Anne Murphy

Dr. Anne Murphy recently retired after 35 years of work in internal medicine and geriatrics at the Western Montana Clinic, Providence St. Patrick Hospital and four local nursing homes. During that time, she was particularly focused on counseling patients on options at the end of life. Finding the balance between deploying medical technologies and discovering when those technologies caused more harm than good was a constant challenge. She was an early adopter and champion of hospice. Caring for patients on hospice was one of the most rewarding parts of her career. Because she believes that our healthcare system is out of balance between caring for and curing people, she remains dedicated to improving healthcare, particularly at the end of life. Anne has held multiple leadership positions in the Missoula medical community including being the first female president of St. Patrick Hospital’s medical staff and serving on the St. Patrick Hospital board of directors. She has also served on the board of directors of the Poverello Center and Jeannette Rankin Peace Center.