MT · 56 Counties
Montana Rural Hospitals
68 active hospitals serving 56 counties. 7 counties have no hospital access.
CMS Rural Health Transformation Program
Montana Receives $233.5M/year$1.2B total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)
As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Montana receives $233,509,359/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.
Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.
Who It's For
Tailored views for every role in Montana's rural health ecosystem
County Health Map
Explore Montana's 56 counties and 68 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.
Counties with vs. without a hospital
Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.
Hospital Directory
All 68 active hospitals in Montana. Search by name, city, or county.
| Hospital ▲ | City | County | Beds | Ownership | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Care Hospital of Montana | Billings | Yellowstone | 40 | Not-for-Profit | ||
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare | Dillon | Beaverhead | 18 | Not-for-Profit | CAHRural | |
| Beartooth Billings Clinic | Red Lodge | Carbon | 10 | Government | CAH | |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | Great Falls | Cascade | 398 | Government | ||
| Benefis Teton Medical Center | Choteau | Teton | 25 | Government | CAHRural | |
| Big Horn Hospital | Hardin | Big Horn | 25 | Government | CAHRural | |
| Big Sandy Medical Center | Big Sandy | Chouteau | 25 | Government | CAHRural | |
| Big Sky Medical Center | Big Sky | Gallatin | 4 | Government | CAHRural | |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater | Townsend | Broadwater | 25 | Government | CAHRural | |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | Yellowstone | 304 | Government |
68 hospitals shown
Hospital Deserts
7 of 56 counties (13%) have no hospital.
Residents in these counties must travel to neighboring areas for hospital care.
7 counties in Montana have no hospital.
Learn how the AHEAD model could transform rural health access.
County Health Profiles
All 56 counties in Montana. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.
| County ▲ | Population | Hospitals | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | 9,371 | 1 | 1 Hospital | |
| Big Horn | 13,124 | 2 | 2 Hospitals | |
| Blaine | 7,044 | 1 | 1 Hospital | |
| Broadwater | 6,774 | 1 | 1 Hospital | |
| Carbon | 10,473 | 1 | 1 Hospital | |
| Carter | 1,415 | 1 | 1 Hospital | |
| Cascade | 84,414 | 3 | 3 Hospitals | |
| Chouteau | 5,895 | 2 | 2 Hospitals | |
| Custer | 11,867 | 2 | 2 Hospitals | |
| Daniels | 1,661 | 1 | 1 Hospital |
56 counties shown
County Health Snapshot
Average health indicators across Montana's 56 counties
Health Professional Shortage Areas
Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)
Financial Health
FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports
28 hospitals reporting negative margins.
See how your hospital compares.
Federal Rural Health Funding
28 active HRSA grants totaling $28.8M in FY2025
Largest Grant Recipients
Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).
Healthcare Workforce & Access
Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations
Provider Workforce
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Medically Underserved Areas & Populations
CDC PLACES Health Indicators
Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages
Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024
Hospital Ownership
Breakdown of Montana's 68 hospitals by ownership type
See the Analytics Platform
Role-specific dashboards, AI-powered queries, and hospital financial data — live for Montana.
Interactive Dashboard·Montana: 68 rural hospitals, 50 CAHs, 7 hospital deserts
AI-Powered Q&A·Montana: 68 rural hospitals, 50 CAHs, 7 hospital deserts
What's in the Montana Dashboard
Interactive tools tailored to your state's rural health landscape
Hospital Scorecard
Compare financials, bed counts, and risk scores across all 68 hospitals. Filter by county, ownership, or CAH status.
Access Maps
Visualize 7 hospital deserts and service area gaps. See which communities are most underserved.
AI-Powered Q&A
Ask questions in plain English about Montana's hospitals and get instant, data-backed answers from CMS data.
Explore Neighboring States
Have questions about Montana's rural hospitals? See the Montana FAQ — data-driven answers about hospital access, grants, and health metrics.
See the Full Montana Dashboard
Request a personalized demo with interactive dashboards, AI queries, and hospital risk scoring for Montana.
Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.