怀俄明州正式拨付2.036亿美元乡村医疗转型资金 惠及23县
2026年10月23日，怀俄明州在夏延举行的授奖仪式上正式拨付2.036亿美元乡村医疗转型资金，州长马克·戈登出席仪式并致辞，州卫生厅长斯特凡·约翰松称这笔拨款是“千载难逢的机会”。这笔资金将分配给全州23个县，用于改善乡村地区的医疗服务能力。
其中弗里蒙特县获得1208万余美元，为各县中最高；林肯县获得1054万余美元，约翰逊县获得989万余美元，谢里登县获得901万余美元，卡本县获得760万余美元。
怀俄明州地广人稀，乡村居民获得医疗服务的难度长期高于城市地区，这笔转型资金的到位被视为缓解乡村医疗资源短缺的重要一步。州政府表示，资金将用于支持各县的医疗设施与服务能力建设，帮助乡村社区留住医护力量、提升急救与基础医疗的可及性。10月24日，相关拨付细节经怀俄明州乡村媒体公布，各县的具体金额已全部确认，标志着这项乡村医疗转型计划正式从纸面走向落地。
来源：GSM·美国
Wyoming Awards $203.6 Million in Rural Health Transformation Funds Across 23 Counties
On October 23, 2026, Wyoming formally awarded $203.6 million in rural health transformation funds at a ceremony in Cheyenne. Gov. Mark Gordon attended and spoke, and state Health Department Director Stefan Johannson called the award a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." The money will be distributed across all 23 counties to strengthen medical services in rural areas.
Fremont County received more than $12.08 million, the largest county share; Lincoln County more than $10.54 million, Johnson County more than $9.89 million, Sheridan County more than $9.01 million and Carbon County more than $7.6 million.
Wyoming is vast and sparsely populated, and rural residents have long faced greater difficulty accessing medical care than city residents; the arrival of this transformation funding is seen as an important step in easing rural health-resource shortages. The state said the funds will support county medical facilities and service capacity, helping rural communities retain medical staff and improve access to emergency and primary care. On October 24, Wyoming rural media published the award details, with every county's amount confirmed — marking the program's move from paper to implementation.
Source: GSM News
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