ANCHORAGE – Saturday, due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of resources within some hospitals, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) activated the State’s crisis standards of care document, Patient Care Strategies for Scarce Resource Situations, for 20 Alaska health care facilities. The activation was requested by the […]
“I never want to hear about socialist death panels again.” As the United States becomes the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with more than 85,000 cases spread across the nation, healthcare workers around the country are increasingly facing difficult decisions about whether life-saving measures can be taken for some of the sickest coronavirus patients. Two weeks ago, […]
An Anchorage physician has pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Controlled Substance Fraud and Health Care Fraud, it was revealed by Department of Justice Attorney Bryan Schroder on Wednesday. According to the release, 67-year-old Michael Don Robertson, a doctor in the Anchorage area, issued 465 meperidine prescriptions to 30 different patients from May 2015 […]
Additional Support for Alaska’s Only Psychiatric Hospital Will Improve Safety and Health Outcomes Juneau – Friday, the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Adam Crum, announced that he was taking over the day to day management of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in Anchorage, which is Alaska’s only psychiatric hospital. […]