North Big Horn Hospital District News

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES, Early Detection is the Best Protection.
Call our caring, professional, and certified mammographers in the Radiology Department at 307-548-5245 to schedule your mammogram today, don’t delay. Put yourself first.

Health Insurance Counseling

Do you have questions about Health Insurance? North Big Horn Hospital has a Certified Application Counselor, Lydia Wood
She is available to:
Assist with insurance enrollment
Explain Medicare Advantage Plans
Explain Explanation of Benefits (EOB) required payments from patients
Explain the difference between Medicare Advantage and Medi-Share plans.
Present other cost-saving programs offered by the State of Wyoming (Health Insurance Marketplace)
We are offering to public sessions to help community members:
Thurs., Nov. 7th, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Lovell Senior Center. And Tues., Nov. 12th, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Big Horn Federal Community Room. You can also call Lydia at 307-548-5614 to schedule a visit.

Mobile MRI Services

North Big Horn Hospital now offers mobile MRI services. The Mobile MRI will be in Lovell every Thursday. Contact your healthcare provider, or our radiology department at 307-548-5245 to see about scheduling your services in LOVELL.

Community Coat Drive

North Big Horn Hospital, Clinic, and New Horizons Care Center along with our local schools are collecting new, or slightly used, clean coats of all sizes for our community members. The coats will be at the Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce where they can be picked up by community members in need from 9:00 - 1:00, Monday - Friday.

CPR Classes

Contact Nick Lewis at 307 548-5284 for information or to sign up for a class.

Top 20 National Rural Health Association Quality Award

North Big Horn Hospital District has been recognized as a Top 20 hospital for Quality, among the highest performing of all the critical access hospitals in the country! Of all the different things for which we could be known, Quality care is perhaps the most important. We are proud to be delivering the best care possible for our patients and residents!

North Big Horn Hospital is a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital!

Among the 1800+ rural hospitals and 1300+ CAHs, North Big Horn Hospital is in the top 100! This award places our organization among the best of the best! The top 100 award is based on publicly available CMS data in 8 categories: Quality, Outcomes, Patient Perspective, Cost, Charge, Inpatient Market Share, Outpatient Market Share, and Finance. NBHHD has been steadily improving in the rankings over the last few years, climbing from the 65th percentile to the 95th percentile. Our improvement in the rankings has been most significant in categories that are most impactful such as Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective.

(H> Helmsley Trust grant awarded to North Big Horn Hospital District
North Big Horn Hospital District recently received a $153,800.00 grant from The Helmsley Charitable Trust to purchase state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment. This grant was part of a $13.9 million initiative by the Helmsley Charitable Trust in Wyoming, which aims to ensure the availability of modern equipment and technology where it is needed. These grants also include sonography and point-of-care ultrasound training across the state. These ultrasound devices will be used to help diagnose and treat patients and can give potentially life-saving information to providers. "We want to ensure that people living in remote communities will have access to advanced diagnostic technology at their local health facilities," Helmsley Trustee Walter Panzirer said. "Access to life-saving, quality health care is a basic human right, regardless of where you live." North Big Horn Hospital District purchased two point-of-care ultrasound machines that will be used primarily in the emergency room but are portable and can be used in other service areas as well. Diagnostic imaging is an important part of healthcare. Having access to this tool will help our patients receive the best possible care, and we're excited to be a part of this initiative. Learn more here: https://helmsleytrust.org/news-and-insights/helmsley-charitable-trust-grants-nearly-13-9m-to-fund-143-ultrasound-imaging-devices-across-wyoming-and-train-sonography-workforce/

Centralized Registration

During the construction of our new Emergency Department all Outpatient Services, including Laboratory, Radiology, and Therapies should register at North Big Horn Hospital Clinic. The parking lot can be accessed from Nevada Avenue.

New Horizons Care Center is welcoming new residents. Please contact Jana Bloch at 307 548-5243 to injury or arrange a visit.

Vitalant Blood Drive - Critical Need

The 2024 dates in Lovell are: February 14, April 17, June 12, August 7, and October 9. All donations are given at the Lovell Fire Hall from 1:00 - 6:15. For more information call 877-258-4825 or go online at donors.Vitalant.org.

Hometown Healthy Living

Weekly wellness lab testing: Tuesday 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. Register in the clinic. For details: Click Here.

Wyoming Health Fairs

North Big Horn Hospital and Wyoming Health Fairs offer twice monthly blood draws in Lovell. The draws are from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 at the Lovell Community. Draws will be on the following Thursdays: May 16 & 20, June 13 & 27, July 11 & 25, August 15 & 29, September 12 & 26, October 10 & 24, November 14, and December 12, 2024. Please go to the Wyoming Health Fair Web site for pricing and other details. You can schedule an appointment at: whf.as.me/lovell

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

Now offered at North Big Horn Hospital Clinic in Lovell. Ken Ferbrache, PA-C, and Ali Wagner, FNP-C are certified providers of this amazing service. Call the clinic to discuss what it can do for you. 307 548-5201.

Infusion Services

Chemotherapy, biotherapy and other services are offered from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday in Lovell. Contact an Infusion Services nurse at 307 548-5685 for more information. Chemotherapy provided by those who know you.

Sleep Studies

Our sleep lab in Lovell can often perform a sleep study within a few weeks of your referral. Contact your healthcare provider to discuss if a sleep study could benefit you. Or contact our sleep lab at 307 548-5238.

North Big Horn Hospital Clinic

Is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., please call 307 548-5201 for appointments.

Diabetes Support Group

Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. at the Lovell Senior Center. The 2024 dates are: January 9, February 13, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, and December 10. Contact Rita Unruh, RN at North Big Horn Hospital Clinic, 307-548-5625,for more information.

North Big Horn Hospital District Is On-Line

North Big Horn Hospital District has recently developed a website and is providing many sources for health information and programming. As you can see this is something that will be very useful to our patients, their families and those who may want to know what kinds of services or facilities we have. There are also many other features we hope you will explore. You can look up medications in the drug search, find interesting health information or ask the FastNurse Research Correspondent a question and get a reply to your own personal question. This is a valuable resource and we hope that you will take full advantage of it.

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