Whitefish hospital supports suicide prevention foundation

Logan Health Whitefish, formerly North Valley Hospital, has made a $65,000 donation to the Nate Chute Foundation to fund programs that battle suicide in the community.

The hospital said it's the third consecutive year it has contributed to programs aimed at improving mental health in the community and saving lives.

"Without the support and partnership with our local hospital, we could not have the reach or impact that we do now," Kacy Howard, executive director of the Nate Chute Foundation, said in a statement. "Our evidence-based practices and training is only enhanced by the backing of the community's health-care system."

In 2017, the North Valley Hospital Foundation and the Nate Chute Foundation joined forces to raise funds for new transcranial magnetic stimulation equipment and services to be added to the North Valley Behavioral Health clinic in Whitefish, and to fund the ongoing operations of the Nate Chute Foundation.

"This collaborative partnership, funded by donors is an effective way to work to reduce suicide rates through education, training and support to those working on the front lines in our community," Kevin Abel, CEO of Logan Health Whitefish, said in a statement.