The Johnson County Rural Healthcare District Board met this week, and one topic on their agenda was the medical director’s contract.
The district currently has a verbal agreement with Dr. Mark Schueler for those services, but the district’s auditors recommended the board have a written agreement moving forward.
Negotiations are ongoing between the district’s attorney and Dr. Schueler to come to an agreement on duties, pay scale, insurance responsibility and other factors.
Board Chair Marilyn Connolly said she thought it was necessary to have an agreement with the medical director.
Dr. Schueler, as the Medical Director, certifies that EMT’s are properly trained, acts as an advocate and liaison between the ambulance service and the Wyoming Office of EMS, and approves protocols for the service.
Additional staffing is available since Governor Gordon provided additional CARES Act funding to provide staffing assistance to hospitals and long-term care facilitates earlier this month.
Current COVID-19 numbers for Johnson County include 11 news cases in a 24-hour period as of yesterday afternoon, along with the 41 active cases reported yesterday morning. Johnson County has recorded a total 5 COVID deaths since the pandemic began.
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