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Sep 20, 2018
Throwback Thursday: 'Here's What Would Happen in a Disaster,' Sept. 10, 1953
"Before they go to the polls Tuesday to support or to junk a proposed million-dollar hospital expansion program, Natrona County voters have a right to know how thier hospital would respond to a similar disaster or epidemic call – be it under today's ever-crowded conditions or under conditions of adequacy after expansion." – Tribune-Herald, Sept. 9, 1953 More »
Aug 16, 2018
Throwback Thursday: In August 1987, a river race, Miami Vice Seafood Spectacular & Angie the leech
Summer 1987 was a particularly epic time at Wyoming Medical Center, at least according the WMC employee newsletter, Hi-Lites. The August 1987 issue featured stories about a daring river raft race, winners of the Don Johnson look-a-like contest and a leech nicknamed "Angie" deployed to save a patient's right thumb. More »
Aug 9, 2018
Throwback Thursday: Ben and Hoss Cartwright create 'Bonanza' in children's ward - Aug. 4, 1961
In August 1961, the Central Wyoming Fair and Nite Rodeo scored two of the biggest television stars of the time: Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker, who starred in the hit "Bonanza" as Ben and Hoss Cartwright, entertained crowds nightly in front of the grandstands. On Aug. 4, they stopped by the children's ward of Natrona County Memorial Hospital. More »
Jun 28, 2018
Throwback Thursday: Volunteer gets 2,000 hour pin, June 15, 1977
In June, 1977, Kathleen Hemry was pinned for surpassing 2,000 volunteer hours at Memorial Hospital's information desk. More »
Jun 7, 2018
Throwback Thursday: New perfusion pump aids cancer patients, June 7, 1973
In June 1973, a donation of a new perfusion pump aided in the treatment of cancer patients. More »
May 24, 2018
Throwback Thursday: Casper's new ambulance, May 3, 1955
Before Natrona County Memorial Hospital established its own ambulance service in the 1950s, patients got to the hospital any way they could. Now we have a fleet of 10 buses making nearly 10,000 runs per year. More »
May 3, 2018
Throwback Thursday: WMC rallies to support families of co-workers killed in plane crash, May 1993
The May 1993 issue of Hi-Lites, WMC’s employee newsletter, featured a story of how the hospital used a personal tragedy to bring the community together. More »
Apr 19, 2018
Throwback Thursday: National Volunteer Week, April 1987
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. More »
Apr 12, 2018
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 »
Mar 29, 2018
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 1, 2018
Throwback Thursday: A 1950s look at Memorial Hospital of Natrona County
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. More »