PUBLIC HEALTH PERFORMANCE STRENGTHENING AT DISTRICTS

June 14, 2017

Public health practice in a community collects data on a community’s health and shares it with policy makers from multiple sectors. This is the foundation for the effective delivery of sickness care, preventive care, and health promotion at a population level. A potential workforce of district health officials needs to be re-oriented and supported in the skills required to practice public health. Both pre-service and in-service approaches are needed.

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St. John's Medical Center

ABOUT OUR FACILITY: The current facility, located in Jackson, Wyoming, was built in 1991 and now has 108 beds: 48 Acute Care/Primary Care Unit beds and 60 long-term care beds. Nursing and technical specialties include: Medical/Surgical (PCU), Obstetrics, Intensive Care, Long Term Care (the “Living Center”), Skilled Nursing Care, Operating Room, Recovery Room, Outpatient Surgery, Emergency Room, Home Care & Hospice, Cancer Care & Infusion Services, Laboratory, Radiology, Respiratory Care, Rehabilitation, and Social Services. St. John’s Medical Center also operates the following Physician Practices: Audiology & Hearing Aids; Cardiology; Cognitive Health; Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy; Family Health & Urgent Care; General Surgery; Internal Medicine; and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

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