BILLINGS - Billings Clinic announced Wednesday that it officially begins its affiliation with the Health Care District of Basin, Wyoming this week. Wendy Corr reports that the new partnership will benefit both the patients and the community at the rural hospital.
Tadd Greenfield is the CEO for Three Rivers Health, formerly known as the South Big Horn County Hospital District, with facilities located between the small towns of Greybull and Basin, Wyoming. He says the affiliation means a more stable future for the organization, which has faced hardships in the past few years.
âSince 2010, over 100 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. So thereâs lots of desire, not just here, but everywhere else, for smaller rural hospitals to affiliate with bigger systems,â he said.