Ivinson Memorial Hospital

Over the past 45 years, Ivinson Memorial Hospital has improved the care it provides Laramie residents exponentially. Expansions to the the 30th street facility have included the construction of the Meredith and Jeannie Ray Cancer Center, as well as the addition of a medical office building for outpatient services and visiting providers.

In 2014, IMH celebrated the completion of one of the largest capital projects in the history of the hospital. An expansion (which took less than two years to complete) added 30 new patient rooms, a new 9-chair dialysis unit, 3 state-of-the-art operating rooms, and an updated lobby and cafeteria.

A short while thereafter, the decision was made to re-imagine the existing medical office building at IMH. By 2017, the new Medical Offices at Ivinson were officially opened to the public.

The opening of the new medical office building coincided with the addition of several new pieces of technology to the hospital, as well as the Hospital’s 100th birthday celebration. Technology added to the hospital included a new 64-slice CT machine, a 3D mammography machine, and the addition of the new DaVinci Surgical robot.

On the morning of August 7, 2017, the then-new Medical Offices at Ivinson officially opened their doors and began seeing patients. That day, members of the community and employees alike shuffled through the medical office building (MOB) for the first time. Those that happened to be in the building on day one, no doubt, noticed the tall ceilings, grand fireplace and the unmistakable aroma of new carpet and fresh paint.

The entirely new building set out to make patients the top priority by simplifying the process of seeing providers, giving patients access to day-of test results and allowing guests to be able to avoid Laramie’s severe winter weather conditions. The addition of a covered walkway and parking garage, the first in Laramie, gave patients the option to skip the cold and take an elevator directly to the MOB or to hospital admitting.

Moreover, the new medical offices offered patients something even more valuable than that — unity. The building, which is just over 27,000 square feet, made it possible for all of Ivinson Medical Group (IMG) to move their clinics onto the hospital’s main campus. Now, patients are able to see their primary care provider and get imaging and lab work done, all in one visit.

Over the next year, the MOB would take on a life of its own. Within the first few months, several new outpatient providers and service lines joined the Ivinson Medical Group team. By December, Ivinson was now home to a new geriatrician, a dermatology provider and an otolaryngologist, all services which were not previously available through IMH.

By April 2018, plans to add an entirely new clinic, as well as a new pediatrician to the Pediatric and Family Care clinic, were well underway. That month, with the addition of two OB/GYN providers to our staff, the Women’s Health Clinic at Ivinson was brought into the world (another first for Ivinson).

On September 24, 2018, just one year after its grand opening, the Ivinson Memorial Hospital’s Board of Directors approved an expansion to the Medical Offices at Ivinson, and by August 26, 2019, the third floor was complete and open to the public.