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I Am WMC: Melody Bowar, R.N., Stroke program coordinator

“We have an amazing stroke team that is really dedicated to patient care and improving outcomes. We are the state’s first Primary Stroke Center to be certified by the Joint Commission, and since 2015 we’ve earned the American Heart Association | American Stroke Association’s highest honors every year,” Melody said. “We are a small town, and we’re treating our community and our neighbors. I think our metrics and performance are as good, and in some cases better, than the larger stroke centers around the country. " — Melody Bowar, R.N. More »

Apr 7, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Nursery remodeled, April 12, 1953

On April 12, 1953, Memorial Hospital of Natrona County unveiled their newly remodeled, $21,000 nursery to the Casper Tribune-Herald. More »

Apr 1, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Easter delivery in pediatrics, April 1983

If you're stuck in the hospital, where does the Easter bunny deliver his treats? In 1983, kids at Memorial Hospital of Natrona County on Easter Sunday at least got a slice of cake out of the deal. More »

Mar 25, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Decades of change at Casper's hospital

Wyoming Medical Center has been serving patients and families from the same location on Second Street as when we opened 11 decades ago. We dove through the Wyoming Medical Center collection at Casper College's Western History Center to see how far we've come. More »

Mar 18, 2021

Throwback Thursday: March 17, 1960, 'Surgery Restores Life to Mother'

On March 17, 1960, the Casper Tribune-Herald reported the story of Mrs. Lewis George whose life was saved by a rare, emergency heart massage surgery. More »

Mar 11, 2021

Throwback Thursday: March 1910, construction begins on Casper’s first hospital

Wyoming legislators voted to build the Casper branch of the Wyoming State Hospital in 1909 and construction began in March 1910. Wyoming paid the $22,500 price tag while Natrona County supplied the land. More »

Feb 25, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Cardiac Cath lab, 1970s

Cath is medical shorthand for cardiac catheterization, a procedure that utilizes thin, hollow tube called catheters to examine heart function and to look for coronary disease. Physicians can measure pressure and blood flow through your heart by injecting contrast dye through the catheter and taking x-rays to follow the dye's progress through your coronary arteries. More »

Jan 21, 2021

Throwback Thursday: First twins, 1986 and 1987

Where are they now? The first twins in 1986 and 1987 came on Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. More »

Jan 2, 2021

Meet Kallen Tomlinson, Baby New Year 2021

The race for Baby New Year wasn't exactly a photo finish in 2021, but it was a bit of a squeaker. Two babies were born Friday morning less than half an hour apart, but little Kallen Tomlinson came first, born at 10:49 a.m. Jan. 1, 2021. More »

Dec 17, 2020

Throwback Thursday: Fighting the 1950s polio epidemic

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Dec 10, 2020

Throwback Thursday: TV and an early Christmas arrive at the children's ward, 1954