Kanakanak Hospital. (Photo by Austin Fast/KDLG) As of Tuesday, Kanakanak Hospital, which is run by the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, is no longer in…
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Report: Suicide is Alaska’s fifth-leading cause of death
By ekwok on November 6, 2018
Every year, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services releases a Vital Statistics Report: a breakdown of data gathered the previous year. That report provides…
As Medicaid funds dry up, Wrangell and other rural hospitals are still receiving payments for now
By ekwok on May 31, 2018
The state is running short on money for Medicaid. Until the next fiscal year starts in July, hospitals and other health-care providers won’t get paid…