Memorial Hospital of Converse County history

Fort Fetterman, on the North Platte River 175 miles south of where Fetterman was killed, was built in 1867 in what would eventually become Converse County.

William Henry Jackson's sketch of Fort Fetterman, 1870, looking northeast with La Prele Creek in the foreground.

In 1886, the year Douglas incorporated, the town's first official cemetery opened in "Poverty Flats," a bit of prairie north of the tent town.

Wyoming's State Fair has been held in Douglas nearly every year since 1905.

27, 1923, the great Glenrock train wreck proved far more deadly than any gunfight.

Memorial Hospital was established in 1942.

Angel Franco, New York Times.The 1995 discovery of Triceratops fossils on a ranch near Glenrock led to the creation of another tourist draw, the Paleon Museum in downtown Glenrock.

In 2001, the hospital officially changed its name to Memorial Hospital of Converse County and opened a new two-story wing and new hospital entrance.

As a critical-access hospital, Memorial Hospital began to thrive and was asked to take over management of the county's ambulance service in 2006.

In 2007, the complex opened.

In 2008, state-of-the-art surgery suites were opened, attracting surgeons from area hospitals, bolstering patient numbers, and furthering Memorial Hospital's reputation of providing advanced medicine and hometown care.

2012 also marked the beginning of significant change in how Memorial Hospital staff interacted with patients, shifting focus toward the patient experience.

In 2013, the hospital partnered with the Studer Group to help focus efforts on quality improvement, establishing new values and behavioral standards.

Memorial Hospital's Medical Office building was opened in March of 2014.

In July of 2017, the newly remodeled Emergency Department was opened.