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Many emergency medical service agencies in Wyoming are struggling financially. Most have found ways to make ends meet despite rising costs and more complex expectations. But communities may have some difficult conversations ahead about how to pay for what many consider a necessary service.

The partnership between Campbell County Health (CCH) and Sheridan Memorial Hospital was agreed to this week. Emergency medical services will begin under the new agreement on Nov. 19, which forms Wyoming Regional EMS, an LLC that will be funded by both entities but managed by CCH. This comes as many rural EMS providers nationwide are struggling financially and often find themselves short-staffed to meet demand.

Rural hospital closures are becoming more common, and that’s leading to longer response times for ambulances to reach the scene of an emergency,...

A new 7 million dollar project is aimed at improving heart attack care in Wyoming.The effort is being funded by the American Heart Association and the…