Wyoming

Consumers Union Documents

• Health and Human Services Grants for hospital infection prevention at surgical centers
  Posted 08/05/09 at 4:02 pm

  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius designates ARRA money to stand-alone or same-day surgical centers to fight hospital infections in 12 states.

• State Hospital Infection Public Reporting Laws
  Posted 05/15/09 at 4:49 pm

  Summary of state laws hospital infection reporting laws.

Consumers Union News Releases

• Wyoming Rated Among Worst In Nation For Failing to Keep Patients Informed About Bad Doctors
  Posted 03/30/16 at 1:54 pm

  From a review of state medical board websites.

News Articles

• Recovery Act to fund 12 state efforts to improve care in ambulatory surgical centers
  Source: CMS Office of Public Affairs (Thursday July 30, 2009)

  Money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will pay $1 million for infection control in ambulatory surgical centers in Maine, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Arkansas, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Kansas.

• Hospital infection information is scarce
  Source: Casper Star Tribune (Tuesday April 10, 2007)

  Hospitals in Wyoming are not required by the state or federal government to make their rates public.

• Surgical Secrets
  Source: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Monday December 25, 2006)

  Wyoming hospital infection rates, nowhere to be found.