Safe Winter Outdoor Fun
Sometimes, maybe more than sometimes, when it’s cold outside, curling up in front of the fire with something great to read or binge-watching Netflix sounds great. And while no one should ever discourage others from …
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Sitka Physical Therapy and SEARHC Affiliation Expands Services
SITKA – Sitka Physical Therapy, LLC (Sitka PT) and SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) officially affiliated on September 1, 2018. Combining Sitka PT with SEARHC immediately improved access to quality physical therapy services for all …
Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly Birth Facility
SITKA – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) announces that Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (MEH) was awarded international recognition as a designated “Baby-Friendly” birth facility. The Baby-Friendly initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer …
Last Days of Open Enrollment for Health Insurance
SITKA — Open Enrollment on the Health Insurance Marketplace ends December 15, 2018. Individuals that have not signed up or renewed their health insurance still have time. The SEARHC Patient Health Benefits team has five trained Certified …
SEARHC Invites Women to ROAR into 2019
JUNEAU – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) announces the first RECLAIM OWN AND RENEW (ROAR) Women’s Conference January 11 and 12, 2019. The conference is designed to empower women to “ROAR” fiercely into the New …
SEARHC RN Nominated for Nurse of the Year
SITKA – We are proud to announce that Clinical Manager for Labor and Delivery at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (MEH), Susan Ward, RN was one of the finalists for the 2018 March of Dimes Alaska Nurse …
Sitka Doc Talk: Diabetes Management and Traditional Alaskan Food
Tuesday | November 13th | 6-7pm | Sitka Public Library Join SEARHC registered dietitian and diabetes educator, Kelly Lakin, RD, LD, CDE, for a Doc Talk honoring National Diabetes Awareness Month. She’ll talk about the …
SEARHC Board Passes Resolution to Assume Responsibility for WMC
JUNEAU – On Friday, October 26, 2018, the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s (SEARHC) Board of Directors (Board) passed a resolution in favor of transferring responsibility for Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) to SEARHC. SEARHC will operate WMC …
Help for Sitkans Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace
SITKA – This year’s open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace is only six weeks; beginning November 1, 2018, and ending December 15, 2018. To help community members …
Smokefree Alaska Law Goes Into Effect
ALASKA — The Smokefree Alaska law went into effect Monday, October 1, the culmination of decades of efforts to ensure workplaces and public places across the state are free from the harmful effects of secondhand …