming emergency. A cyanide kit was laid out and ready. The poison control center hotline was notified and they were sending a fax with pertinent information.

At 1:45 pm, the Newmont ambulance arrived at the emergency room entrance. The ambulance crew: Rick Seaman; Terry L. Hopkins; Dale Updike; and Mary Ellen Maestas EMTB, rushed the patient, Randy Bellows, through the deluge shower and into the ER. Once there, our staff and the Newmont crew worked together to help the victim. Fortunately, this patient was able to get up and walk out of the ER without treatment.

Thank goodness this was only a drill! This is the reason why training drills are so important: drills help to train all emergency personnel to react with confidence when an actual emergency occurs.

If needed, the number for poison control is:

Washoe Poison Center

1-800-222-1222

Remember: Be safe at home and in the workplace!