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 …
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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 …
SEARHC Congratulates Sealaska Corporation on Tobacco-Free Campus
Sealaska is the first Native Corporation in Southeast to adopt a tobacco-free campus policy JUNEAU — This year, Sealaska Corporation headquarters officially became a tobacco-free campus and is the first Alaska Native Corporation in the State …
SEARHC and the CBW Thank Wrangell Voters for their Overwhelming Support
WRANGELL – As a primary step to creating sustainable, quality healthcare services for Wrangell, community residents voted on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, in favor of transferring responsibility for Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) to SouthEast Alaska Regional …
Sitkans Invited to Medicare and Social Security Retirement Benefits Presentation
SITKA – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and Cynthia Gibson, CFP® with Waddell & Reed, Inc. are inviting all Sitkans to attend a joint presentation aimed at answering questions about Medicare and Social Security retirement …
SEARHC Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors for Causing the Opioid Crisis
Juneau – Today, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) filed a complaint against several opioid manufacturers and distributors in light of their roles in causing the opioid epidemic, which has had a devastating impact on Alaska …
SEARHC Signs Letter of Intent with Swedish to Expand Specialty Services
SITKA – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has signed a letter of intent with Swedish Medical Center (Swedish) for the purpose of expanding specialty services and clinics in Southeast Alaska.