Office of Rural Programs

Lewistown

Lewistown, Montana WRITE Site

One Health Lewistown
311 W Main Street
Lewistown, MT 59457

Phone: 406-535-6545

 http://www.onechc.org/lewistown

 Central Montana Medical Center
408 Wendell Ave
Lewistown, MT 59457

Phone: 406-535-1502

 http://www.cmmc.health

Lewistown is an agricultural community located in the middle of Montana in the vast Judith Basin. It began as a small trading post and still features many well-preserved historic businesses and homes. Although mostly rolling prairie, farms and ranches, it features three beautiful mountain ranges, the Snowies, Moccasins, and Judiths, at an elevation of 3,963 feet. In 2010, the population of Lewistown was approximately 5,901. Additional information is available at www.lewistownchamber.com or http://www.enjoylewistown.com

Student Perspectives:

“Living here really gives the feel of what it’s like to be a rural physician from running into patients at the grocery store or in a restaurant to getting called in at night for deliveries or emergency surgeries.”

– Past Lewistown WRITE Student
Primary WRITE Preceptors                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Kathryn William, M.D.
Family Medicine w/ OB

A graduate of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, Dr. Williams completed her family medicine residency in in 2019 at the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana, Kalispell. She completed an OB/Gyn fellowship in 2020 at Essentia Health Family Medicine in Duluth, Minnesota. Located at Central Montana CHC in Lewistown.

katie.williams@onechc.org

Onboarding/Compliance Site Contact:

Jennifer Morris: jennifer.morris@onechc.org

Michael E. Sura, M.D.
Family Medicine

Dr. Michael Sura is a family medicine doctor in Lewistown, Montana.  He received his medical degree from University of Nevada School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Montana Family Medicine Residency in Billings, MT.  Dr. Sura loves the outdoors and spending time with his family. Located in Central Montana Medical Center.

msura@cmmccares.com

Site Contact: Chad Williams cwilliams@cmmccares.com

 

Participating Community Physicians:
Ben Simpson, M.D. (Family Medicine)
Jacob Forke, M.D. (Family Medicine)
Cassandra Lopez, M.D. (FP/OB)

 

Clinic: Central Montana Medical Center, located at 408 Wendell Avenue, houses many physicians to serve our vast service area.  Specialties include Family Medicine, Family Medicine with OB, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, and many visiting specialists.  Primary hospital call is shared with all the primary care physicians. Students also work with family physicians at the Central Montana Community Health Clinic. Lewistown has been a WRITE site since 2005 and hosts R/UOP and TRUST students.

Hospital: Built in 1977, the Central Montana Medical Center (CMMC) is located at 408 Wendell Avenue. This 25-bed critical access hospital, that provides service to a population spread over 17,000 square miles. It offers 24-hour emergency room and ambulance service and full-range rehabilitation services. CMMC is supported by an active staff of 23 local physicians/providers, and many consulting/visiting staff, who provide regular monthly services at the facility. These services represent most medical specialties. The hospital’s web site is https://www.cmmc.health/

What to Expect:
At CMMC, you will experience the heart of rural medicine, covering all aspects of patient care, from newborn to eldercare. In addition to the FM, Peds, IM, and Psychiatry experiences required by the WRITE program, WRITE students are able to work with other community physicians and in the ER. One Health – Lewistown is a community-based, outpatient primary health care center designed to serve the whole communities of Fergus County and is where students will engage with Dr. Katie Williams and Dr. Jacob Forke.


Housing:
One or two bedrooms, kitchen, laundry, wifi, cable, backyard, and carport but no garage. No pets allowed. Situated close to downtown and a running trail. Hospital is one mile away (uphill).

Transportation: There is not an airport in Lewistown which provides service through Skyline Aviation, though most travelers flying into Lewistown opt to use the Billings or Great Falls airports.

 

Extracurricular Activities:
One of the major attractions of Lewistown and the surrounding areas is the opportunity for year-round outdoor recreation.   https://hiddenmt.com/in-lewistown-montana  There are bike/hiking trails in and around town, including an extensive line of rails to trails; nearby state and national parks; the hospital has a gym that the students can use for free; skiing at Showdown (a two-hour drive); lots of snowmobiling in the Snowies and Little Belt mountains; and a new Big Spring Market that has organic food, fresh local produce when available, and fresh bread daily. In addition, there is golfing, fishing, hunting, camping, shooting, canoeing, bird watching, rock climbing, skiing, snowmobiling, skating, biking, hiking, and wildlife viewing are just a few of the activities which can be done at many nearby sites. Additional sites include the Charlie Russell Chew Choo and historic Lewistown.

Weather Trends:
The average daytime temperature in January is 30° F and the daily temperature averages 70° F in July.