by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Dec 5, 2019 | Community, Home, Sponsored
Home As 2019 draws to a close, it’s as important as ever to ensure that you’re keeping your health at the top of your priority list and finishing out the year strong. Preventive care is a key factor in maintaining your overall health – and often surprisingly friendly...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Dec 4, 2019 | #WhatsHappening, Community, Home, News, Sponsored
Home UPDATE: There was a need to reschedule our blood drive due to weather and road conditions. The upcoming SageWest Lander blood drive is now scheduled for Monday, Dec. 9. If you had scheduled an appointment for Dec. 4, your appointment time has been rescheduled for...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 26, 2019 | Home, Sponsored
If you aren’t living with diabetes, there’s a good chance that at least one of the friends or loved ones who you’ll see this upcoming holiday season is affected by the disease. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 26, 2019 | #WhatsHappening, Community, Home, News, Sponsored
Home A blood donation is a great way to give back to our community and have a positive impact on the health of your neighbors. There is a constant need. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. With your 1 donation, you could save the lives of up...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 26, 2019 | #Snapped, Home, Sponsored
Our SageWest new Registered Nurse orientation program provides support to new/recent graduate transition into clinical practice by focusing on leadership, patient safety and interdisciplinary care and bridges the gap between school and practice. The orientation serves...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 21, 2019 | Home, Sponsored
To minimize the spread of influenza this fall and winter, SageWest Health Care is encouraging all employees, medical personnel and community members to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual flu...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 14, 2019 | Home, News, Sponsored
SageWest Health Care has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services. Hospitals that have received ACC accreditation have achieved a higher level of expertise in dealing with patients who arrive with...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 11, 2019 | Home, News, Sponsored
John Ferrelli was named the new CEO of SageWest Health Care in Riverton and Lander in April 2019. The 30-year health care veteran replaced Alan Daugherty, who retired April 22nd. Ferrelli grew up in the Chicago area and went to school in Illinois. But, he joked on a...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Nov 11, 2019 | Community, Home, Sponsored
Now is the time to think about scheduling annual physicals and procedures to help keep you healthy. Check with your provider about an end-of-the-year appointment or call 800-424-DOCS to find a provider. If you’ve been putting off a minor surgery or an important...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 30, 2019 | Community, Home, News, Sponsored
Moving beyond awareness and into peace-of-mind with annual mammogramsBy Dr. Jeff Anderson, Obstetrician/Gynecologist October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time set aside each year to review our knowledge of this disease, shine a spotlight on its risks and...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 22, 2019 | Community, Home, Sponsored
Left to right: Kathie Hirsch, Interim Chief Nursing Officer; Will Shoemaker, Database/Abstraction Coordinator; Leah Holman, Quality and Case Management Director Will Shoemaker is a true role model and valuable team player to SageWest. He is very detail...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 10, 2019 | #Snapped, Community, Home, Sponsored
Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s Community-Wide Emergency Management Exercise at SageWest in Riverton and Lander. A special thanks to some of our “victims” in today’s mock earthquake drill and Wind River Job Corps for your...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 9, 2019 | #WhatsHappening, Community, Home, News, Sponsored
You never know when you’ll be present in an emergency situation. It can happen when you least expect it and depending on where you are, in a rural community, emergency medical services could be more than 15 minutes away. Some people won’t have that kind of time....
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 7, 2019 | #WhatsHappening, Community, Home, News, Sponsored
A blood donation is a great way to give back to our community and have a positive impact on the health of your neighbors. There is a constant need. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. With your 1 donation, you could save the lives of up to...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 4, 2019 | Community, Home, News, Sponsored
Each year thousands of women survive breast cancer. That’s thanks in part to an increasing number of women having mammograms. It’s your best means of early detection. If you’re a woman 40 years of age or older, you should have a mammogram every year....
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Oct 2, 2019 | #WhatsHappening, Community, Home, News, Sponsored
You never know when you’ll be present in an emergency situation. It can happen when you least expect it and depending on where you are, in a rural community, emergency medical services could be more than 15 minutes away. Some people won’t have that kind of time....
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Sep 25, 2019 | Community, Home, News, Sponsored
SageWest Health Care is pleased to announce that Tobin Dennis, M.D., has joined its staff and will be offering emergency medicine services at SageWest Health Care in Riverton. Dr. Dennis is one of several physicians expected to begin practicing in Fremont County this...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Sep 18, 2019 | Community, Home, Sponsored
Photo left to right: John Ferrelli, CEO; Corey Kaminska, Patient Services Director; Michele Kusel, Radiology Pre-Certification Clerk; Dr. Edwin Butler, Radiologist; Charity Sturman, Admissions Team Lead; and John Peleuses, Ancillary Services Interim Director It...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Sep 17, 2019 | Community, Home, News, Sponsored
“Cholesterol” is probably one of the most common words you hear when it comes to heart disease, what and what not to eat, and general health and well-being. And while the more one hears about something, the easier it can be to become desensitized to it, it’s important...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Sep 11, 2019 | Community, Home, News, Sponsored
A good night’s sleep is closer than you think. Do you struggle with getting enough sleep? Millions of people do but help is out there. SageWest Health Care – Riverton offers Sleep Lab services and is one of only a few sleep laboratories in the...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Sep 9, 2019 | Community, Home, News, Sponsored
Pictured above (L to R): Brad Tyer, Plant Operations Director; John Ferrelli, CEO; Gabe Harris, Plant Operations Supervisor; Curt Elder, Custodian; Trisha O’Neill, EVS Team Lead It is with great pride and appreciation that we recognize our SageWest Employee of the...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Sep 5, 2019 | Home, News, Sponsored
SageWest Health Care is proud to be a part of Fremont County. Our team is united by the belief that great communities – like Lander, Riverton, the Wind River Indian Reservation and surrounding areas – deserve great healthcare. This is why we strive to provide the...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Aug 30, 2019 | Community, Home, Sponsored
With summer drawing to a close, it will soon be time to focus on getting back into more “normal” routines. After-school practices, homework, carpool duties and the like become the order of the day once more. But there’s another routine that shouldn’t be ignored amid...
by Sponsored by SageWest Health Care | Aug 28, 2019 | #WhatsHappening, Community, Home, News, Sponsored
SageWest and the Riverton Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Lunch & Learn: Hands-Only CPR and Early Heart Attack Care. This class will be on Wednesday, September 4th from 12-1:30 pm and held at the CWC Intertribal Education & Community Center, Room 116....
