Butte Continental Divide Medical Supply Hub – I‑15/I‑90 Hazmat Corridor
Butte powers Montana’s mining legacy, regional trauma care, and mountain logistics at the I‑15/I‑90 crossroads. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #1901 at 3901 Harrison Avenue keeps St. James Healthcare, Rocky Mountain Surgical Center, Montana Tech athletics, Butte-Silver Bow EMS, NorthWestern Energy dispatch, mining contractors, and Continental Divide wildfire crews stocked without sending couriers to Helena or Missoula.
Within 60 miles lie St. James Level III trauma, Community Hospital of Anaconda, Barrett Hospital (Dillon), Bozeman Health outreach clinics, Montana Tech labs, Fairmont Hot Springs, I‑90/I‑15 heavy freight, Port of Montana, and U.S. EPA Superfund reclamation sites. Blizzards, hazmat incidents, mining shutdowns, and wildfire smoke necessitate a “medical suppliers near me” counter with Butte grit—this Harrison Avenue hub delivers.
Butte rebuilt after the 1917 Granite Mountain fire, Superfund remediation, and pandemic surges. LAC Health honors that resilience with generator-backed refrigeration, bilingual (English/Spanish) miners’ documentation, and ICS workflows aligned with Butte-Silver Bow DES, EPA/DEQ, and the Southwest Montana Healthcare Coalition.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Continental Divide Hub – Inside Walmart #1901
3901 Harrison Avenue
Butte, Montana 59701
ZIP Code 59701 (serves Butte, Anaconda, Dillon, Deer Lodge, Whitehall, Boulder, Helena south valley, and Continental Divide wildfire districts)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance-ready bay, hazmat rinse pad, mining haul-truck staging, and secure cold room on redundant diesel backup.
Highway Access: 0.7 miles to I‑15/I‑90 interchange, 2 miles to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), 12 miles to Port of Montana/rail yards, 25 miles to Anaconda/Deer Lodge, 65 miles to Helena.
Nearby Facilities: St. James Healthcare (1 mi), Rocky Mountain Surgical Center (0.5 mi), Montana Tech (2.5 mi), Butte Fire Station 1 (2 mi), EPA Command Center (3 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare & Community Logistics
- Hospital/clinic replenishment for St. James Healthcare, Community Hospital of Anaconda, Barrett Hospital (Dillon), Deer Lodge Medical Center, St. Peter’s outreach clinics, and VA CBOCs.
- Telehealth/home-care kits for Rocky Mountain Hospice, Amedisys, Montana Veterans’ Home, and Butte-Silver Bow Public Health remote monitoring.
- School/university health support for Montana Tech, Butte Central, Butte High, Anaconda schools, and youth sports across the Divide.
- Behavioral health & MAT logistics for Southwest Montana Community Health Center, Western Montana Mental Health, and Veterans Court programs.
- Event medicine staging for Montana Folk Festival, Evel Knievel Days, Butte rodeos, Uptown races, and Continental Divide trail events.
- Environmental health kits for EPA Superfund remediation, stormwater monitoring, and DEQ compliance teams.
Industrial, Mining & Wildfire Support
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Butte Fire, AMR, Dillon EMS, Anaconda Fire, Highlands Fire, Montana DNRC, and Interagency Hotshot crews.
- Mine rescue and OSHA kits for Montana Resources open pit, reclamation contractors, Port of Montana rail yards, and NorthWestern Energy plants.
- Cold-chain biologics, trauma blood, orthopedic implants, and investigational meds tracked via Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and OSHA/NIOSH logs.
- Device recall handling for ventilators, anesthesia machines, dialysis units, and telemetry/SCADA-linked med gear in industrial clinics.
- Hazmat courier swaps for Superfund labs, wastewater plants, refineries, and chemical depots with PHMSA/EPA-ready documentation.
- Drone, telemetry, and satellite kits for wildfire IMTs, avalanche patrols, and remote rural EMS teams along the Divide.
Meet the Butte Response Team
Our Butte staff blends mine safety medics, hospital buyers, and wildfire logisticians born and raised in the Mining City.
Maeve O’Connell
St. James & Montana Tech Liaison
Former St. James supply manager and Montana Tech emergency planner. Maeve oversees implants, cath lab trays, and lab-to-field courier runs.
Email: [email protected]
Captain Logan Diaz
Mine & Wildfire Logistics Lead
Former mine rescue medic and DNRC helitack paramedic. Logan coordinates OSHA rehab, wildfire medical caches, and hazmat documentation.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Renee Baptiste
Community & Rural Health Director
Family physician serving Southwest Montana CHC. Renee curates bilingual chronic disease kits, veteran programs, and rural clinic grant compliance.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Plan Around Divide Weather
Open 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; call +1-703-810-3898 when Homestake Pass closes, hazmat incidents occur, or wildfire deployments launch.
- Arrive Credentialed
Hospital/EMS badge, mine-safety card, contractor escort letter, or state/federal credential ensures immediate release. We pre-clear lists via Butte-Silver Bow DES.
- Seal Chain-of-Custody
Every tote receives barcode scans, telemetry logs, humidity data, and photo proof; documentation feeds Epic, Cerner, ESO, Intelex, and ICS 214s.
- Monitor Alerts
Opt in for MDT 511, EPA air monitors, mine dewatering updates, wildfire IR, and mutual aid bulletins.
Coverage Footprint
Supports healthcare, EMS, mining, industrial, wildfire, and tourism partners across Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Jefferson, Madison, Powell, and Granite counties.
Mining City Heritage
Butte endured the Granite Mountain disaster, Berkley Pit expansion, 1972 miners’ strike, Superfund remediation, and pandemic surges. LAC Health safeguards that history with hardened docks, redundant fiber/satellite comms, generator-backed HVAC, and MOUs with Butte-Silver Bow DES, EPA Region 8, and the Southwest Montana Healthcare Coalition.
Regional Demographics
Population ~80,000 across Silver Bow/Deer Lodge/Beaverhead/Jefferson counties: 92% White, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic/Latino, 1% other. Workforce anchored in healthcare, mining, energy, logistics, higher education, and tourism.
Licensing & Compliance
Montana Board of Pharmacy, Idaho/Wyoming non-resident permits, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB logistics, MSHA/OSHA/NIOSH standards, EPA Superfund requirements, FEMA Region VIII ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Silver Bow/Deer Lodge vendor registrations.
Mining City Partner Reviews
Average rating 4.95/5 from hospitals, mines, wildfire crews, and rural EMS.
A winter pileup on Homestake and a cath-lab emergency hit simultaneously. LAC Health replenished implants, blood, and telemetry gear before our night shift ended.
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A dewatering outage forced 24-hour crews. LAC Health cycled hazmat meds, dehydration kits, and chain-of-custody paperwork with zero downtime.
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Wildfire deployments plus a refinery alarm wiped out ALS caches. LAC Health had replacements staged with ReadyOp files and satellite trackers before sunrise.
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Back-to-back dialysis surges required rare filters. LAC Health found alternates, logged temps, and drove them over Georgetown Lake before the clinic opened.
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Frontier Conference championships, robotics competitions, and STEM fairs overlapped. LAC Health labeled trauma/hydration kits per venue and recycled them Monday.
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We launched two IMTs plus a prescribed burn. LAC Health staged medical caches with ICS 206/213 packets and FirstNet boosters before our convoy rolled.
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