By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

In general, there is trepidation in going to a hospital. Stephanie Hinkle, Chief Operating Officer, Foundation Executive Director of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) and Lisa Harding, Patient Advocate, are two employees at MHCC who understand this.

They have different jobs, but both empathize with a person thinking about coming to the hospital for treatment.

By Diane Gore

CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming 

The cost of health care in America is rising faster than most families can afford—and as a health care insurance provider and proud Wyomingite, I’m deeply concerned. Results from a March 2025 Gallup poll showed health care affordability ranked as the second most important concern for Americans—just behind the economy. 

By Dr. Kristel Lessard

Press Release

University of Wyoming

The Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming will offer a Healthy U Leadership training on the UW campus Tuesday-Friday, Sept. 16-19. Training will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day.

Press Release

Memorial Hospital of Carbon County

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has confirmed a third case of measles in Wyoming. The most recent case is related to an unvaccinated adult from Carbon County. Measles is a highly contagious infection that can cause severe illness. The person was exposed outside of the United States.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The weather has been getting hot lately and making the flora dry. Rattlesnakes are being sighted in Rawlins and Hanna town limits and in truth, rattlers could be found in other Carbon County municipalities.

Press Release

Jim Larscheid

Saratoga’s next blood drive with Vitalant is on Tuesday, July 15th, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Platte Valley Community Center.  The drive is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and will include a slice of fresh, home-baked pie for all donors.  

Press Release

Wyoming Academy of Dermatology

Press Release

Memorial Hospital of Carbon County

The Board of Trustees of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Joy Coulston as the full-time Chief Financial Officer of the hospital, effective June 24, 2025.

By Mike Armstrong  

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Kerry Ashment’s last hospital that he worked at was in San Diego. There may be some residents in Carbon County when they learn San Diego was the last place he lived, may be questioning if he is cut out for Rawlins and Carbon County.

He is.

First, he and his wife are from Cash Valley, outside of Logan, Utah. He met his wife at a University dance.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The third annual Care Fair is coming to Carbon County on April 26 at the Rawlins Recreation Center starting at 8 a.m. and going until noon.

Healthy Horizons

Memorial Hospital of Carbon County

By Dr. Lessard

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) Health Center – Platte Valley welcomed community members to its open house on March 19, 2025, at 1504 South River Street in Saratoga. The event provided attendees with an opportunity to meet new healthcare providers, learn about available services, and enjoy food and prize drawings.

Press Release

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Power Outages

Plan Ahead

• Keep an appliance thermometer in both the refrigerator and freezer. Make sure the refrigerator temperature is at 40 °F or below and the freezer is at 0°F or below.

• Group foods together in both the refrigerator and freezer. This helps foods stay cold longer.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Samantha “Sam” Santy has come a long way to come to practice at the Medicine Bow Clinic.  She is from upstate New York, Saratoga County. Although she was born in Queens, New York City, her upbring and education was in a much more rural area. 

Santy graduated from Siena College with her undergraduate degree.