Under the plan approved by the hospital board, the clinic will remain at the same location and its current employees will continue to oversee medical services. Clinic employees will become hospital employees and the clinic will be renamed Bartlett Family Medicine.
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Trial again delayed in sexual assault case against former Juneau chiropractor
The trial was scheduled to start this week, but was pushed back at a pre-trial conference because a member of the defense team is having severe health issues.
‘It is chaos’: Trump dissolves agency that funds services for seniors, people with disabilities across Alaska
It’s unclear what the move will mean for programs that run senior centers, provide rides and distribute meals.
Transfer to Alaska? Offer to health leaders called ‘insult’ to Indian Health Service
NPR obtained emails that went out last week to leaders at health agencies offering to transfer them to postings in tribal communities. Officials close to Dr. Anthony Fauci got the offer.
Trump administration freezes $1M in funding for Alaska Planned Parenthood clinics
The funding was through the Title X program and was for preventative reproductive healthcare, and not abortions.
Alaska lays off 30 public health workers as Trump cuts ripple through state government
The Alaska Department of Health abruptly laid off 30 public health employees this week after the federal government canceled a series of grants unexpectedly early.