Bartlett Regional Hospital is severing its longstanding ties with Quorum Health Resources.
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Bartlett hasn’t bought drugs from Mass. pharmacy linked to deadly meningitis cases in over a year
It’s been more than a year since Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital has purchased drugs from the Massachusetts facility associated with a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis.
One injured in Sitka Coast Guard boiler explosion
A civilian contractor was injured Wednesday at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka when a biomass boiler exploded in the station’s main hangar. This incident happened about 12:30 p.m. The injured man was transported by local EMS to the hospital. Commanding officer Ward Sandlin said Air Station Sitka personnel and local authorities are working with investigators…
Court upholds parental notification law
Anchorage Superior Court released a decision upholding Alaska’s parental notification law on Monday.
Health care to lead job growth through 2020
Alaska is expected to add nearly 39,000 new jobs over the next decade, with nearly a third in the ealth care and social service industry.
Park dedicated to peace
A small park on Third and Seward streets has been dedicated as the Bishop Michael H. Kenny Memorial Peace Park.