rural hospitals

Sublette County is the only county in the state without a hospital but the community is trying to change that. Back in November of 2020, voters approved the formation of the Sublette County Hospital District by a 60 percent margin. This granted the district the ability to levy a property tax to build a hospital and long-term care facility. Since then, the Sublette County Health Foundation has been trying to secure funding. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska spoke to Kari Dewitt, Sublette County Hospital District public relations director and the Sublette County Health Foundation director, on the challenges and need for this new hospital.

Though the death rate in rural America has decreased since the end of September, it is still significantly higher than in urban areas.

Sublette County received federal money to move forward with construction of a hospital later this summer. It is the last county in the state to not have a hospital.

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