Services Offered

CHCCW provides the following professional, ancillary, preventive, enabling, specialty clinics and outside services:

Professional Services

• General Primary Medical Care - family practice, pediatrics, and internal medicine.
• Prenatal and In-patient Care - OB/GYN and inpatient services at Wyoming Medical Center through affiliation with the University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency Program
• Preventive Dental Care
• Mental Health Treatment and Counseling - Children, Adults, Substance Abuse

Ancillary Services

• Hearing and Vision Screenings
• X-Ray
• Diagnostics (Ultrasound, Treadmill, Sigmoidoscopy, Depression Assessment, and referrals for free mammograms)
• Laboratory
• Pharmacy

Preventive Services

• Pap Smear
• Smoking Cessation Programs - referrals to community programs available
• HIV Testing and Counseling
• Diabetes blood sugar monitoring
• Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Cholesterol Screening

Enabling Services

• Outreach - involvement with other agencies serving vulnerable members of our community as a strategy to increase their access to health care services.
• Case Management - helping patients achieve optimum levels of wellness through clinic providers and collaborations with outside providers.
• Eligibility Assistance - assist eligible patients with application procedures and submission of forms for various support programs within the community that meet basic human needs.
• Health Education
• Translation/Interpretation
• Transportation

Specialty Clinics

• Coumadin Clinic
• Prenatal Clinic
• Diabetes Education
• Child Advocacy Center
• Blood Pressure Clinic
• Geriatric Clinic
• Sports Medicine
• Asthma Clinic
• Prescription Drug Interaction

There are several needs addressed by the services offered. Vulnerable community members with chronic diseases such as diabetes and depression would not have readily available access to comprehensive care if it were not for the presence of CHCCW.

CHCCW is able to reduce the tax burden within the state by providing comprehensive health care services to individuals who would otherwise seek care in hospital emergency rooms.

Though CHCCW is not a cure-all within the community, it has improved access to care, is cost-effective, provides quality care, and reduces health disparities.

Our Staff

Here, at Community Health Center of Central Wyoming, we have several different types of health care providers to meet your needs. To help you understand the differences and similarities of our providers and staff we would like to provide the following information:

• Case Manager - A Case Manager is a nurse who helps patients achieve optimum levels of wellness, collaborate with outside providers, and maintain a referral network to meet patient needs.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) - A CNA performs nursing related tasks and services as directed by a licensed nurse.
• Dentist/Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) - A dentist is a doctor qualified to treat diseases, malformations of, and injuries to teeth and who is trained and licensed to practice general dentistry or a specialty such as pediatric dentistry.
• Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) - A D.O. has completed 2 - 6 years of residency in a specialty area (such as family medicine), and has received extra training in the musculoskeletal system and osteopathic manipulative treatment.
• Family Physician (MD or DO) - A Family Physician is trained in the provision of patient care services and is under the supervision of the Medical Director. Family Physicians provide outpatient and inpatient primary care services in both the clinic and hospital settings as well as possible service in other locations such as nursing homes or other health care facilities.
• Internist - An internist is a physician who specializes in internal medicine, a non-surgical medical specialty concerned with diseases of internal organs in adults; skilled in disease prevention and in managing complex disorders of the body.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.)- This kind of social worker is trained to help people deal with many mental health and daily living problems .
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - An LPN performs technical services and nursing procedures that require basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, psychological and sociological sciences. These services are performed under the direction of a licensed physician, dentist, or RN.
• Medical Doctor (M.D.) - An M.D. has completed a minimum of 3 years of undergraduate studies, 4 years of medical school, and 3 - 8 years of residency.
• Medical Social Work (M.S.W.) - A Medical Social Worker works with patients and their families in need of emotional and social support. Also, they help patients access other resources and assistance.
• Psychiatrist - A psychiatrist is a doctor of medicine who has had four years of postgraduate training in psychiatry and is able to diagnose illnesses and administer medications.
• Physician Assistant - Certified - A PA-C is a certified mid-level provider who works under the supervision of a licensed doctor (an M.D.) or osteopathic physician (a D.O.). They must complete a PA training program that is accredited by the national commission of Physician Assistants.
• Radiologic Technologist - Or Radiologic Technologists are certified by The American Registry of Radiologic Technology they have completed the approved educational program, complying with the ethics & standards of applying ionizing radiation in the diagnosis of disease and illness. They also meet the requirements of Wyoming's State Radiographer statute.
• Registered Nurse (R.N.) - An R.N. requires substantial knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, psychological and sociological sciences, and of nursing theory as the basis for applying the nursing process that consists of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Resident Physician - A resident physician (MD or DO) has completed medical school and is receiving further training in the specialty of family medicine. Faculty physicians supervise all care provided by resident physicians.
• Sonographer - An allied health professional who has been specifically trained to perform ultrasound examinations. Our sonographer has met strict training requirements and passed examinations in ultrasound science, ethics and clinical applications. They are certified by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonogrpahers (ARDMS) .
• Women's Health Coordinator - A Women's Health Coordinator is a Registered Nurse (R.N.) with additional certification in a specialty area. The Coordinator provides case management for women requiring further assistance and education in conjunction with their medical, social, emotional and financial needs.
  

Other members of our staff include: Bilingual Patient Advocate, Bilingual Outreach Coordinator, Medical Receptionists, and Administration.