Recruiting effort advances

By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff writer

This summer, officials at the Rawlins hospital plan to move toward abating the nurse shortage in Rawlins.

Dawn Dingman, Memorial Hospital of Carbon County’s director of nursing, reported that a University of Michigan student is “very excited” to possibly come to the hospital after graduating in May. Dingman plans to follow up with the prospect.

Dingman also said that three University of Wyoming students are expected to take part in a six-week rotation between the emergency room, the intensive care unit, the obstetrics department and the operating room. The program has students split time with Memorial Hospital of Carbon County and a hospital in Rock Springs. Each student will be assigned a nursing preceptor to oversee the students’ work.

A Casper student is also scheduled to do a respiratory therapy externship this summer.
Dingman hopes that exposing the students to the hospital’s work and benefits program may encourage them to sign on for full-time employment.