{"id":949,"date":"2018-04-04T12:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T19:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uw.edu\/write\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:50:37","slug":"thermopolis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.uwmedicine.org\/somrural\/programs\/write\/writesites\/thermopolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermopolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\"Map<\/td>\nRed Rock Family Practice<\/strong>
\nHot Springs County Memorial Hospital<\/strong>
\n120 N. C Ave<\/strong>
\nThermopolis, WY\u00a0 82443<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phone: 307-864-5534<\/strong>
\nFax: 307-864-5526<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Thermopolis, Wyoming population was 3,009 as of 2010 census.\u00a0 \u201cThermopolis\u201d is from the Greek for \u201chot city.\u201d It is home to numerous natural hot springs, in which mineral-laden waters are heated by geothermal process.\u00a0 Thermopolis claims the world\u2019s largest mineral hot spring, appropriately named \u201cThe Big Spring\u201d, as part of Wyoming\u2019s Hot Springs State Park.\u00a0 The springs are open to the public for free as part of an 1896 treaty signed with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes.\u00a0 Dinosaur fossils were found on the Warm Springs Ranch in 1993, and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center was founded soon after.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/thermopolis.com\/about-thermopolis-wyoming\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Thermopolis is located near the northern end of the\u00a0Wind River Canyon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Wedding of the Waters, where the north-flowing\u00a0Wind River<\/a>\u00a0becomes the\u00a0Bighorn River<\/a>. Thermopolis is ringed by mountains, with the\u00a0Big Horn Mountains<\/a>\u00a0to the northeast, the\u00a0Bridger Mountains<\/a>\u00a0to the southeast, the\u00a0Owl Creek Mountains\u00a0to the southwest and the\u00a0Absaroka Range<\/a>\u00a0to the northwest. Thermopolis is the southern-most municipality in the\u00a0Big Horn Basin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

A large body of water,\u00a0Boysen Reservoir<\/a>, lies approximately 17 miles south of Thermopolis and is inhabited by many native species of fish including\u00a0rainbow trout,\u00a0cutthroat trout,\u00a0brown trout,\u00a0walleye,\u00a0northern pike\u00a0and\u00a0perch\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0United 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Student Perspectives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“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\u00a0<\/span>third year<\/span> medical student at other sites.<\/span><\/span>”<\/p>\n

– Past Thermopolis WRITE Student<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Primary Preceptor(s)\"Head<\/strong><\/p>\n

Travis Bomengen, M.D.
\n<\/strong>Family Medicine<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 When not working he enjoys spending time with his family, hunting and exercising.<\/p>\n

travis.bomengen@mail.hscmh.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Site Contact:
\n<\/strong>David Serle: david.serle@mail.hscmh.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Clinics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"HotHot 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Hot Springs Health offers great technology including a new MRI, 64 slice CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and a full spectrum laboratory.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 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: Hot Springs Heath Thermopolis<\/a><\/p>\n

Hospital:<\/strong> 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.\u00a0 HSCMH serves the residents of Hot Springs County and the surrounding areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Long Term Care<\/strong>: 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n

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