Sheridan Memorial Hospital stands as a testament to what community-centered healthcare can achieve when sophisticated medical technology meets genuine commitment to patient satisfaction. For over 100 years, this independent, nonprofit hospital has served Sheridan County and the surrounding region of northern Wyoming and southern Montana, continuously evolving to bring progressive programs, superior outcomes, and advanced capabilities to an area where such resources might not be expected. When you walk through the doors of this 88-bed facility, you will find not just a rural hospital, but a state-of-the-art medical center that competes with urban facilities while maintaining the personal touch and community connection that defines small-town medicine.
The hospital's location on the eastern slope of the Big Horn Mountains provides more than scenic beauty. It creates a practice environment where you will enjoy unmatched outdoor recreation between shifts, where your colleagues become genuine friends rather than anonymous faces in crowded physician lounges, and where your work directly impacts a community that knows and values you. More than 850 experienced and caring employees, 66 physicians, and 36 advanced practice clinicians work across 25 specialties to serve Sheridan and the surrounding communities, creating a collaborative medical environment where specialists genuinely support one another rather than competing for patients and resources.
Sheridan Memorial Hospital operates as an independent, community-based, nonprofit institution, a structure that allows clinical decision-making to remain local rather than dictated by distant corporate headquarters. This independence means the hospital can invest in services that matter to the community, recruit physicians based on patient needs rather than profit margins, and maintain the kind of physician autonomy that has become increasingly rare in an era of corporate consolidation. Your voice will matter here in ways it simply cannot at larger health systems where individual physicians represent tiny fractions of massive physician workforces.
The hospital's award profile demonstrates that rural location does not mean settling for second-rate care. Sheridan Memorial has earned national recognition that places it among the top-performing hospitals in the country, achievements that reflect both clinical excellence and genuine commitment to patient-centered care. For nine consecutive years (2016-2024), the hospital has been named to the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital list, an honor awarded after reviewing approximately 880 hospitals across 37 independent indicators including inpatient and outpatient market share, quality outcomes, patient perspective, cost efficiency, and financial performance. This sustained excellence represents not a one-time achievement but a culture of continuous improvement that defines how medicine is practiced here.
The Joint Commission has accredited Sheridan Memorial continuously since 1964, awarding the Gold Seal of Approval that recognizes compliance with rigorous national standards for healthcare quality and safety. The American College of Cardiology has recognized the hospital's cardiac services with both Heart Failure Accreditation (2020, 2022) and Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI (2022). SMH Hospice has received Hospice HONORS recognition multiple times, placing it in the top 20 percent of hospice programs nationally. The Wyoming Department of Health has designated Sheridan Memorial as an Area Trauma Hospital since 2001 and as a Level 1 Pediatric Receiving Facility (2022).
You will practice within a hospital system offering comprehensive clinical capabilities that allow you to provide cancer care without routine referrals to distant tertiary centers. The facility includes an 88-bed acute care hospital, an 11-bed intensive care unit, a six-bed labor and delivery unit delivering over 300 babies annually, and a newly remodeled five-bed pediatrics unit. Four operating rooms plus one endoscopy suite support surgical services, with DaVinci Xi robotic-assisted surgery available.
The emergency department serves as the front door for acute care across the region, supported by advanced diagnostic imaging including a 64-slice CT scanner at the Cancer Center and interventional radiology services. A new cardiac catheterization lab staffed by two interventional cardiologists, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, dialysis, wound care, transitional care, and Wyoming Rehab services round out a truly full-spectrum medical center.
The hospital's mission statement captures its purpose with clarity: "To serve our community with excellent patient-centered care." The organizational vision, "When people think of excellent healthcare, they think of Sheridan," reflects ambition grounded in community need rather than corporate expansion. Strategic priorities focus on patient experience, quality, safety, and sustainability, creating accountability structures that support excellent clinical practice without compromising physician autonomy.
This is a hospital where physicians can build careers rather than simply take jobs, where clinical judgment is supported rather than second-guessed, and where serving the community through excellent patient care represents genuine organizational priority rather than marketing language.
