Campbell County Health

The committee was launched in 2018 to help address these issues in the county, but was disbanded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be revived in January with city, county, educational, prevention, and nonprofit organizations having a presence in addition to the public, which will have a larger role. This comes as Campbell County has set a record for suicides in a single year in 2022.

The Journey Program will guide accepted students on their way to becoming Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists or Medical Laboratory Technicians. It's meant to prepare and educate future healthcare workers for essential positions within CCH. The program is open to high school students that will graduate in the spring of 2023.

Wyoming's Joint Judiciary Committee considered a bill Tuesday, Sept. 14, that would have made attacking or threatening healthcare workers its own felony, but ultimately killed the bill on a 5-8 vote.

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.

CCH has struggled to fill these positions in the past, with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic presenting additional challenges in attracting qualified staff. Elective surgeries, which were cancelled during the pandemic, are now being scheduled again. Students selected for the program will have tuition, books, and fees covered by CCH and will also receive a full-time salary during their time working in Gillette.

There are many causes for CCH's financial difficulties, but recent trends have given optimism that they're on track to establishing a more stable financial position. Charity care, bad debt, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have all played a role CCH's troubles.

Financial projections indicate that Campbell County Health (CCH) will become insolvent by 2026 if decisive actions aren't taken to improve the health system's fiscal soundness. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated existing financial difficulties for CCH, which have been building for several years.

The Campbell County Health Board of Trustees wants to fight COVID-19 vaccine requirements coming soon from the federal government.

The Campbell County Board of Commissioners has approved an agreement that allows the local hospital to affiliate with a Colorado-based hospital system.

Campbell County Health (CCH) has added a new unit to handle the increase in patients needing to be hospitalized.The unit will have 10 additional beds for…