
Attendees at the May 18 Passport
Summit held at MSU-Billings.

Charles Gartgide and Brickel Sharp of St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings.
Photos by Jackie Thiel
Notes
These notes were provided by our meeting facilitator as taken at
the Billings Summit. Areas in red were added by the Department in
order to provide clarification on certain issues/procedures. If you
have comments regarding the notes, or if they spark ideas you'd like
to relay, please contact Passport Program Officer Niki Scoffield
at niscoffield@mt.gov or 444-4148.
Comments:
"The meeting accomplished great communication and gave me hope that changes
are forthcoming as we all agree improvements can be made."
"(The most productive segment of the meeting was) brainstorming new ideas
and models for a new way of doing things. Also, group debate was helpful and
other clinic and people's viewpoint gave great insight."
"Excellent! Great opportunity to share."
"(I felt we accomplished) having people really listen to provider concerns
and be willing to address them."