RIVERTON, WY, June 4 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $4 million to the Riverton Medical District to fund equipment for a new hospital that will bring locally controlled healthcare services back to the central Wyoming community.
The 71,000-square-foot facility, expected to open in late 2026, will restore Level III trauma care to the area, ensuring access to inpatient and maternity care, surgical suites, emergency and trauma services, outpatient clinics, modern diagnostics, and pharmacy services.
“The sheer grit to bring this crucial community project to fruition is nothing short of amazing,” said Walter Panzirer, a Trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust. “The Helmsley Charitable Trust is committed to supporting this community effort by ensuring providers can use the latest state-of-the-art equipment when providing top-notch care.”
Helmsley’s funding will support the hospital’s radiology department by providing a CT scanner, a fixed X-ray machine with fluoroscopy capabilities, a mobile X-ray device, ultrasound machines, and a mammography machine. Additionally, it will support inpatient care and surgical services.
“We are deeply grateful to the Helmsley Charitable Trust for their generous grant, which plays a critical role in making our new rural hospital a reality, said Corte McGuffey, Riverton Medical District board chair. “Their commitment to improving access to quality healthcare in underserved communities directly supports our mission and will have a lasting impact on the health and well-being of our citizens for years to come.”
On June 4, community members gathered to celebrate ongoing construction of the facility for a ceremony that featured a beam signing and brief remarks from key stakeholders. The new hospital will be an affiliate of Billings Clinic in Montana.
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About the Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional efforts in the U.S. and around the world in health and select place-based initiatives. Since beginning active grantmaking in 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $800 million to organizations and initiatives in the states of Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and two U.S. Pacific territories, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For more information, visit www.helmsleytrust.org.
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