Legislative analysts present Wyoming health statistics; staff to supply older data years as caveats
Libby Miles of the Legislative Service Office presented state health statistics (hospital count, beds per capita, uninsured rate) and noted that some data points use older years (2017–2020); members requested follow‑up on regional metrics and tables cited in the packet.
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Libby Miles, associate research analyst at the Legislative Service Office, briefed the task force on a written packet of health statistics and answered members’ questions about sources and years for specific metrics. Miles said Wyoming had 29 community hospitals and 1,875 staffed hospital beds (3.19 beds per 1,000 people) and that Wyoming ranked eighth in the rate of uninsured residents in 2024 (9.7%). She noted some data series in the packet use 2017 or 2020 as the latest available year for particular metrics and stood for questions.
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