Sitka’s hospitals consider integrating operations

A consultant’s plan released this month recommends Sitka’s two hospitals combine operations.
Sitka Community Hospital is considering sharing services and management with SEARHC’s Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. (Photo by SCH FoundationThe municipally owned Sitka Community Hospital and the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital currently compete.
But both agreed earlier this year to hire a consultant to examine options for survival in the face of fina