The State of Wyoming District VIII representative is Tracy Wasserburger, NNP-BC. Her email is: tracy.wasserburger@cchwyo.org
Hospitals Providing Level II Neonatal Care:
Banner Wyoming Medical Center: Casper, WY
24/7 coverage provided by pediatric hospitalists service
Campbell County Health: Gillette, WY
- 24/7 coverage provided by pediatric hospitalists service and 1 FT board certified neonatal nurse practitioner
- Level II NICU has formal affiliation with Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Denver,
- Level II NICU received AAP Level II Designation status in 2025
- Provides a regional transfer-in service for appropriate infants who meet Level II criteria
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center: Cheyenne, WY
- 24/7 coverage provided by in-house pediatric hospitalists service
- Level II NICU has care alliance with Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Denver, CO
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County: Rock Springs, WY
- 24/7 coverage provided by pediatric hospitalists service
- Designated as a Level I Nursery with a Special Care Nursery (IV, CPAP, blood sugar monitoring)
- TeleNICU services are provided through the University of UT, Salt Lake City, UT
Noteworthy: according to the Wyoming Department of Health:, as of May 2025, seven out of Wyoming’s 23 counties do not have a delivery facility.
https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/OB-Critical-Care-Factsheet-2025_FINAL.pdf
State of Wyoming Interesting Facts:
• Wyoming earned the nickname “Equality State” because it was the first state to grant women over 21 the right to vote in 1869.
• Wyoming is home to Yellowstone National Park, the first National Park in the world, established in 1872.
• Located in northeastern Wyoming, Devils Tower was the first U.S. National Monument, designated in 1906. Devil’s Tower was predominately featured in the movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”.
• Wyoming is the least populous state with a population slightly above 575,500 people.
• Wyoming only has one area code which is “307”.
• “Steamboat” was a legendary 20th-century Wyoming bucking known as the “horse that couldn’t be ridden”. Born around 1896, the famous black gelding inspired Wyoming’s iconic Bucking Horse and Rider symbol found on the state license plates, highway signs, and university logos.
• Wyoming only has one college university. It is the University of Wyoming located in Laramie, Wyoming.
• Wyoming is the nation’s top coal producer, obtained from open coal mining.
• Wyoming is home to the world’s largest population of free-roaming bison, which are also the state’s official mammal.
• Official state sport: Rodeo
• Official state bird: Meadowlark
• Official state flower: Indian Paintbrush
