SEARHC land transfer advances in congressional committees

SEARHC CEO Charles Clement testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee in Washington D.C. Referring to the age of Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital, he said “Something’s got to happen in Sitka.” (Youtube screen capture)A bill transferring over 19 acres of federal land in Sitka to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium — or SEARHC — has passed preliminary committees in both the US House and Senate.
House Resolution 1901 was introduced by Congressman Don Youn