Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is taking steps to address staffing challenges at Wyoming healthcare facilities amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The Governor is deploying Federal funding to provide staffing relief and support for current healthcare staff and to secure traveling medical staff. Gordon has allocated $20 million to be utilized by facilities on a discretionary basis to stabilize staffing levels.
The funding is available to fill staffing shortages, provide hazard pay, and strengthen recruitment efforts for the state’s existing healthcare workforce. An additional $10-million will be available to privately-owned Wyoming hospitals and long-term care facilities for traveling medical staff through a contract with the Wyoming Hospital Association.
Nonprofit and county-owned hospitals that have secured their own traveling medical staff will continue to be eligible for 100% reimbursement through FEMA funding. The Governor says he will pursue additional options to support healthcare providers during the surge, including the utilization of Wyoming National Guard members as needed.
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