Residents press SEARCH on long‑term care, home health and market concerns at Sitka presentation At a Sitka presentation, residents and a local House district representative pressed SEARCH officials about plans for long‑term care, reinstating home health services and whether SEARCH's expansion is crowding out other providers; SEARCH replied that long‑term care is on the horizon, home‑health approaches vary and expansion is driven by patient choice and partnerships.

Residents in Sitka are demanding answers from SEARCH about their plans for long-term care and concerns over market concentration, as the organization emphasizes patient choice and community partnerships in their expansion efforts.

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SEARCH unveils new Sitka hospital and $300 million regional investment SEARCH officials described the new Mount Edgecombe Medical Center in Sitka as a 235,000‑square‑foot critical access hospital with 25 beds and said the project is part of about a $300,000,000 regional investment; SEARCH also highlighted specialty‑care expansion, workforce housing and telehealth growth.

A groundbreaking $300 million investment is transforming healthcare in Southeast Alaska with the new Mount Edgecombe Medical Center, a state-of-the-art facility set to revolutionize access to specialty care.

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