The Pulse

Life inside Wyoming Medical Center

Mar 2, 2020

What you should know about coronavirus

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that are found throughout nature. There are coronaviruses specific to bats and snakes and humans and horses, etc. They all have genes that allow them to bind to your respiratory cells and to potentially cause disease. There are many coronavirus in the family that can infect humans, but generally they cause the mild common cold. Or, they infect people and cause no symptoms at all. COVID-19 is the particular strain of coronavirus that is in the news now, and it was named COVID-19 because it was 2019 when it was discovered. More »

Feb 27, 2020

Throwback Thursday: By 1953, 'Old Garland' had cooked 3.5 million meals

With the opening this week of our new Interventional Radiology Suite, our old cafeteria is no longer recognizeable to Wyoming Medical Center longtimers. For this Throwback Thursday, we look at another renovation project for the hospital kitchen, this one from 1953 and hospital stove that no longer could. More »

Feb 25, 2020

Adding to the herd: Choose the next animal for a Wyoming Medical Center ambulance

Our ambulance herd is getting a new animal friend, but we don’t know which Wyoming animal to choose. Now through March 31, 2020, elementary school students in Natrona County can enter for a chance to pick the next ambulance animal. The winner will be honored a special unveiling party have their illustration and short essay incorporated into the new ambulance design. More »

Feb 21, 2020

#IAmWMC: Debra Zurn, Switchboard operator and safety coach

“I love working at WMC, in fact I feel like it’s home. I don’t ever want to go look for another job. In this building, there are many people who are very motivated and highly reliable. They give up holidays, work long hours and sacrifice time with their families to keep this place running and to take care of our community." – Debra Zurn More »

Feb 18, 2020

New Interventional Radiology Suite features Wyoming’s first bi-plane imaging

Wyoming Medical Center opens the first phase of its new Interventional Radiology Suite, bringing medical technology and treatments to Casper that you won’t find anywhere else in the state. More »

Feb 12, 2020

Throwback Thursday: Candy Stripers throw Valentine's party, Feb. 21, 1970

Memorial Hospital's 'Candy Stripe girls' threw a Valentine party for the pediatric ward in 1970. Picture in this newspaper photo are Carol Sheets and Debbie Olsen (standing) and Amy Holder and Stephanie Zowada. More »

Feb 11, 2020

Casper's most popular baby names, 2019

A list of the most popular names given to babies born at Wyoming Medical Center in 2019. More »

Jan 30, 2020

Throwback Thursday: 'C-arm speeds up heart diagnosis,' January 1979

In January 1979, the Casper Star-Tribune featured the hospital's new C-arm, a state-of-the-art imaging device able to diagnose heart blockages in real time. In 2020, we are preparing to open a new Interventional Radiology Suite that will allow our cardiologists to offer a life-saving heart procedure for the first time in Wyoming. More »

Jan 27, 2020

Meet our Docs: Kate Score, M.D., joins Cole Creek Primary Care in East Casper

Kate Score, M.D., is beginning her family practice at Cole Creek Primary Care, a new practice at Wyoming Medical Center East Campus. Cole Creek joins the network of Wyoming Medical Center primary care clinics that stretch across Casper, serving people where they live and work: Mesa Primary Care in the west and Sage Primary Care in the center of town. More »

Jan 13, 2020

#IAmWMC: Bret Andrew, Certified medical assistant at Sage Primary Care

“There are days when you see tough situations, but that has made me want to pursue medicine even more. It’s fulfilling to see the impact a place like Sage Primary Care has on people’s lives. Being a small part of that means a lot to me." – Bret Andrew More »

Jan 7, 2020

Throwback Thursday: Baby New Year, Jan. 1, 1960

Who was the first baby born in 1960? More »

Jan 6, 2020

#IAmWMC: Judy Mass, Receptionist and account rep at Mesa Primary Care

"Health care can be stressful, and people are often worried when they come to us. I smile, welcome them in and just try to make their experience a little better. It's as simple as that." – Judy Mass More »

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