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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.
Goshen Care Center admits patients
TORRINGTON, Wyo.(Sept. 21, 2009) —Banner Health said it admitted residents this summer to the Alzheimer's care unit at its Goshen Care Center in Torrington.
A gift of warmth to last a lifetime
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Sept. 23, 2009) --Every baby born at Banner Health Community Hospital in Torrington receives a special gift - one that will last a lifetime.
Banner Health Torrington implements new visitor guidelines for flu season
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.
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:
Banner Health Garners Gallup Great Workplace Award
PHOENIX, (March 9, 2009) -- What does Banner Health have in common with outstanding consumer brand names like Qwest, Campbell Soup, Starbucks and Marriott? All of these names are among a select group of major organizations that are recognized with the prestigious Gallup Great Workplace Award.
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.
