Hospital donations have steadily climbed and the number of client hospitals has increased appreciably—it all adds up to a successful initial year for the Northwest Tissue Services’s satellite office.

The Missoula-based team of eight technologists (three full-time, five per diem) cover all of Montana, Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington. In the past year, the team has been involved in more than 100 recoveries and has regularly consulted with hospitals in the service area.

Full-time tissue technologists Aaron Healy (left), R.J. Ochsner (second from right) and Levi Anderson (right) lead the Montana team, which also includes (right of Healy) Matt Firebaugh, Lance French, Norma Becker and Donnica Johnson.