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Dr. Anne Zink to leave position as Alaska chief medical officer
Alaska’s ‘top doc’ reflects on nearly five years of work, time in public eye during pandemic.
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SEARHC raises mimimum base pay for ‘direct-hire’ employees to $25 an hour
Spokesperson says change affects about 16% of employees.
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SEARHC’s new Vintage Park Campus opens with limited services
Urgent care, imaging, lab work available now; optometry, pediatrics, primary care scheduled soon.
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Negotiations to decide insurance status of Alaska patients of Providence affiliates
Three health care provider groups with Alaska’s largest hospital have notified the state’s largest insurer that they are…
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Alaska health care providers sue to keep state rule mandating minimum payments for care
State plans to end regulation on Jan. 1, citing upward pressure on prices,
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Proposed state medical board changes will decrease access to care
As a physician assistant (PA) who has practiced in Juneau for 20 years, I want to urge all…
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Low employee morale a high concern for Bartlett Regional Hospital leaders
First board meeting with interim CEO focuses on better — and cautious — communications.
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Thousands of Alaskans dropped from Medicaid after pandemic protections end
Federal government chides state for its handling of applications and renewals.
Opinion
My Turn: Bartlett making improvements in care, needs to prioritize staff recruitment and retention
I am addressing concerns raised in the article, “Inhumane Treatment of Behavioral Health Care Patients at Bartlett Regional…
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Hospital to consider interim CEO options in the coming week
The plan follows resignations of Bartlett Regional Hospital’s CEO and CFO announced this week.
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Bartlett Regional Hospital officially absorbs Wildflower Court
Officials say it will help narrow the gap in local hospice and home care
Opinion
My Turn: Ongoing lack of hospice care complicates matters of life and death
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?”
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Nonprofit holding 90th birthday gala for tribal health care trailblazer
The gala is funraising for a scholarship for other prospective Alaska Native healthcare workers.
Opinion
Opinion: Children’s play is critical for healthy development
A very different kind of prescription.