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HISTORY
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Known as the Energy Capital of Nation, Gillette and Campbell County Wyoming produces more than 30% of the nation’s coal and is rich in oil, natural gas and coalbed methane. Gillette began as railroad hub in the 1890’s and ranching continues to be an important industry on northeast Wyoming’s wide-open ranges and rolling plains.
In June of 1953, a 31-bed, red brick hospital was built in Gillette at a cost of $275,000. Four physicians and one visiting surgeon served the community of 2,190, which was then on the brink of an oil boom. Residents and community leaders continued looking to the future of healthcare with the opening of Campbell County Memorial Hospital in 1981.
Expansion and improvements to the facility began almost immediately, with construction of a fourth and fifth floor, Emergency Room and Outpatient Surgery additions and construction of the two-story annex on the north end of the building. The most recent addition is the Heptner Radiation Oncology Center, completed in 2002.
As the community grows and changes, Campbell County Memorial Hospital will continue to develop programs and services to meet the healthcare needs of our citizens.
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