MEDICAL ARTICLES

Antibody Testing for Covid-19 Available at Stitches

by Dan Surdam, MD & Amy Surdam, FNP | May 4, 2020 | General Health, Testing

During the past several months, your Stitches team has done everything in their power to make sure we have been on the leading edge of the pandemic in an effort to keep our communities as safe and healthy as possible.

What To Know About This Flu Season

by Dan Surdam, MD & Amy Surdam, FNP | Jan 27, 2020 | General Health, Vaccination

Is this season turning out to be as bad as some have predicted? We don’t know yet. What we do know is it was the earliest start to a flu season in the last 15 years.

Stitches Acute Care Center Partners with UW School of Pharmacy for Telemedicine Clinic Expansion

by Dan Surdam, MD & Amy Surdam, FNP | Jan 15, 2020 | Announcements, Communication

The owners of Stitches Acute Care Center, Amy and Dr. Dan Surdam, have partnered with the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy to address the challenges facing not only patients, but also health care providers in remote, underserved locations around Wyoming.

Stop the Bleed

by Janice Weixelman, DO | Aug 7, 2019 | General Health

“Bleeding cessation skills are something everyone should know. Mass shootings aren’t the only way people sustain life-threatening injuries. Traffic accidents and even accidents around the home can cause major bleeds that need to be stopped fast.”

Mental Health Support for Breast Cancer in Wyoming

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Jul 16, 2019 | General Health

“Breast cancer takes who ever it wants, whenever it wants and it leaves the rest of us with a void in our lives as we remember and miss the people we love.”

Modern Day House Call

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Apr 2, 2019 | Communication, General Health

“Telemedicine currently is not only a hot topic in Wyoming but also throughout America. While attending the Urgent Care Association of America conference in Houston last week, we were able to participate in an in-depth session about telemedicine and wanted to share some of that information with our colleagues and patients in Wyoming.”

Fried Rice During Flu Season

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Feb 26, 2019 | Food Health, General Health

“Flu season is here and its here with a vengeance.”

Innovation

by Dan Surdam, MD & Amy Surdam, FNP | Nov 17, 2018 | General Health

“I’m not sure if you noticed, but we have a health care issue in Wyoming.”

Membership

by Dan Surdam, MD & Amy Surdam, FNP | Jul 29, 2018 | General Health

“I’m not sure if you noticed, but we have a health care issue in Wyoming.”

Certified Urgent Care

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Dec 4, 2017 | Communication

“Stitches Acute Care receives Urgent Care Certified status”

Incremental Progress

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Nov 12, 2017 | General Health

“Incremental progress is the key to success”

Flu Shot

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Oct 16, 2017 | Vaccination

“Lets talk about the flu, and flu shots”

Daily Transition Time

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Jul 23, 2017 | Mental Health

“Some days I think the most peaceful part of my day is work”

My Wyoming

by Bill Sniffin | Jul 14, 2017 | Guest Column

“Is there a better place in the world for a morning walk than a nice path in Wyoming?”

Whining Won’t Help

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Jun 16, 2017 | General Health

“My back hurts in the morning. Every morning. It gets better after I get moving, but still that nagging pain is there when I wake up.”

Vegetarian-ish

by Amy Surdam, FNP | May 24, 2017 | Food Health

“Her name was Vydia. I met her in Belize on a recent Humanitarian Mission and she was from India with a British accent. She was beautiful, her skin glowed, and she was…happy.

Let’s Talk About Pasta

by Amy Surdam, FNP | May 3, 2017 | General Health

“After taking a class from Harvard (not kidding) and hours of internet research, I think I’ve made my peace with pasta.”

Get Off The Couch

by Amy Surdam, FNP | Apr 13, 2017 | General Health

“I have found that as life gets busier and busier, and I get older, I tend to do more lounging around and less moving.”