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SEARHC confirms affiliation with Wrangell on hospital
WRANGELL — In a press release last Friday, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium announced it will officially move forward with formalizing an affiliation with the City and Borough of...
Court report
May 9 — Michael Oman Boseman was arraigned on charges of Assault 4, DUI, three counts of Reckless Endangerment and Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. He entered a not guilty plea and was released on a $1,000 appearance bond, a $500 performance...
SEARHC-WMC deal looks promising, parties say
WRANGELL - After a series of meetings and public presentations last week, a proposed acquisition of Wrangell Medical Center by a regional health group looks more probable. Southeast Alaska Rural...
SEARHC meetings to lay out Wrangell hospital acquisition likelihood
WRANGELL — A series of meetings between Southeast Alaska Rural Health Consortium and the City and Borough of Wrangell are planned for early next week. The regional health group is entertaining making an offer to assume control of Wrangell Medical...
Wrangell emergency response receives first Walker Foundation grant
WRANGELL - Wrangell's emergency services were the recipients of the first-ever grant from the Walker Foundation, a benevolent fund established after the acquisition of Alaska Island Community...
Wrangell hospital on its way to SEARHC management
WRANGELL — If it proves financially feasible, Wrangell Medical Center may soon pass from municipal ownership to new management. At a public meeting held inside the Nolan Center on Monday evening, representatives of the City and Borough of Wrangell...
Wrangell SEARHC-hospital partnership to be explored further
WRANGELL — The Wrangell Borough Assembly in a special meeting last week adopted a letter outlining its intent to potentially partner up with Southeast Alaska Rural Health Consortium on Wrangell’s hospital. Held on March 22, the early evening...
Brian Gilbert fundraiser and golf tournament cancelled
WRANGELL — Wrangell Medical Center Foundation last month issued a letter to supporters informing them it would forgo its annual fundraiser weekend this year. For the past ten years the Brian Gilbert Memorial Golf Tournament and fundraiser dinner...
Wrangell assembly to seek consultant for hospital future
WRANGELL — At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Borough Assembly approved moving ahead with seeking a consultant on the hospital’s future, while members also learned city computers had been targeted by a hacking attack. A letter recommending...
Wrangell hospital submits letter for third party partnership
WRANGELL — Following talks earlier this month with the city, the hospital board drafted a letter requesting that it move forward with finding a third party partnership. At their November 15 meeting, Wrangell Medical Center governing board...
SEARHC help office adds Saturday hours for health enrollment period
This year open enrollment in the state’s health insurance marketplace has been shortened to six weeks, beginning yesterday and running through December 15. Enabled through the Affordable Care Act, Americans meeting certain criteria can apply for...
Kake man found dead during moose hunt trip
On Sept. 26, at about 7 p.m., Juneau based Alaska State Troopers who were visiting the community of Kake responded to a report of an unconscious male found not breathing in the woods approximately 23 miles southeast of Kake near a logging road....
Trooper report
On May 23 at approximately 3:30 p.m., Alaska State Troopers on Prince of Wales received a report of a MVC-I after the fact in Hydaburg. Jean Bland, 69, of Hydaburg, reports on, May 22, she was stopped in the roadway when another vehicle struck her...
SEARHC-AICS merger completed
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has completed its acquisition of Alaska Island Community Services (AICS), with the transition formally taking effect on April 1. Started in 1975, SEARHC is a non-profit tribal health consortium...
AICS-SEARHC merger delayed until April
WRANGELL – A planned-for merger between two regional healthcare providers has been put on hold for two months. Alaska Island Community Services was to merge with larger organization SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) on February...
Petersburg news highlights for 2016
January Public Works rolled out the borough's highly anticipated blue cart recycling program. The borough received $820,117.61 from the annual raw fish tax. Dave Zimmerman was hired as the new...
School News
Petersburg High School 2008 graduate, Alix Oyler, has graduated summa cum laude from University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). She received a Bachelors degree in Medical Laboratory Science on December 18 with Departmental Honors. She will start work at...
SEARHC applauds decision to prohibit smoking in HUD public housing
The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) applauds the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its decision to require all public housing agencies to go smoke-free within 18 months. The new rule includes not only...
SEARHC healing circle helps handful of locals
SEARHC held a community healing circle last Thursday night at the ANB Hall. The event was organized by Natocha Lyons in order to help members of the community discuss any issues they are having. Findi...
Courts
September 22 Steve Waddle appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell for arraignment. Waddle entered a not guilty plea to Criminal Trespass in the second degree and Resisting/Interfering with Arrest. Waddle was released on his own recognizance, and...
Borough manager's report
Petersburg Borough manager Stephen Giesbrecht gave the following manager’s report to the assembly on Sept. 6: We continue to have wait lists for Elderly Housing and Assisted Living facilities. Medicaid provider certification renewal has been...
Freeze it, dry it, can it:
Preserving the local bounty harvested from the sea or the land, from the wild or from one's garden, is a great way to ensure you eat well over the winter months when markedly less is growing and the...
Tribal administrator position cut due to budget deficit
Petersburg Indian Association (PIA) announced the departure of Tribal Administrator Bobbi Scherrer in a press release yesterday. Scherrer’s position and two part-time positions will be eliminated from PIA due to a budget deficit. “My first act... Full story
New tribal administrator joins PIA staff
Bobbi Scherrer began her work as the Petersburg Indian Association's (PIA) tribal administrator late last month. Scherrer is returning home to Petersburg after working for Southeast Alaska Regional... Full story
Letters to the Editor
“Thank you” to emergency responders To the Editor: The motto for Alaska’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is, ‘Neighbor Helping Neighbor’ and in the past several weeks, I’ve been able to witness communities walking the walk, not just...