Billings Clinic

The Billings Clinic was founded by Dr. Arthur J. Movius, who started his Billings medical practice in 1911. In 1915, after practicing on his own, Movius had Dr. J.H. Bridenbaugh join him as an assistant. Bridenbaugh operated and managed obstetrics and began working with a ground-breaking device, the x-ray machine. During World War I, Bridenbaugh joined the military, where he received training in radiology. After returning from the war, Bridenbaugh incorporated diagnostic x-rays and radiation therapy into his practice.

By 1930, five other physicians joined Movius and Bridenbaugh, forming the Movius-Bridenbaugh Clinic, which specialized in obstetrics, fractures, and trauma. In 1939, the clinic conceived a plan to recruit new physicians as partners of the hospital, changing the name to The Billings Clinic. Construction began on a new clinic across the street from Billings Deaconess Hospital in 1950.

In 2013, The Billings Clinic joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and other health organizations to allow those organizations to access Mayo's clinical expertise. In 2009, the Billings Clinic opened a cancer center, at a cost of $31.9-million. The same year, an outpatient surgery center opened.

In 2021, Billings Clinic was granted their fourth designation as a Magnet Organization. Less than 1% of all hospitals worldwide have earned this designation four times in a row.

In 2023, Billings Clinic was named the Best Hospital in Montana and received its second consecutive 5-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). The hospital was also awarded an "A" safety grade from Leapfrog Group.

Also in 2023, Billings Clinic became the first Level I Trauma Center in Montana & Wyoming and was designated the first ever Comprehensive Trauma Center in Montana.

In 2025, Billings Clinic opened Montana's first & only Surgical Intensive Care Unit to meet the higher-level acute care needs of surgical & trauma patients, along with a Regional Operations Center to enhance communication with the region's rural hospitals & coordinate patient transfers.

Billings Clinic is a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting the highest level of treatment for stroke, and is the region's first accredited Chest Pain Center.