Press Releases and News
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In the News:
Hosptial welcomes new CFO
Torrington Telegram (July 7, 2010)
A gift of warmth to last a lifetime
Torrington Telegram (Sept. 23, 2009)
Press Releases:
Community Healthcare Foundation donates $2,500 to Goshen Care Center
Oct. 20, 2011 – The Community Healthcare Foundation donated $2,500 to the Goshen Care Center living room project this week. Goshen Care Center began raising money to update the activities room in October 2010, and has since raised over $7,500 of the $10,391 needed to complete the project.
Community Hospital institutes daily quiet hours
Oct. 18, 2011 – Beginning Nov. 1, 2011, Banner Community Hospital in Torrington will institute quiet hours from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily. During this time the main hallway through the hospital will be closed to through traffic, and activities related to care will be minimized to allow a critical period of rest for patients.
Community Hospital welcomes new CNO
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (July 5, 2011) - Community Hospital is pleased to introduce new Chief Nursing Officer Tadd Greenfield.
New general surgeon joins Banner Health Torrington
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Jan. 20, 2011) – Banner Health Torrington welcomes Barbara K. Miller, MD, a general surgeon who will see patients in the Medical Office Building and perform surgery at Community Hospital.
New CEO named for Community Hospital
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Nov. 22, 2010) - Jim Ferando, Banner Health Western Region president, has named Vincent B. DiFranco as chief executive officer for Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyo. DiFranco will assume the role at the end of December.
Banner Medical Clinic offers drive thru flu shot clinics
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Oct. 5, 2010) --Banner Medical Clinic will be having drive by flu shot clinics on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon in the East and West parking lots at the clinic.
Banner Health Community Hospital begins Wellness Thursdays
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (July 6, 2010) - Community Hospital is excited to announce the start of Wellness Thursdays, beginning on Thursday, July 15.
Banner Health Torrington signs agreement with new family practice physician
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (June 4, 2010) - Family Practice Physician Anna Wilkins recently signed an agreement with Banner Health and will join Banner Medical Clinic this summer.
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (June 2, 2010) - Community Hospital will implement a new Positive Patient Identification System (PPID) on June 2. The system consists of the nurse scanning the patient’s arm band barcode, as well as the medication barcode, before administering the medication.
Community Hospital teaching Safe Sitter Course
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (April 5, 2010) - Banner Health Community Hospital will offer a Safe Sitter® class for girls and boys age 11 to 13 on June 1 at Community Hospital.
Digital mammography is now available at Banner Health Community Hospital
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (April 5, 2010) —Banner Health Community Hospital is pleased to announce that the latest in digital mammography technology is now available.
Kevin Burkey receives Employee of the Quarter recognition
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Jan. 25, 2010) —Kevin Burkey, Respiratory Therapist at Banner Health Torrington, was one of four employees nominated for Employee of the Quarter in December 2009 and was chosen by the leaders of Banner Health Torrington as the winner.
Community Hospital improves quality of care with hospitalist program
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Dec. 17, 2009) - Imagine your perfect stay at the hospital. Is it having a physician who visits you multiple times a day? Is it having a doctor who is easily accessible whenever you need them? Imagine your perfect visit to see your physician in their office. Would it be without the interruptions that occur when your physician gets called to the hospital? Community Hospital is excited to be able to improve the quality of care as they begin a new hospitalist program on Jan.1.
Banner Health Community Hospital receives quality health care award
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Oct. 12, 2009) - Banner Health Community Hospital received the 2009 Mountain-Pacific Quality Achievement Award on October 1, 2009, in Sheridan. Banner Health Community Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Brenda L. Sturm, accepted the award. The award is given to hospitals by Mountain-Pacific, at an awards luncheon which took place during the annual conference of the Wyoming Hospital Association.
Banner Health Torrington implements new visitor guidelines for flu season
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Sept. 10, 2009) —Banner Health Torrington has announced that it is implementing new visitor restrictions as an additional precautionary measure to ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees during the influenza season. The restrictions will exist for all facilities including Community Hospital, Goshen Care Center, Evergreen Court, and Banner Medical Clinic.
Banner Medical Clinic impletments new care model
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Aug. 4, 2009) - Banner Medical Clinic has recruited two new providers to offer better care for their diabetic, hypertensive and other chronic disease patients.
Goshen Care Center Alzheimer’s Unit admits first cohort of residents
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (July 30, 2009) - After six years of work by the Goshen County Joint Powers Board, the new Alzheimer’s Unit at Goshen Care Center has not only become a reality, but has now admitted the first group, or cohort, of residents.
Banner Medical Clinic Welcomes New Family Practice Physician
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (July 8, 2009) - What brought a native of San Antonio, Texas, population 1 million, to Torrington, Wyo.? “I’ve been interested in medicine from a young age,” says Dr. Norma Cantu, a family practice physician who moved to Torrington in May to practice at Banner Medical Clinic. “My grandparents used to live in a small town and drive hundreds of miles for medical care. I always wanted to practice medicine in a small town, where you can really help people and make a difference.”
Banner Medical Clinic Welcomes New Nurse Practitioner
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (July 8, 2009) - Natalie Beck, an Upton native, has returned to Wyoming. Beck joined Banner Medical Clinic in Torrington in June as a family nurse practitioner (FNP), seeing patients four days a week.
Banner Medical Clinic Welcomes New Physician Assistant
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (July 8, 2009) - Michelle K. Hunter, physician assistant, loves her new practice at Banner Medical Clinic. After working for the last six years at an urgent care clinic in Scottsbluff, Neb., she says she is excited to be able to provide continuity of care. “I was tired of saying ‘follow up with your doctor in a week’,“ Hunter says. “I wanted to be able to say ‘follow up with me in a week’, and then be able to follow the care of my patients. I also wanted the balance of acute and chronic medicine, which I have at Banner Medical Clinic.”
Banner Health Community Hospital breaks ground for new Emergency DepartmentTORRINGTON, Wyo. (May 21, 2009) -- Banner Health Community Hospital held a formal ground breaking ceremony for their new emergency department and hospital remodel project.
Banner Health - Torrington Welcomes New Chief Nursing Officer TORRINGTON, Wyo. (May 11, 2009) -- Banner Health - Torrington is pleased to introduce Chief Nursing Office/Associate Administrator Jeanie Martindale. Martindale has over 30 years of experience as a registered nurse, 20 plus of those years in management. Her wide range of experience has been in Nursing Education, Informatics, Home Health Care, and as the Director of a Dialysis unit. Martindale is a nationally certified nurse in General Nursing Practice and belongs to the American Nurses Association along with Sigma Theta Tau, an international Honor Society of Nursing. Until accepting the CNO/AA position on May 11, Jeanie was Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Banner Health –Torrington.
Banner Medical Clinic Adds New Providers
TORRINGTON, WY (April 10, 2009) -- The physicians and staff at Banner Medical Clinic are pleased to announce updates regarding their physician recruitment efforts. After an intensive recruitment process led by Carie Campbell, Banner Medical Clinic practice administrator , four - and possibly five - new providers will be added to the staff this year.
Alzheimer's Unit Close to Completion
TORRINGTON, WY (April 10, 2009) -- The 28 bed Alzheimer’s Care Center attached to Goshen Care Center is nearing completion. The Unit was first proposed about five years ago, but didn’t become a reality until construction began in June 2008. Now the 4.3 million dollar addition is expected to be up and running in June 2009.
Community Hospital Wins Four Banner's Best Awards
TORRINGTON, WY (April 8, 2009) -- On Wednesday, April 8th, the Banner Health Torrington Executive Team attended Banner Health's Leadership Conference. During this event, they had the honor of accepting four Banner's Best Awards:
Community Hospital Breaks Ground on New ED/Hospital Remodel Project
Torrington, WY (May 25, 2009) -- On Thursday, May 21, Banner Health Community Hospital held a formal ground breaking ceremony for their new emergency department and hospital remodel project. The 8.2 million dollar project includes a new 3,700 square foot emergency department with a private entrance for ambulances, as well as a remodel of certain areas and infrastructure in the existing hospital.
