Wyoming Department of Health

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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is a state agency of Wyoming. It has its headquarters in the Hathaway Building in Cheyenne. [1]

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History

In November 1990 Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment that abolished the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform. The institutions of the former state agency were divided and given to other agencies. The Department of Health took the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Wyoming Retirement Center, the Wyoming State Hospital, and the Wyoming Training School. [2]

Divisions

Divisions of the department include: [3]

Facilities

Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston StatehospitalWyoming.jpg
Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston

Health care facilities operated by the department include:

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References

  1. ↑ "WDH Home Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine ." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Department of Health 401 Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002"
  2. ↑ "About the Department of Corrections." Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  3. ↑ "About the Wyoming Department of Health Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine ." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Veterans' Home of Wyoming Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine ." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Veterans’ Home of Wyoming 700 Veterans’ Lane Buffalo, WY 82834-9402."
  5. ↑ "Buffalo city, Wyoming [ permanent dead link ]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Wyoming Pioneer Home Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine ." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Pioneer Home 141 Pioneer Home Drive Thermopolis, WY 82443"
  7. ↑ "Thermopolis town, Wyoming [ permanent dead link ]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "WDH Directory [ permanent dead link ]." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "890 Highway 20, Basin WY 82410 Fax (307) 568-3887" (Retirement Center) and "Physical Address: 831 Hwy 150 S Evanston WY 82931-0177" (State Hospital)
  9. ↑ "Basin town, Wyoming [ permanent dead link ]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  10. ↑ "WDH Who We Are - Wyoming Retirement Center Archived June 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Evanston city, Wyoming." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  12. ↑ "WDH Who We Are - Wyoming State Hospital Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  13. 1 2 "WDH Who We Are - Wyoming Life Resource Center [ permanent dead link ]." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Lander city, Wyoming [ permanent dead link ]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
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