Billings Clinic: Healthcare on the Frontier

Billings Clinic: Healthcare on the Frontier. History of the Deaconess Hospital. In 1918, Doctors A.J. Movius and J.H. Bridenbaugh formed a medical partnership, establishing the Movius-Bridenbaugh Clinic, which later became Billings Clinic, on the top floor of the Hart Albin building in downtown. The Billings Clinic was a multi-specialty integrated care system that served patients from all around the region. , In 1927, Deaconess Hospital opened north of downtown Billing. Each of the 67 patient rooms were sunlit and cheerful and the "four story brick building was a striking example of modern Georgian architecture." With the expansion of the hospital grounds during the 1950s and 1960s, the organization was renamed the Deaconess Medical Center. In 1972, the hospital preformed Billings; first open-heart surgery. , In 1993, the Deaconess Medical Center and Billings Clinic merged to become an integrated health care organization named Deaconess Billings Clinic. In 2005, the organization changed its name to Billings Clinic. Billings Clinic serves as a not-for-profit health care organization, governed by the community, and is the area's largest employer.