Hospital
Recovering Pope visits children’s cancer ward before Friday discharge from hospital ROME (AP) — Pope Francis visited the children’s cancer ward of Rome’s Gemelli hospital on the eve of his expected discharge following abdominal surgery, the Vatican said Thursday. The Vatican released the first images of Francis since his June 7 hospitalization, showing him in…
Urban and rural healthcare systems share more similarities than one might expect. Small rural healthcare systems like Cody Regional Health can provide the same caliber of care expected in large cities. But there are vast differences, and – according to a new study – those differences can even be observed in their employees’ unique experiences…
Cody Regional Health announced the upcoming remodel of their Centralized Sterilizing and Reprocessing department starting on May 23, 2023. This remodel is aimed at optimizing their surgical services and enhancing patient safety. As part of this initiative, their Environmental Services department will be relocated to the third floor, allowing for a more efficient and effective…
Bus crash in Wyoming snowstorm injures 11 farm workers WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — A bus carrying contract farm workers from Texas to Washington state crashed on a snowy Wyoming road early Wednesday, sending 11 people to a hospital with injuries. Forty people were on the bus when it crashed on an Interstate 25 service road…
Cody Regional Health CEO Doug McMillian is recognized for his career making Cody Regional Health one of the best rural hospital systems in the nation. 2023 has been a year of national recognition for Cody, being voted the Best Small Western Town and one of the Best Small Towns in the United States by USA…
Kelly Simone, running for Cody Regional Health Hospital Board, talked about what role should the board should play in running the hospital to best serve the community. Also, Kelly talked about how she and her collogues got through the pandemic as a front-line, medical professional and if any lessons were learned going through that difficult…
Cody Regional Health is celebrating summer by offering patients with outstanding medical bills (from before May 18) a 20% to 50% discount if they pay in full by summer’s end. During Summer 2022, Cody Regional Health is offering a promotional discount to help patients settle their Self-Pay portion on outstanding balances at a reduced rate.…
Cody Regional Health does what it does best – saving the life of a Montana man who needed emergency surgery and had to fly out of his home state to get it. Q2 News in Billings reports that Shawn Loyning of Colstrip, Montana, is recovering well after a harrowing ordeal that saw him rejected from…
As COVID-19 cases relentlessly climb, Cody Regional Health implements “disaster protocols” to ensure patients get the best care possible in dire circumstances. The healthcare situation in Cody is getting more critical by the day. The current surge is on track to surpass the initial surge in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths related to COVID-19, mainly the…
It’s not good – a newly designated “COVID unit” is already full, with Cody Regional Health changing protocols with a growing number of COVID-19 cases. Like Wyoming and the rest of the nation, Park County is currently dealing with a second surge of COVID-19 cases. Now, the full brunt of the virus is being felt…