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Hospital transition delayed until August

by Katherine Rose | Jun 3, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka Community Hospital employees won’t be moving over to SEARHC on July 1 as originally planned. SEARHC and city officials announced today (Monday 6-3-19) that the transition date has been pushed back to August 1. Read More

Sitka Community ends OB early; SEARHC opens weekend clinic

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jan 5, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka Community Hospital closed its labor and delivery program today (01-05-18), moving up the closure date by three months due to staffing shortages. Read More

High cost of pension a key factor in Sitka hospital sale

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jul 12, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The potential sale of Sitka Community Hospital comes with a catch: $35 million in retirement and benefit obligations. That’s the estimate of Conduent, an outside consultant. Read More

City postpones hospital town hall to reconsider process

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Jul 11, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The city has postponed Monday’s town hall meeting on the proposed merger of Sitka's two hospitals. The Assembly was set to take questions from the public, when an unexpected offer changed the conversation. Read More

Should Sitka’s two hospitals become one?

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Mar 23, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The fate of Sitka’s city-owned hospital hangs in the balance. An outside consultant says it’s time to merge with SEARHC - the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium - while hospital leadership wants to remain independent. Read More