Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
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| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | County, Non-profit |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
| Beds | 222 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.cheyenneregional.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wyoming |
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is a hospital located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States.[1] CRMC is made up of several buildings and locations. As of 2013, it was Wyoming's largest health care system.[2] It had 206 beds and was staffed by 1,850 employees, 168 of whom were doctors.[2]
In 1867 the Union Pacific Railroad established a tent hospital to treat workers injured during construction of the transcontinental railroad.[3][4] Within a year, the City of Cheyenne purchased the tent hospital from the railroad for $125.00.[4]
In 1882[3] or 1883[4] a new building was built at a cost of $21,000[4] at the corner of 23rd Street and Evans Avenue[3][4] on land donated by the railroad[4] to house the hospital, which at that time was named St. John's Hospital of Laramie County.[3] The hospital would go through several name changes, including the Laramie County Memorial Hospital,[3] Cheyenne Medical Center,[3] and the current name, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.[4]
