Consultant recommends Sitka’s hospitals merge

For the past year, the SEARHC and Sitka Community Hospital have been in talks about consolidating services. An outside consultant is now recommending a merger and will present his findings to the Sitka Assembly tonight (03-21-17). (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)An outside consultant has concluded that Sitka’s two hospitals should merge. Those are the findings of ECG Management Consultants, a firm hired by Sitka Community Hospital and SEARHC last year. Leadership at the city-owned hospital opposes