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Platte County Hospital

201 14th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201 · (307) 322-3636

Rural (critical access) hospitalGovernment - LocalEmergency room

Platte County Hospital is a government-owned rural critical-access hospital in Wheatland, Wyoming (Platte County), with 25 beds. It has an emergency room and holds 4 of 5 stars in CMS's overall quality rating. It lists $1.35 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Wyoming hospital ($2.68).

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★★★★★CMS overall quality rating
$1.35listed for every $1 its care costs Wyoming typical $2.68
2 h 3 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
25beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

77%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
81%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    2 h 3 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    1%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

    ER volume: low.

    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Heart failure
    9.6%
    Pneumonia
    16.9%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    16.9%

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $74what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    −$3.8Mnet income, all sources
    −15.8%margin on patient care alone
    $1.1Mcost of charity care (4.5% of costs)
    $1.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    112full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    43 miles awayCommunity HospitalTorrington, WY★★★★★$1.73 listed per $1 of cost54 miles awayMemorial Hospital of Converse CountyDouglas, WY★★★★★$2.27 listed per $1 of cost55 miles awayNiobrara County Hospital DistrictLusk, WYNot rated$1.13 listed per $1 of cost60 miles awayIvinson Memorial HospitalLaramie, WY★★★★★$2.68 listed per $1 of cost

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