Hospital explores funding for proposed surgery center

Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County may have a method of working around the county commissioners for funding its proposed ambulatory surgery center.

Last week, hospital officials hosted a public meeting to present funding options for the surgery center they’ve researched, as well as to highlight the need for such a facility at the hospital. Barbara Bonds, a bonding attorney from Cheyenne working with the hospital, said a bonding method exists that would allow the hospital to receive bonds without approval from the county commissioners.

Hospital officials approached the Sweetwater Count...