Can any community have a CHC?
No. Communities have to satisfy several criteria including having high numbers of uninsured, elderly, and/or low-income populations, and the medically underserved such as those in sparsely populated areas, or in “Health Professionals Shortage Areas” where there are fewer primary care physicians (family practice and internal medicine) than the national average according to the population. To date in Wyoming, only Casper and Dubois have CHCs. Cheyenne will soon open a CHC.
