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Wyoming Medical Center earns American Stroke Association’s highest honor for stroke care
By Kristy Bleizeffer Jun 21, 2018
For the fourth straight year, Wyoming Medical Center has won the American Stroke Association’s highest level of recognition for quick, expert treatment of stroke patients.
Time is Brain: How our Stroke Team is working to improve systems across Wyoming
By Kristy Bleizeffer May 11, 2018
Treating stroke involves almost every clinical department at Wyoming Medical Center, starting with emergency responders. Our multidisciplinary stroke team meets every month to analyze the latest data, collaborate on best care practices and troubleshoot areas that need improvement.
Stroke Month: Cutting-edge treatment helps Casper man walk out of hospital after stroke
By Kristy Bleizeffer May 7, 2018
Not so long ago, “stroke” often meant long-term disability or at least long, hard-fought recoveries for survivors and their families. It is still the fourth-leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. But thanks to Wyoming Medical Center’s multidisciplinary stroke team and emerging cutting-edge treatments, it was not the story for David Balcerzak of Casper.
Stopping by Wyoming Medical Center during flu season? Be a good visitor
By Kristy Bleizeffer Dec 6, 2017
Each year, the flu contributes to more than 200,000 hospitalizations and as many as 49,000 deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visitors are asked to protect the health of their hospitalized friends and family by practicing the basic principles of infection prevention.
New advance in stroke treatment will benefit more Wyoming patients
By Kristy Bleizeffer May 30, 2017
The past five years have brought unprecedented advances in the treatment of stroke, including a major announcement two weeks ago that will improve care of Wyoming patients.
Wyoming Medical Center earns American Stroke Association’s highest honor for stroke care — again
By Kristy Bleizeffer May 24, 2016
Wyoming Medical Center has again won the American Stroke Association’s highest level of recognition for quick, expert treatment of stroke patients. For the second straight year, we achieved Target: Stroke Honor Roll —Elite Plus status. We also earned the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Stroke Month | Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A new era has dawned
By David B. Wheeler, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. May 4, 2016
The past five years have seen unprecedented advances in acute stroke management. With more aggressive treatment parameters, revolutionary changes in interventional techniques and improvement in the organization of care, more and more people are walking away from stroke with little to no deficit.
My Stroke Story, Part 1 | From hockey player to stroke survivor, finding my power after a devastating illness
By Kendall Bays May 1, 2016
I wouldn’t wake up for four days. When I did, doctors would tell me that I suffered a pulmonary embolism causing a watershed stroke and three cardiac arrests. Lying in the hospital bed and facing a long recovery, I felt powerless – for a while. But over the next seven years, I found a strength I didn’t know I had. Never have I felt more powerful.
My Stroke Story, Part 2 | Waking up was the first step in a long road to recovery
By Kendall Bays May 1, 2016
When I woke up in Wyoming Medical Center three days after collapsing inside my house on April 3, 2008, I felt like a very different person. Before my stroke, I was a 20-year-old college student with dreams of becoming a sports caster on SportsCenter. I woke up nearly paralyzed.
My Stroke Story, Part 3 | What stroke gave me: A new normal and a mission to teach others
By Kendall Bays May 1, 2016
May is Stroke Month: Save the dates for these Casper events
By Kristy Bleizeffer Apr 26, 2016
May is American Stroke Month – and for good reason. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. One in every three strokes occur in people younger than 65.
Join Casper's Happy Neurons for local Epilepsy Walk April 16
By Kristy Bleizeffer Apr 5, 2016
One in 26 people will develop epilepsy at some point in their lives. Casper's Happy Neurons are not OK with that.
WMC By the Numbers: 1,218 employees, 37,316 ER visits and 1,154 babies born
By Eric Valdez Mar 31, 2016
While you can’t measure a hospital by numbers alone, we’re pretty proud of those we put up in 2015.
Meet our Docs: Dr. Lee Warren is an inventor, author, podcaster and neurosurgeon
By Kristy Bleizeffer Feb 23, 2016
W. Lee Warren Jr., M.D., is a surgeon who wears many caps. He’s a neurosurgeon, sure, but it’s not all he is. Not by a long shot.
Stroke
'Like a miracle:' Douglas woman's stroke is case study for a fast, efficient system of care
By Kristy Bleizeffer Jan 4, 2016
By all measures, Sept. 29 began as a typical day. Rebecca L. Renstrom walked her dog, went to work and came home for lunch. She felt fine when she returned to the Douglas Chamber of Commerce, where she works one day a week, early that afternoon.
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Q&A with neurologist Dr. David Wheeler, chairman of Wyoming Dementia Care
By Kristy Bleizeffer Nov 23, 2015
Stroke
Neuro Day covers latest treatments in epilepsy, stroke, ADHD and more
By Kristy Bleizeffer Jun 8, 2015
Stroke
Stroke Month: What should you do at first sign of stroke? Call 911, says Dr. David B. Wheeler
By Kristy Bleizeffer May 19, 2015
