CCMSD goes ahead with new hospital application

Should Crook County Medical Services District apply for CARES Act funding for a new hospital when there is still debate as to whether the community wants one? This question was raised at Friday’s meeting of the board of trustees while considering what to do with the completed application.

Interim CEO Micki Lyons asked for the board’s input as to whether the application for $55 million to build a modern hospital with single rooms and quarantine facilities should be submitted. There has been “conflicting information” as to whether the federal money distributed to Wyoming to respond to the COVID-...