Wyoming Medical Center Set for COVID-19 Surge This Week; Charity Care Soars
The Wyoming Medical Center is entering its seventh week of dealing with COVID-19.
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Wyoming Medical Center Uncompensated Care Stays Under Budget
A five-member board of trustees -- called the Memorial Hospital of Natrona County -- oversees the WMC's lease of the county's property.
Wyoming Medical Center Busts Budget For Charity Care, Bad Debt
Hospital officials are seeing people who don't have enough insurance for a catastrophic event, and people who don't have insurance because of unemployment.
Hospital Officials Detail Medicare, Medicaid Causes For Layoffs
The Wyoming Medical Center probably could have added $2 million to its bottom line if state lawmakers had expanded Medicaid.
UPDATE: Wyoming Medical Center Lays Off 58 Staff; Total Cuts Amount To 9 Percent Of Workforce
The jobs lost were in departments including finance, materials management, sterile processing, radiology and staff services. The administration has reduced its workforce about 15 percent in recent months.
WMC Officials: Medicaid Expansion Would Curb Charity, Bad Debt Costs
The state’s failure to implement Medicaid expansion has aggravated a sharp rise in the uncompensated care written off by the Wyoming Medical Center, hospital officials said recently.
WMC’s Uncompensated Care Falls Way Under Budget
The Wyoming Medical Center budget for uncompensated care is coming in nearly $7 million less than expected so far this fiscal year, according to a new report.
WMC’s Charity, Bad Debt Costs Are Down; But Still Nearly Twice National Average
The Wyoming Medical Center has served more people yet written off far less in uncompensated care this fiscal year than it anticipated, according to a new report.
WMC Is Ready for Public Tours on Saturday
The Wyoming Medical Center's new McMurry West Tower will be ready for its open house Saturday.
Community Health Center Changes A Foot
The Community Health Center of Central Wyoming landed its permit to rebuild and relocate in Casper, but changes to the health center don't end there. K2 Radios Karen Snyder spoke with CEO Dan Reiner about the future of the health center whose mission is to bring affordable care to those who need it.
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