CHEYENNE According to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), COVID-19 Coronavirus hospitalizations are at 31 today, which is the lowest number since October 3.
On October 2, 2020, there was 29 hospitalizations statewide, according to the WDH hospitalization report. The state’s peak was 247 hospitalizations on November 30.
Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has the most hospitalizations in the state with 12 patients. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has consistently been among the top two hospitals in numbers of hospitalizations, however, they fell down to two patients today.
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Campbell County Memorial Hospital and Sheridan Memorial Hospital both have three hospitalizations.
Among Wyoming residents, there have been 45,583 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 44,398 case recoveries, and 662 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The state currently has 8,100 probable cases and 609 active lab-confirmed cases.
During a Sheridan Memorial Hospital leadership briefing, Chief Nursing Officer Barb Hespen said the medical directors of the West View Health Care Center and Sheridan Manor have managed to control the COVID-19 outbreaks.
According to Hespen, Sheridan Manor had an outbreak of 42 residents contracting the coronavirus, with three of those residents requiring a transfer to SMH.
Hespen said if it wasn’t for the vaccine, it could have been worse.
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Hespen said during the briefing that SMH and the senior care facilities work as a community to protect Sheridan’s most vulnerable population against the coronavirus.
By the end of the day Friday, Dr. John Addlesperger expected that Sheridan Memorial Hospital had given around 4,200 vaccinations against COVID-19. Dr. Addlesperger is the hospital’s chief medical officer. In addition, he said, the
For Immediate Release – February 15, 2021
The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation is excited to announce its Transforming Transitional Care Campaign. A Transitional Care Unit (TCU) is a recuperative and supportive place to heal following an injury, surgery, or serious illness. From changes to one’s daily schedule to the adjustments necessary to return home – the care team of nurses, doctors, and therapists manage transitions and help patients regain a level of independence for a safe return home.
Our aging population and the increased need for Transitional Care in our community, led to the design of this project. It will increase the number of patients the hospital is able to offer this specialized care to, before they transition back home. Our community is changing and Sheridan Memorial Hospital wants to ensure the growing number of patients needing transitional care will have the opportunity to stay right here in Sheridan, close to home and family.
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