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Welch Cancer Center Offers Monthly Survivorship Courses

If you have had cancer, are receiving on-going cancer treatment or are closely connected to someone who is a cancer survivor, we invite you to join us. The courses are designed to help those affected by cancer adjust to the...

Welch Cancer Center partnerships ensure seamless care during equipment upgrade.

Since the Welch Cancer Center opened its

Welcome Dr. Derek Redinger

Sheridan Memorial Hospital (SMH) is pleased to welcome Derek Redinger, DO, to the Internal Medicine Clinic in the hospital’s Outpatient Center.

Welcome Jeff Shideman

New Family Nurse Practitioner December 2019 Jeff Shideman is a new Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) at Sheridan Memorial Hospital's Internal Medicine Practice, but he’s no stranger to Sheridan or Wyoming. Originally from Minneapolis, Shideman moved out West for a position...

What a Year for Our Transitional Care Patients

In September 2022, Sheridan Memorial Hospital (SMH) opened up the new, expanded Transitional Care Unit (TCU) on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the

What I’ve learned from our elders

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Kim DeGraw is the activities director at Sheridan Green House, a long-term care facility operated by Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Before beginning work as an activities director at Sheridan Green House, I held the same assumptions many people do. Growing...

What is a Nurse Practitioner?

By Kim Gilbert, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC Kim Gilbert is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s Internal Medicine practice. I am a certified Family Nurse Practitioner, earning my master’s degree in 2012. Recently I completed a post-master’s certificate program through...

What is an Oncology Nurse Navigator?

While we never wish for a person to need the services offered at the Welch Cancer Center

What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea and should it be treated?

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing. It is

What is patient experience?

From a patient’s perception, patient experience is about connection at each interaction and the simplicity and ease of moving through a health care

When the bite is worse than the bark

For whatever reason, there has been a surge in patients seeking care for dog and cat bite injuries in the emergency department over recent weeks.

Who is The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Auxiliary?

We’re often asked who is The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The SMH Auxiliary was founded in

Why family medicine is crucial in rural communities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Family medicine delivers comprehensive, lifelong care by treating patients of all ages and addressing a wide range of health needs. Rather than focusing on a single condition or stage of life, family medicine physicians care for individuals and families...

Why I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine Shot? Why You Should Too…

With the COVID-19 vaccines becoming more and more available to everyone, we asked some of our health care providers why they got the vaccine and what their thoughts are for our community.

Why We Walk – Comfort & Care for our Cancer Patients

With October often comes the colors changing not only on the grass and trees, but pink is often

Work on Sheridan Memorial Hospital Emergency Department underway

SHERIDAN – A remodel of the Sheridan

Worried about a loved one’s ability to drive safely?

For many individuals, driving represents freedom. The skill allows you to explore, run

Wyoming Rehab Offering Cancer Rehabilitation Program

Wyoming Rehab’s Cancer Rehabilitation Program can help patients before, during, and after cancer treatment. The program is a comprehensive treatment approach aimed at improving the physical function of individuals who have experienced cancer. “It’s incredible how important cancer rehab can...