Thermopolis
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Red Rock Family Practice Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital 120 N. C Ave Thermopolis, WY 82443 Phone: 307-864-5534 |
| Thermopolis, Wyoming population was 3,009 as of 2010 census. “Thermopolis” is from the Greek for “hot city.” It is home to numerous natural hot springs, in which mineral-laden waters are heated by geothermal process. Thermopolis claims the world’s largest mineral hot spring, appropriately named “The Big Spring”, as part of Wyoming’s Hot Springs State Park. The springs are open to the public for free as part of an 1896 treaty signed with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes. Dinosaur fossils were found on the Warm Springs Ranch in 1993, and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center was founded soon after.
http://thermopolis.com/about-thermopolis-wyoming/ Thermopolis is located near the northern end of the Wind River Canyon and Wedding of the Waters, where the north-flowing Wind River becomes the Bighorn River. Thermopolis is ringed by mountains, with the Big Horn Mountains to the northeast, the Bridger Mountains to the southeast, the Owl Creek Mountains to the southwest and the Absaroka Range to the northwest. Thermopolis is the southern-most municipality in the Big Horn Basin. Roundtop Mountain, on the northern edge of town, is a unique geological formation shaped much like a volcano. It sits at approximately 6,000 feet and is the highest area in the immediate vicinity of Thermopolis. A large body of water, Boysen Reservoir, lies approximately 17 miles south of Thermopolis and is inhabited by many native species of fish including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brown trout, walleye, northern pike and perch among others. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.47 square miles, of which, 2.38 square miles of it is land and 0.09 square miles is water. |
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Student Perspectives: “The preceptors that I worked with were amazing. They pushed me to become a better healthcare professional and allowed me to grow and experience patient care in ways that I have had no opportunities to as a third year medical student at other sites.” – Past Thermopolis WRITE Student |
Primary Preceptor(s)
Travis Bomengen, M.D. Dr. Bomengen graduated from Baylor College School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Family Medicine Residency in Casper, WY. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is currently serving as the Chief Medical Officer, RTT Program Director, Clinical Director, Emergency Room Director at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, and serves on the Critical Care Committee. He also serves on the Wyoming Board of Nursing Home Administrators. When not working he enjoys spending time with his family, hunting and exercising. travis.bomengen@mail.hscmh.org
Site Contact:
Jason Weyer, DO Family Medicine Hallie Bischoff, DO Family Medicine Mattson Mathey, MD Family Medicine Nicole Jamieson, DO General Surgery
Verlene Luna: verlene.luna@mail.hscmh.org
Hot Springs Health Thermopolis 120 N. C Ave Thermopolis, WY 82443 Phone: 307-864-5534 Fax: 307-864-5526 |
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Hot Springs Health is a new hospital completed in 2020 with new patient care areas including a new ER, Surgical Suites, Labor and Delivery Suites, Med/Surg Rooms in addition to new ambulance bays, out patient clinic area for visiting providers. Hot Springs Health offers great technology including a new MRI, 64 slice CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and a full spectrum laboratory. We are fortunate, all of our FPs choose to practice full spectrum family medicine including surgical obstetrics, emergency medicine, hospitalist, stress testing and an active clinic practice which allows continuity of patient care. Students are welcomed in all areas to work with the full time FPs and visiting specialists including general surgery/endoscopy, orthopedics and the cardiology clinic. www.hscmh.org Hospital: Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital (HSCMH) is a state-licensed, Medicare certified, 25-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Hot Springs State Park, 150 E. Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443. HSCMH serves the residents of Hot Springs County and the surrounding areas. Long Term Care: Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center is a privately owned nursing and rehabilitation facility in Thermopolis for people with chronic health conditions or injuries that require long-term care, constant monitoring and 24-hour-a-day availability of doctors, nurses and health care aides. The Wyoming Pioneer Home is an eighty bed Assisted Living facility located adjacent to the hospital. |
Credentialing timeline – Students need to contact us and have paperwork in a minimum of 8
Typically able to provide housing options either trailer house located across the street from the hospital or other options depending on what other learners are rotating at HSH.
Recommended to access housing depending on where staying. Typically travel with providers to outlying clinics.
US 20, US 120. Nearest Interstate Highways: I-25 or I-90 (Nearest exit is Buffalo, WY 123 miles or I-25 in Casper, WY 132 miles)
Local airport located about 10 miles northwest of Thermopolis (7,700 ft. runway); Worland Municipal, 33 miles north; Riverton Regional, 52 miles south; Yellowstone Regional (Cody), 82 miles northwest; Casper International, 132 miles east. Casper, WY; Cheyenne, WY; Billings, MT or Denver, CO will provide your major carriers.
4 baseball fields, 2 basketball courts, 2 tennis courts, 4 town parks, 9-hole golf course, 18-hole miniature golf course, 2 racquetball courts, movie theater, rodeo arena, fair grounds, canoeing and whitewater rafting, hiking, swimming, hunting, fishing, and cross-country skiing. Local and nearby scenic and cultural attractions include Hot Springs State Park, Boysen Reservoir, Wind River Canyon, Legend Rock Petroglyphs, Hot Springs County Historical Museum & Cultural Center, and The Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Nearly 2,000,000 acres of wilderness within a short distance of Thermopolis. Yellowstone National Park is 2.5 hours away. Grand Teton National Park is four hours away.
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Hot Springs Health owns and operates Hot Springs Health Clinics in Thermopolis, Basin, Worland, Shoshoni and Riverton. Our providers work in all three locations, providing a wide variety of family practice opportunities serving the southern Big Horn Basin and Fremont County.