Odd housing market in Wrangell puts the squeeze on WMC’s recruitment

It’s not often that a tight housing market boasts the largest average home size in the region coupled with home prices 40 percent below the regional average and the lowest rental prices in the state. But, Wrangell also has the lowest vacancy rates statewide, making it difficult for the Wrangell Medical Center to bring on new hires.
Wrangell Medical Center CEO Robert Rang has been on the job just a little over ten months. When he started, the hospital had eight nursing positions open. Six o