Press Releases

The press releases below detail exciting recent developments.

Pharmacy to Collect Old Medications 5 March 2008

CASPER – March 5, 2008 – While you are picking up your blood results at the Blue Envelope Health Expo, get rid of your old medications. Wyoming Medical Center pharmacy, University of Wyoming pharmacy students, and Casper College pharmacy tech students w ill be collecting expired and unwanted medications at the Expo on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

Many people get rid of old medicine by throwing it in the garbage, flushing it down the toilet, or pouring it down the drain. Those methods can lead to contamination of our water supply. WMC and UW pharmacy students will collect the out-dated pharmaceuticals and safely dispose of them. All prescription and over-the-counter medicine will be accepted included, but not limited to: inhalers, ointments, and liquids. No sharps products will be accepted.

The RX Roundup will take place at Wyoming Medical Center’s booth at the Blue Envelope Health Expo held at the Casper Events Center.

For more information, please contact Shauna VanderLinden at (307) 577-2536.

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Familiar Face Chosen to Lead Wyoming Medical Center 28 February 2008

Casper – February 27, 2008 – Wyoming Medical Center and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Vickie Diamond has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Ms. Diamond served as interim CEO from March 2007 to September 2007. She has been with WMC since 2004 first serving as Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and appointed Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer in 2005. Through her leadership, she has guided the application process in the hospital’s quest for Magnet status, analyzed the needs of the community to facilitate responsible expansion/renovation, and guided improvements for quality patient care.

"We had to look no further than our own facility to find the right fit for Chief Executive Officer. Vickie has proven herself a respected leader, an innovative clinician, and a steward of quality patient care. We are confident she will continue to move Wyoming Medical Center forward," said Steve Chadderdon, Chairman WMC Board of Directors.

Ms. Diamond came to Wyoming Medical Center after 16 years at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland where she served as Vice President of Clinical Services and Medicine. She holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Colorado.

"I am honored to accept the role of CEO at Wyoming Medical Center. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished in the past few years and of the tremendous services we’ve provided to the community and the entire state of Wyoming. It’s come with hard work and a lot of dedication from the people that make Wyoming Medical Center a quality hospital," said Ms. Diamond. "As CEO, I am committed to Wyoming Medical Center and this community."

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