Emergency Department Expansion Project

36,717 in one year. Almost 3,100 a month. Just over 100 per day

Emergency Room visits have grown faster than we had anticipated. We weren’t expecting to reach these volumes until 2020. With that number at our doorstep, Wyoming Medical Center is faced with a jam-packed ER on any given day. As your community hospital, it is our obligation and our honor to provide care to anyone who walks through our door. We can’t just put up a “NO VACANCY” sign when we are full. Instead, we will be expanding and renovating to meet the community’s needs.

The redesign will help streamline services and treatments within the Emergency Department, reducing wait time in many cases. As a Regional Trauma Center and Regional Referral Center, our doctors, nurses, paramedics and staff see a wide variety of injuries, illnesses, and other emergent conditions. To expedite treatment and to provide a higher level of service to our patients, the new layout will have two distinct areas. One side will be able to treat less serious health concerns (fast track) and the other will be reserved for more emergent cases.

The renovation will encompass most of the northern first floor of the hospital. The Emergency Department will grow from its current 17 beds into 39 beds once the expansion and renovation are complete. To minimize affects to our patients, the project will be completed in phases.

Construction Updates

Throughout the construction process we will work hard to update you on the progress of the project and what you can expect while in our hospital.