怀俄明州卡斯珀地区的妇产科医疗供应陷入困境。该地区服务的妇产科医生数量已从平均5至6人下降至仅2人，远低于该区域理想需要的9至10名医生1。医生Susan Sheridan和Melissa Hieb承受着繁重的值班压力，导致预约严重延误，患者护理质量受到影响1。Sheridan医生已在该地区执业19年1，但即便如此也无法缓解人手短缺的困境。
更广泛的危机正在蔓延。过去三年，怀俄明州已有4家医院关闭产科病房1，全州仅剩16家分娩医院，需要覆盖97000平方英里的地域1。全国层面，自2020年以来已有近150家乡村产科单位关闭或宣布关闭1，超过35%的美国县被认定为产科护理荒漠1。
为缓解困境，Banner Wyoming Medical Center已投入超过300万美元建立夜间产科医生项目1。怀俄明州近期从特朗普政府乡村卫生转型基金获得2.05亿美元的支持1，医学院项目每年平均招收20名怀俄明州学生1，但这些措施能否有效扭转长期短缺的局面仍待观察。
Casper, Wyoming faces a severe shortage of obstetrical and gynecological services as the number of OB-GYNs serving the region has plummeted from five to six physicians to just two 1. The area ideally should have approximately nine to ten obstetricians to meet demand 1, leaving the two practicing physicians—Susan Sheridan and Melissa Hieb—under intense strain from frequent on-call duties that have resulted in significant appointment delays and compromised patient care 1. Dr. Sheridan has provided obstetrical services in the region for 19 years 1.
The maternity care crisis extends across Wyoming and rural America broadly. Over the past three years, four hospitals throughout Wyoming have closed their labor and delivery units 1, leaving the state with only 16 facilities capable of delivering babies across 97,000 square miles 1. Nationally, nearly 150 rural obstetrical units have shut down or announced closures since 2020, and more than 35 percent of American counties are now classified as obstetrical care deserts 1.
Efforts to address the shortage have begun locally and at the state level. Banner Wyoming Medical Center has invested more than three million dollars to establish a nighttime obstetrical physician program 1, while Wyoming recently received 205 million dollars from the Trump administration's Rural Health Transformation Initiative 1. Additionally, medical school programs currently enroll approximately 20 Wyoming students annually 1.
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