Urgent care, imaging, lab work available now; optometry, pediatrics, primary care scheduled soon.
Three health care provider groups with Alaska’s largest hospital have notified the state’s largest insurer that they are terminating their contracts at year’s end. Premera… Continue reading
State plans to end regulation on Jan. 1, citing upward pressure on prices,
As a physician assistant (PA) who has practiced in Juneau for 20 years, I want to urge all to be aware of the proposed changes… Continue reading
First board meeting with interim CEO focuses on better — and cautious — communications.
Federal government chides state for its handling of applications and renewals.
I am addressing concerns raised in the article, “Inhumane Treatment of Behavioral Health Care Patients at Bartlett Regional Hospital” (Juneau Empire, Aug. 2, 2023). Based… Continue reading
The plan follows resignations of Bartlett Regional Hospital’s CEO and CFO announced this week.
Officials say it will help narrow the gap in local hospice and home care
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” - Joni Mitchell Last September Juneau’s Hospice and Home… Continue reading
The gala is funraising for a scholarship for other prospective Alaska Native healthcare workers.
Reductions could go beyond just health care
A very different kind of prescription.
