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Public Notice

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE


South Lincoln Hospital District will hold a public hearing for the community's 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities, with proposed funding made available from Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) Neighborhood Development Program. The public hearing will be held:
Date and time: October 24, 2022, at 6 pm
Place: South Lincoln Medical Center, 711 Onyx Street, Kemmerer, WY 83101 - hospital board room
The purpose of the public hearing is to solicit public view, comments, and recommendations for potential sponsorship of a grant application for WCDA's CDBG-funded Neighborhood Development Program.
The Wyoming Community Development Authority will accept applications until October 31, 2022, at 5 pm. WCDA expects to have approximately $11,993,565.87 available for housing related activities within the State of Wyoming. The maximum CDBG funding available to any one project is $1,000,000.00 Eligible activities include acquisition, rehabilitation, publicly owned infrastructure, clearance of sites, improvements to public facilities, and planning only activities. At least 75% of activities must result in a direct benefit to low (50% of HUD's AMI) and moderate (80% of HUD's AMI) income persons.
Interested persons are invited to attend, participate in the process, comment on the program, and present potential applications seeking support. Comments may be submitted in writing prior to the meeting. Send comments to Heather Hronek at hhronek@slhd.org.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during these hearings should notify Heather Hronek at hhronek@slhd.org at least 3 days prior to the hearing to be attended.
The Program Description and Application for the CDBG-funded Neighborhood Development Activities may be obtained by contacting WCDA at 155 North Beech Street, Casper, WY 82601 or www.wyomingcda.com.
Publication date: September 14, 2022

Nursing Home Access Door (Updated 8/23/22)


Beginning 8/23/2022, the nursing center will have an access door with a screening station available for after hours and weekend visitors.

The access door will be the patio door of the nursing center leading into the dining room and can be accessed using the wheelchair ramp near the back of the hospital by the park. The door remains unlocked between the hours of 6 am and 10 pm.

All visitors will be required to complete the screening form, and temperature check as they enter the door, and then put on a mask.

As always we ask that if you are ill, you wait to visit until you are feeling better.


Listening Hour and Community Open House! (updated 7/11/2022)


As mentioned in our July newsletter, starting Tuesday July 19th, our Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Ryerse will host one-on-one Community Listening Hour from 4-5pm, every Tuesday in his office. No appointment necessary.

In addition, SLHD will host a monthly Community Open House starting Tuesday, August 9th, 2022, from 5:30-6:30pm in the hospital board room. This will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

At the Community Open House, David Ryerse, CEO, will update attendees on the status of the hospital, any event updates, and happenings as well as some pretty great dad jokes. You won't want to miss it! The last 15-20 minutes will be a question-and-answer session for the public.

Everyone is encouraged to come!

If you want to sign-up for our newsletter go to www.southlincolnmedical.com and scroll down on the main page.
More great changes to serve you better coming soon! Keep watching our Instagram, or Facebook page!


Health Fair (updated 7/11/2022)

South Lincoln Hospital District is excited to host a health fair with the help of Wyoming Health Fairs (WHF)! It will take place September 17th, 2022 8am-12pm at the Training and Events Center in Kemmerer. We are grateful WHF can help provide this service to our community. We have been working with them for several weeks on this project. If you are a vendor and wish to have a booth, please email hjorgensen@slhd.org so we can send you the registration form.

Blood Draws will take place in the EMS building August 24th, 25th, 26th from 6:00AM-11:00AM.

For appointments please call 1-800-979-3711 or To register for your blood draws click here


Surgical On-Call 24/7

Surgical On-Call 24/7 is going away, does that mean that the operating room is closing?

No, the operating room is not closing. We are still going to provide same-day surgical services,
Monday-Friday. Our General Surgeon, Dr. Franks and other physicians will continue to provide surgical
care at SLHD.

What other services are going to be affected?

No other services are being affected besides obstetrics (labor and delivery).

Does this mean the emergency room is closing or any other services besides obstetrics (labor and
delivery)?


No.

So tell me again why are you doing this?

When a patient is ready to deliver it is best practice and a standard of care to have a surgical team available to assist with an emergency caesarean section (C-section) in case the need arises. It is required to have this surgical team available all the time as the time of delivery for many patients is unforeseeable. In order to have a surgical team available all the time, there needs to be several surgical nurses to share being on-call. Like most healthcare organizations in the country, particularly in rural environments, South Lincoln Hospital District has been unable to recruit the number of surgical nurses required to maintain the availability of a surgical team all the time. Without a surgical team available all the time, it is unsafe to support an obstetric patient in a planned delivery at SLHD.

After June 1st, and I'm pregnant who can I go to and who should I call?

As with any healthcare condition, begin with your primary care provider and they will help you navigate
the appropriate care you need. You can reach a SLHD clinic provider at 307-877-4496.

What happens if I have a maternity emergency after June 1st?

As with any patient, based upon careful and appropriate medical decisions that put the safety and care
of the patient first, there may need to be a transfer of care to another appropriate accepting hospital to
receive further specialized care. Our responsibility is to stabilize and treat according the capabilities of
the organization.

Is this a permanent decision?

According to the strategic objectives identified by the Board of Trustees and executed by the Administration of SLHD, the organization will continue to review the need for additional service lines in the future.

Click on this link to get the announcement directly from SLHD's CEO, Dave Ryerse.


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