KGAB 650AM » Cheyenne Regional Medical Center http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Safe Kids Day May 4 http://kgab.com/safe-kids-day-may-4/ http://kgab.com/safe-kids-day-may-4/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:45:01 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=257839 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the Cheyenne Family YMCA are joining several other health and safety groups in presenting the 16th annual Safe Kids Day May 4 from 10am until 2pm at the YMCA.

Stephanie Heitsch, Injury Prevention Coordinator at CRMC, says this year's event will include more than 25 exhibits, including 10 interactive injury prevention booths

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]]> http://kgab.com/safe-kids-day-may-4/feed/ 0 apdk, flickr CRMC Facing Loss Of Millions http://kgab.com/crmc-facing-loss-of-millions/ http://kgab.com/crmc-facing-loss-of-millions/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:11:41 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=255005 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is facing the loss of as much as $7 million annually due to Medicare cuts. CRMC CEO Dr. John Lucas says other funding cuts could double that amount.

Lucas says the Legislature's decision not to participate in the voluntary expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act is one factor in the possible funding cuts

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-facing-loss-of-millions/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) Cheyenne Regional Begins New Program to Honor Nurses http://kgab.com/cheyenne-regional-begins-new-program-to-honor-nurses/ http://kgab.com/cheyenne-regional-begins-new-program-to-honor-nurses/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:35:27 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=251965  

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has launched The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an international program that recognizes the extraordinary skill and compassion that direct care nurses bring to patients and families.

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]]> http://kgab.com/cheyenne-regional-begins-new-program-to-honor-nurses/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center CRMC Transitional Care Unit Recognized http://kgab.com/crmc-transitional-care-unit-recognized/ http://kgab.com/crmc-transitional-care-unit-recognized/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:34:49 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=249621 The Transitional Care Unit at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has been recognized with a top five star rating from the Centers For Medicaid and Medicare Services.

Staci Stone, Program Director for the unit says the CRMC unit was one of five nursing homes in Wyoming to receive the top rating in the most recent survey by the centers

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-transitional-care-unit-recognized/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) CRMC:Cancer Center Work On Track http://kgab.com/crmccancer-center-work-on-track/ http://kgab.com/crmccancer-center-work-on-track/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:36:12 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=244440 Officials with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center say work on the hospital's new cancer center is right on schedule.

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation Executive Director Steve Stone says the mild winter weather that has been prevalent recently has been helpful because it has allowed construction to continue at a brisk pace through the winter months

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmccancer-center-work-on-track/feed/ 0 Construction Site-Walkway to Cancer Center (Doug Randall/TSM) CRMC Cuts Administrative Positions http://kgab.com/crmc-cuts-administrative-positions/ http://kgab.com/crmc-cuts-administrative-positions/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:00:12 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=239229 Cheyenne Regional Medical CEO Dr. John Lucas says the hospital has laid off 8 administrative positions in anticipation  of about a 5% decline in revenues – or about $15 million – in fiscal year 2014, which begins on July 1, 2013

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-cuts-administrative-positions/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) Friday On The Morning Zone: Kids, Guns Rights and CRMC http://kgab.com/friday-on-the-morning-zone-kids-guns-rights-and-crmc/ http://kgab.com/friday-on-the-morning-zone-kids-guns-rights-and-crmc/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:38:36 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=237086  

Fridays are always exciting days around The Morning Zone with our popular Kids At Risk and Wyoming Perspective series plus today you'll find out more about CRMC's Wyoming Pace.

7:07AM MST:

]]> http://kgab.com/friday-on-the-morning-zone-kids-guns-rights-and-crmc/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) Surgery Center Merger Announced http://kgab.com/surgery-center-merger-announced/ http://kgab.com/surgery-center-merger-announced/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:50:34 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=235495 Yellowstone Surgery Center and Cheyenne Surgical Center have announced a merger to form High Plains Surgery Center, according to Bob Thorn, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

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]]> http://kgab.com/surgery-center-merger-announced/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) Hospital Disputes Report Grade http://kgab.com/hospital-disputes-report-grade/ http://kgab.com/hospital-disputes-report-grade/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:39:52 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=228400 A spokesman for Cheyenne regional medical center says a recent Hospital Safety Report by the Washington D.C. based non-profit Leapfrog Group was based on old information and penalized CRMC for not giving the group money

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]]> http://kgab.com/hospital-disputes-report-grade/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) United Way Announces Donation Matches http://kgab.com/united-way-announces-donation-matches/ http://kgab.com/united-way-announces-donation-matches/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:11:00 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=226896 Officials with the United Way of Laramie County fundraising drive announced Tuesday that several local sponsors have agreed to match the next $50, 000 in donations.

According to campaign co-chair Tim Joannides, that means people who donate $50 will have that amount matched so that the actual donation will be $100, a $100 donation will be $200, and so on

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]]> http://kgab.com/united-way-announces-donation-matches/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) CRMC Chaplain Program Growing http://kgab.com/crmc-chaplain-program-growing/ http://kgab.com/crmc-chaplain-program-growing/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:48:39 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=225567 The Director of Pastoral Services at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center says a chaplain training program at the hospital has seen increased growth in recent years.

Pat Bradley says a decade ago there were only a couple of people in the chaplain residency program

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-chaplain-program-growing/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) Friday is Kids-At Risk, Wyoming Perspectives and CRMC http://kgab.com/friday-is-kids-at-risk-wyoming-perspectives-and-crmc/ http://kgab.com/friday-is-kids-at-risk-wyoming-perspectives-and-crmc/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:59:10 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=225099 Today's Morning Zone features our two most popular specialty segments:

7:07AM MST: Kids-At-Risk...Host Dave Chaffin is joined by child advocate John Frentheway and licensed Professional Counselor, Renee' Hansen to explore a census bureau finding  that identifies at risk factors for American children.

8:07 AM MST: Wyoming legislator, Amy E

]]> http://kgab.com/friday-is-kids-at-risk-wyoming-perspectives-and-crmc/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) CRMC Forming Advisory Council http://kgab.com/crmc-forming-advisory-council/ http://kgab.com/crmc-forming-advisory-council/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:27:05 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=221915 Officials with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center say they are forming a Patient and Family Advisory Council to help the hospital with planning and decision making.

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-forming-advisory-council/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) CRMC Holds Emergency Preparedness Drill http://kgab.com/crmc-holds-emergency-preperedness-drill/ http://kgab.com/crmc-holds-emergency-preperedness-drill/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:50:32 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=184191 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and local emergency responders held an emergency preparedness drill Wednesday morning at the CRMC east campus.

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-holds-emergency-preperedness-drill/feed/ 0 SWAT Team (Doug Randall/TSM) Men's Health Fair Nov. 3 at CRMC http://kgab.com/mens-health-fair-nov-3-at-crmc/ http://kgab.com/mens-health-fair-nov-3-at-crmc/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:00:37 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=183816 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center's fourth annual Men's Health Fair is scheduled for November 3 in the hospital's main auditorium, according to CRMC spokeswoman Kathy Baker.

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]]> http://kgab.com/mens-health-fair-nov-3-at-crmc/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) UW Nursing Recognizes Cheyenne, Jackson Hospitals [AUDIO] http://kgab.com/uw-nursing-recognizes-cheyenne-jackson-hospitals-audio/ http://kgab.com/uw-nursing-recognizes-cheyenne-jackson-hospitals-audio/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:54:25 +0000 Cheyenne News Staff http://kgab.com/?p=173443 The University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing presented it's ''Community Partner of the Year'' awards to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and St. John's Hospital in Jackson. Amy Richards reports. Gillette attorney John Cotton has been elected President of the Wyoming State Bar.. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has more. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/uw-nursing-recognizes-cheyenne-jackson-hospitals-audio/feed/ 0 brand students ( David J Swift/Courtesy of University of Wyoming) CRMC Launches Air Stemi Program http://kgab.com/crmc-launches-air-stemi-program/ http://kgab.com/crmc-launches-air-stemi-program/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:38:50 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=143050 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has launched an a program known as Air Stemi designed to get heart attack patients in rural areas of southern Wyoming and western Nebraska into medical care quickly.

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-launches-air-stemi-program/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) CRMC Gets $14.2 Million To Improve Statewide Health http://kgab.com/crmc-gets-14-2-million-to-improve-statewide-health/ http://kgab.com/crmc-gets-14-2-million-to-improve-statewide-health/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:09:50 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=119132 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has received a $14.2 Million grant to improve medical care across Wyoming.

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-gets-14-2-million-to-improve-statewide-health/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) CRMC Officials Call Report Results "Mixed" http://kgab.com/crmc-officials-call-report-results-mixed/ http://kgab.com/crmc-officials-call-report-results-mixed/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:01:26 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=106476 Officials with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center says a recent report compiled from information used by the federal government has mixed results in terms of patient care at the hospital.

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]]> http://kgab.com/crmc-officials-call-report-results-mixed/feed/ 0 Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Courtesy CRMC) Friday's Morning Zone: Child Support Abuse, Wy. Perspectives, and CRMC http://kgab.com/fridays-morning-zone-child-support-abuse-wy-perspectives-and-crmc/ http://kgab.com/fridays-morning-zone-child-support-abuse-wy-perspectives-and-crmc/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:58:17 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=96290 It's finally Friday, and we will begin our discussion segments at 7:07AM MDT with our "Kids-At-Risk series. Long-time child advocate attorney, john Frentheway joins us and we will be talking about child support abuse. Why don't

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