Wyoming Medical Center

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| Name = Banner Wyoming Medical Center

| Org/Group = Banner Health

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| Region = Casper

| State = Wyoming

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| Funding = Non-Profit

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| Emergency = Level II Trauma Center

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| Beds = 249

| Founded = 1911

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| former-names = Memorial Hospital of Natrona County

| Website = https://www.bannerhealth.com/locations/casper/wyoming-medical-center

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Banner Wyoming Medical Center, formerly the Memorial Hospital of Natrona County, is a non-profit hospital owned by Banner Health that is located in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.

History

In 1986, the Memorial Hospital of Natrona County was reorganized into the Wyoming Medical Center.{{Cite news |date=February 19, 1986 |title=Hospital gets incorporation nod |page=7 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55808862/casper-star-tribune/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200721212513/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55808862/casper-star-tribune/ |archive-date=July 21, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=July 21, 2020 }}

In 1990, Intermountain Health Care Professional Services sold its Casper Surgical Center to Wyoming Medical Center.{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35FE08E8070B93&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=IHC FIRM SELLS CENTER IN WYOMING|date=January 9, 1990 |work=Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT)|accessdate=17 December 2009}}

In 2020, Banner Health and Wyoming Medical Center started the process of WMC being acquired by Banner Health in $200 million deal.

On October 1, 2020, Wyoming Medical Center officially affiliates with Banner Health.

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References

  • {{cite news|url=http://trib.com/news/local/article_cd05d457-e84b-54f5-ad8c-7201bb611595.html|title=Wyoming Medical Center chief promises stability, focus on patient care |last=Rupp|first=Allison|date= March 9, 2008|work= Casper Star-Tribune |accessdate=17 December 2009}}
  • {{cite news|url=http://trib.com/news/local/article_d20d10e9-27fb-5230-b653-51e0228ccabf.html|title=Wyoming Medical Center expansion history |date= April 30, 2005 |work= Casper Star-Tribune |accessdate=17 December 2009}}
  • {{cite news|url= http://trib.com/news/local/article_72823138-2423-5223-b9c6-e14a5037bcd8.html|title=Timeline of Wyoming Medical Center history |date=February 23, 2006|work= Casper Star-Tribune |accessdate=17 December 2009}}
  • {{cite news|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_0a3d8ad2-bb92-11de-b58f-001cc4c03286.html|title=Wyoming Medical Center keeps kids out due to flu|last=Wolfson|first=Joshua|date=October 17, 2009 |work=Billings Gazette|accessdate=17 December 2009}}
  • {{cite news|url=http://trib.com/news/local/article_1af49b25-d8a5-5e91-b9e6-53c1effa7575.html|title= WMC wants more for prisoner care |last=Morton|first=Tom|date=May 5, 2009|work= Casper Star-Tribune |accessdate=17 December 2009}}
  • {{cite news |url=https://trib.com/news/local/casper/banner-health-set-to-acquire-wyoming-medical-center-in-200-million-deal/article_65620402-a75a-513c-b677-543a2b89572a.html |title=Banner Health set to acquire Wyoming Medical Center in $200 million deal. |last=Klamann |first=Seth |date=July 14, 2020 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |accessdate=14 July 2020}}
  • {{cite news |url=https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2020/10/01/wyoming-medical-center-officially-affiliates-with-banner-health/ |title=Wyoming Medical Center officially affiliates with Banner Health. |last=Meeheis |first=Ashlee |date=October 1, 2020 |work=Wyoming News Now |accessdate=1 October 2020}}