Our Story

Riverton, Wyoming lacks critical and basic hospital services. No babies have been born here for eight years, and patients are flown to distant hospitals for the most minor procedures.

We are Riverton Medical District, a nonprofit organization and group of volunteers who have dedicated six years to bring a quality full-service hospital back to our area. We received generous support from community members who funded a feasibility study to confirm the necessity of a new hospital in our town. The feasibility study and an independent audit of that report validated the urgency of restoring services in Riverton.

This project has been sanctioned by our community as well as the State of Wyoming. The reduction of rural health services is a matter of great concern, both here and across the country. We have been recognized by several esteemed publications, including The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, as one of the only groups to bring a solution to our community.

The new hospital will provide essential services for 22,000 people in the greater Riverton area, including the Wind River Reservation. Our focus includes restoring level III trauma care, 24/7 surgery availability, labor and delivery suites, and orthopedic services. This effort will also support 140 new jobs and generate more than $25 million of yearly economic activity in our community.

It is vital to our mission to be locally owned and locally governed. We are proud to be an affiliate of Billings Clinic, who has a long-standing commitment of partnering with local, independent hospitals. Another essential partner is USDA, who awarded us the largest community facilities loan ever given in Wyoming. Our community has donated over $2 million to the effort.

Finding the additional millions of dollars needed for this project has not been easy. We are actively seeking other funding sources and welcome any form of support to ensure the success of this crucial project.

We are not just building a hospital, but are passionately providing a lifeline for our family, friends, and neighbors. We believe strongly in restoring essential medical services to our community and improving rural healthcare access in Wyoming.

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FAQs

  • The hospital will be on the north side of Riverton on land we have purchased in the Eastern Shoshone Business Park. The business park is just north of Walmart. Our address will be 2505 N Federal Blvd.

  • The hospital will be owned by our locally governed nonprofit organization. We are affiliated with Billings Clinic, but not owned by them.

  • As soon as possible! Although this complicated process is not happening as quickly as any of us would like, please know that we are working hard every day to bring needed services back to Riverton. Contact us anytime with questions, and follow along here and on our social media accounts for updates.