History Wyoming Medical Center

Throwback Thursday: National Volunteer Week, April 1987

By Kristy Bleizeffer 3 days ago

In observance of National Volunteer Week in 1987, Wyoming Medical Center volunteers (then called the Pink Ladies) were recognized with a two-page feature spread in Hospital Hi-Lites, the hospital's monthly newsletter.

Throwback Thursday: Nursery remodeled, April 12, 1953

By Kristy Bleizeffer one week ago

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

Throwback Thursday: Easter delivery in pediatrics, April 1983

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 29, 2018

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.

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

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 22, 2018

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.

Throwback Thursday: The Casper Project shows world how to fight rheumatic fever, March 17, 1957

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 15, 2018

In the 1950s, rheumatic fever, and its associated heart disease, killed 22,000 people a year. This was before the widespread use of antibiotics to combat strep throat, the disease's precursor. Casper showed the world how to stop rheumatic fever in its tracks.

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

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 8, 2018

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.

Throwback Thursday: A 1950s look at Memorial Hospital of Natrona County

By Kristy Bleizeffer Mar 1, 2018

The 1950s were a time of great expansion for Memorial Hospital of Natrona County (as the hospital was then named.) The Second Street addition opened on Dec. 15, 1955. It included telephone wires to patient rooms for the first time, a third-floor surgical area, a ground-floor kitchen, air conditioning, a pneumatic tube system and piped oxygen.