SITKA – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and Cynthia Gibson, CFP® with Waddell & Reed, Inc. are inviting all Sitkans to lunch and a joint presentation* aimed at answering questions about Medicare and Social Security retirement benefits on Friday, April 20, 2018, from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
JUNEAU – The SouthEast Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) WISEWOMAN Women’s Health Program (WISEWOMAN), in partnership with the Breast Cancer Detection Center, is pleased to announce the Spring 2018 mobile mammography schedule.
SITKA — Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (MEH) recently installed and deployed the Hugs Wi-Fi Infant Protection solution, along with the matching mother/infant component of the Hugs system; Kisses® Mother as an additional layer of security in its Labor and Delivery Department.
SITKA – The recently opened Sitka Medical Center (SMC) Express Care Clinic is pleased to welcome Ms. Jackie Bolmer, FNP-C as the clinic’s permanent medical provider.
SITKA — SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Health Promotion is offering a free program designed to help seniors 60 and older improve their quality of life and remain active and independent. The 8-week series of classes, called Wise Elders Living Longer (WELL-Balanced) begins February 1 at the Hames Center and open to all age-eligible Sitkans.
SITKA — As part of Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital’s (MEH) overarching goal to provide the best care possible to individuals receiving medical care at MEH, the Hospital Nutrition staff, in partnership with NMS, recently began making traditional food options available to inpatients.
Juneau – Ads Show Why Alaska Needs Strong Action to Fight Tobacco Use. On November 26, under court order, tobacco companies Philip Morris USA, Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Altria Group began a year-long advertising campaign telling the American people the truth about the deadly consequences of smoking and secondhand smoke.
SITKA — On January 5, 2018, Sitka Medical Center (SMC) opens Sitka’s first walk-in express care clinic. The Sitka Medical Center Express Care Clinic will fill the gap between visiting one’s primary care provider and an unnecessary trip to the emergency room with clinic hours on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays until 6:00 pm.
SITKA – The open enrollment period for obtaining or changing insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace is half over; it ends December 15. Read more
Juneau – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s (SEARHC) outpatient clinics and business offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23. They will reopen on Friday, November 24, during regular business hours. Read more