Governor Provides Additional Support to Wyoming Hospitals for COVID-19 Response

In an effort to address the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations around the state, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has authorized a three-pronged approach to provide additional support to Wyoming medical facilities. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

Governor Gordon announced Thursday that the State will receive resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Wyoming National Guard, and through travelling medical staff contracted using CARES Act funds that the Governor directed to the  Wyoming Hospital Association. Two Federal Health and Medical Task Force Teams will deploy to Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette and Cheyenne Regional Medical Center to assist medical providers responding to the pandemic. Each 15-member team will be in Campbell and Laramie Counties for the next two weeks.

The Wyoming National Guard will also be providing support to state hospitals by assisting with the delivery of meals and other activities in an effort to free up staff. Governor Gordon said travelling medical staff has also begun to arrive in Wyoming to assist with the state’s response to the crisis.

Gordon said as many as 50 additional personnel are expected to be deployed throughout the state to provide staffing relief and ease the burden on hospital resources.