Memorial Hospital's 'Candy Stripe girls' threw a Valentine party for the pediatric ward in 1970. Picture in this newspaper photo are Carol Sheets and Debbie Olsen (standing) and Amy Holder and Stephanie Zowada. More »
In January 1979, the Casper Star-Tribune featured the hospital's new C-arm, a state-of-the-art imaging device able to diagnose heart blockages in real time. In 2020, we are preparing to open a new Interventional Radiology Suite that will allow our cardiologists to offer a life-saving heart procedure for the first time in Wyoming. More »
Who was the first baby born in 1960? More »
Nobody knew exactly what would happen when '99 changed to '00 and the two-digit shorthand that computer programmers used to save memory would no longer make sense. News reports from the time warned that banking systems may fail, power systems could become overwhelmed and communication networks may break down. Time magazine ran a cover with the headline: "The End of the World? Y2K insanity! Apocalypse Now! Will computers melt down? Will society?" More »
Hospital Administrator Jim Carr was like any other dad of the time when his wife delivered their third baby on Dec. 21, 1953. Here's how he managed the wait. More »
In December 2001, Wyoming Medical Center's employee newsletter, "Highlights," featured financial counselor David Shutts in their monthly Employee Spotlight. We tracked down David for an update. More »
"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 »
In June 1973, a donation of a new perfusion pump aided in the treatment of cancer patients. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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