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CRMC Issues Dog Bite Warning

Doug Randall — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:18:51 +0000

Officials with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center are reminding parents and dog owners about the hazards of dog bites.

Stephanie Heitsch, CRMC Injury Prevention Coordinator says parents should remind their kids not to tease dogs and to act like a tree-or be totally still-when approached by a strange dog

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PACE Program Open House Planned

Doug Randall — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:47:52 +0000

The PACE--or Program for the All-inclusive Care for the Elderly--will hold an open house on Sunday at their new facility at the Cheyenne Regional Health Plaza at 800 East 20th Street, Suite 200. That's according to Laurie Wright, the Clinical Director for Wyoming Pace

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Scientists Study Reasons for Increase in Grizzly Bear Deaths Near Yellowstone [AUDIO]

Amy Richards — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:05:16 +0000

In the wake of last week's announcement that Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Wyoming Medical Center in Casper will not pursue the Wyoming Solutions Partnership, CRMC C-E-O Dr. John Lucas says the two hospitals will continue to work together. Bear biologists are refraining from assigning a single reason for a two-fold increase in the rate of natural grizzly deaths in the Yellowstone National Park region. Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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VP Says Partnership Proposal Not A Merger

Doug Randall — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:03:50 +0000

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Vice President for Marketing Leigh West says a proposed partnership between CRMC and Wyoming Medical Center in Casper is not a merger and would not eliminate local control of both hospitals. West says that although the partnership is unusually large for a venture involving two non-profit organizations, local hospital boards in both Cheyenne and Casper would continue to oversee operations of the two facilities, and the county commissions in both Laramie and Natrona counties will still retain final control over hospital operations.

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CRMC WILL NEED TO EXPAND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:05:33 +0000

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says convicted killer Joseph Ozment, given a controversial pardon by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, was found living in Wyoming. Doug Randall reports. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center C-E-O Dr. John Lucas says a variety of new programs at the hospital are going to require a big increase in the size of the hospitals emergency medical department.Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Carbon County Commissioners Support New Wind Farm [AUDIO]

Cheyenne News Staff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:05:20 +0000

Carbon County Commissioners wrote a letter of support for a wind farm in southern Wyoming that has some residents worried about their views. Doug Randall reports. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Wyoming Medical Center in Casper earlier this year co-founded the integrated care network, a group of 17 medical facilities across the state. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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Cheyenne Regional Medical Center CEO Featured Guest Today on The Morning Zone

Dave Chaffin — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:40:52 +0000

This morning at 9:07AM MDT, CRMC CEO Dr. John Lucas guests on The Morning Zone. Dr. Lucas will be joined by Vikki Choate, VP Performance Improvement and Chief Quality Officer. They will discuss some of our quality initiatives—including efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and their commitment to a new federal partnership called “Partnership for Patients

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Good Friday In The Morning Zone

Dave Chaffin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:41:21 +0000

Today in our ‘Kids At Risk’ series at 7:07AM MDT, our panelists, John Frentheway, Renee’ Hansen and Gary Freeman help us explore a recent story from LiveScience.comthat asks the question Are Kickball and Tag Too Dangerous for Kids These Days? At 8:07, join Marvin Nash from Bullying Hurts as we talk with The Insurance Cowboy, [...]