The Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, WY, announced they will no longer be providing labor and child delivery services in June, reports Wyoming Public Radio. That was the second hospital to make the decision within a month. South Lincoln Hospital District in Kemmerer also cut those services.
Staff was needed to deal with the surges of COVID-19. So, companies that provide traveling nurses across the country are recruiting nurses who are getting four to five times more money than if they were staff at a hospital. That was an attractive option and led to nurses leaving their home hospitals.
Memorial Hospital has been paying $100,000 a week for traveling nurses. Read more.
