Cardiac

Right place, right time: Three WMC employees help revive man in Wal-Mart parking lot

By Kristy Bleizeffer Dec 26, 2018

There’s an old Chinese proverb that Caryn Schulenberg has been thinking about a lot: If you save someone’s life, you are responsible for them forever. “I don’t believe that, but I do believe you are tied to them. There is part of you, because of what they gave you, that is tied to them forever,” she said. If that’s the case, then a trip to the grocery store has forever linked Caryn, her husband Bob, and a group of strangers who just happened to be at the right place, at the right time.

Ticking time bomb: Undiagnosed Aortic Valve Stenosis could have deadly consequences

By Kristy Bleizeffer Dec 10, 2018

Without knowing it, hundreds of Wyoming adults may be carrying ticking time bombs in their chests. Aortic Valve Stenosis (AS) – a treatable but often undiagnosed heart condition – kills about 50 percent of adults within two years of the onset of symptoms. About half a million people in the United States are believed to have undetected AS. The good news is that AS is treatable, and it can be detected through an echocardiogram.

Wyoming Medical Center Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

By Kristy Bleizeffer Sep 27, 2018

Wyoming Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2018. Wyoming Medical Center is one of only 203 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

Wyoming Medical Center earns Silver Award for resuscitation efforts

By Kristy Bleizeffer Sep 11, 2018

Wyoming Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Silver Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital.

What happens in the WMC W.A.R.R. room?

By Sally Ann Vasquez Jul 2, 2018

What happens in the Wyoming Medical Center WARR Room? Nationally certified Critical Care Tech Sally Ann Vasquez explains.

Heart Health · Prevention

Heart Month, Valentine’s Day edition: Lost love isn’t the only thing that will break your heart

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 14, 2017

Instead of measuring Valentine’s Day by how much chocolate or how many roses you receive, measure it by how well you treat the most important muscle in your body - your heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

Heart Health

Heart Month: Preventing hypertension, 'the silent killer'

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 6, 2017

At nearly every visit to the doctor’s office, emergency room or intermediate care clinic, someone wraps a cuff around your arm. As it squeezes, your nurse watches the gauges and records them into your chart. But what do these readings mean? And why do health providers measure your blood pressure so often?

Heart Month: Hospital implements new CPR training program to keep skills sharp

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 1, 2017

To help improve patient care and safety, Wyoming Medical Center is implementing the Resuscitation Quality Improvement® Program, a new training approach to maintaining CPR skills in the healthcare setting. We are the first hospital in the state to implement the program.

Blue Envelope donates $1,300 for 15-lead ECG harnesses

By Kristy Bleizeffer Aug 9, 2016

Wyoming Medical Center would like to thank the Blue Envelope Health Fund for its generous support of heart attack patients in our hospital. Blue Envelope donated $1,344for the purchase of 15-lead Electrocardiogram (or ECGs) harnesses to more quickly diagnose a certain type of heart attack.

Nurse Jenea Goddard nominated for Norman S. Holt Award; two others honored

By Kristy Bleizeffer Jul 25, 2016

Three nurses were nominated by their peers for the prestigious Norman S. Holt Award for Nursing Excellence. Read about them and the hospital's final nominee, Jenea Goddard, here.

13 Minutes: Casper woman saves husband as dispatcher coaches her through CPR

By Kristy Bleizeffer Jun 28, 2016

Few Americans would know what to do if someone collapsed in front of them, despite the fact that nearly 80 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen inside the home. It’s an odds-on favorite that if someone does collapse in front of you, it’s someone you love and live with. According to the American Heart Association, immediate CPR can double or triple their chance of survival. Francine had no time to be unsure. “Listen carefully,” the voice on the phone instructed. “We’re going to start mouth-to-mouth.”

Wyoming Medical Center EMS earns American Heart Association’s Gold level award for quick care of heart attack patients

By Kristy Bleizeffer May 17, 2016

Wyoming Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.

National Nurses Week: Why I am a nurse

By Kristy Bleizeffer May 9, 2016

"I started working at Wyoming Medical Center when I was 17, and I was NOT going to be a nurse —ever. I had no interest in any way. Twenty-four years later, I can't imagine doing anything different." — Jennifer Gallager, R.N.

WMC By the Numbers: 1,218 employees, 37,316 ER visits and 1,154 babies born

By Mandy Cepeda Mar 31, 2016

While you can’t measure a hospital by numbers alone, we’re pretty proud of those we put up in 2015.

Doctor's Day: Patients celebrate doctors who impacted their lives

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 30, 2016

National Doctors’ Day is a day to recognize all that doctors contribute to our health, our lives, our communities and our society. We asked patients to tell us about the doctors who made a difference in their lives, and we are happy to share the stories here.

Heart Health

Heart Month video: Calling 911 at first sign of heart attack may save your life

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 27, 2016

Diet & Nutrition · Exercise · Heart Health

Heart Month: Dr. Adrian Fluture explains why prevention is the best medicine for heart disease

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 23, 2016

Heart Health

Heart Month, Valentine's Day edition: Lost love isn't the only thing that will break your heart

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 12, 2016

Heart Month: Wyoming Medical Center's heart care is among the best in the country

By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 12, 2016

Heart Health

Heart Month: At first sign of heart attack, call 911 for best chance at survival

By Adrian Fluture, M.D. Feb 1, 2016

We recommend that anyone who experiences any symptoms suggestive of a heart attack should call 911 immediately. They should not drive themselves to the hospital or ask a friend or family member to drive them.