Wyoming - A Vast, Beautiful State
The Office of Rural Health seeks to enhance access to quality healthcare services, support the development of an adequate healthcare workforce, and promote collaboration in expanding comprehensive, community-based healthcare in rural Wyoming
Wyoming Office of Rural Health Grants Available
The Rural Health Improvement Grant for 2023 is available to three (3) Wyoming Critical Access Hospitals. The purpose of this funding is to support the facilitation of a collaborative Community Health Needs Assessment that identifies and prioritizes significant health needs of the community. The closing date is February 23 and the maximum award is $11,477.
If you are interested in an application contact Sharon Weber, sharon.weber@wyo.gov
PUBLICATIONS
Wyoming Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program 2008-2019
PURPOSE
This report describes Wyoming’s Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program from the fiscal year 2008 to June 1, 2019. The report tells the program’s story, identifies previous successes and challenges, and recommends future steps toward enhancing the program. These recommendations are an analysis of the demographics and job site characteristics of previous J-1 Waiver recipients and information on the retention of these physicians past their obligation. As Wyoming works to increase the number of waivers it sponsors per year, describing the past is the first critical step toward moving into the future.
Reverse Impact Report: Effects of Not Funding Wyoming Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program
PURPOSE
This report intends to inform stakeholders of the potential current and future impacts to the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals in Wyoming by not funding the Wyoming Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program (WHPLRP). The report describes the history and past successes of WHPLRP, provides a comparison of loan repayment options available within the region (including current funding levels), describes federally-funded loan repayment programs in Wyoming and the region, and describes current healthcare provider shortages throughout Wyoming.
2020 Rural Health Clinic Needs Assessment Report
PURPOSE
The purpose of this project was to gather feedback from CMS-certified RHCs in Wyoming to determine how to improve communication between the Office of Rural Health and CMS-certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), identify services that may be useful to RHCs, and identify barriers to RHCs’ provision of quality, equitable services.