New Prince of Wales Health
Care Center Dedicated
May 28, 2010
Friday
Craig, Alaska - Hundreds of people attended the dedication of
the Prince of Wales Health Care Center in Craig last Saturday's
(May 24). The new 11,000 square-foot building replaced the Craig
Clinic when it opened April 19. It houses the PeaceHealth Medical
Group - Prince of Wales clinic, Ketchikan based Community Connections
and a state Public Health Clinic.
Dedication of the Prince
of Wales Health Care Center in Craig
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
The new PeaceHealth Medical Group-Prince of Wales clinic offers
Primary Care, lab, diagnostic imaging, visiting physicians exam
rooms, opportunities for telemedicine, and advanced electronic
medical record that connects the new clinic with the PeaceHealth
system.
Native dancers from
Hydaburg and Klawock performed during the dedication ceremony.
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
Planning for the new facility began five years ago with a meeting
between Ketchikan General Hospital CEO Patrick Branco and City
of Craig Administrator Jon Bolling to discuss a partnership for
a new health care facility. The association between PeaceHealth
and the City of Craig is similar to the relationship Ketchikan
General Hospital has with the City of Ketchikan. PeaceHealth
will operate the clinic while the City of Craig maintains ownership
of the building.
Craig Mayor Millie
Schoonover and Ketchikan General Hospital CEO Patrick Branco
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
The Saturday event included a ribbon cutting ceremony with remarks
from Craig Mayor Millie Schoonover, Ketchikan General Hospital
CEO Patrick Branco, City of Craig Administrator Jon Bolling,
Community Connections Board President Erin Reeve, clinic physician
Dr. Robert Thomas and other PeaceHealth representatives, government
representatives and community members.
Native dancers from Hydaburg
and Klawock performed during the dedication ceremony. There were
tours of the three agencies later that afternoon followed by
a community barbeque and concert at the Craig High School.
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Community Connections
Board President Erin Reeve
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
Clinic physician Dr.
Robert Thomas
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
Prince of Wales Health
Care Center in Craig
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
The dedication ceremony
was followed that afternoon by a community barbeque and concert
at the Craig High School.
Photo taken by Ken Hintz, KGH Marketing Manager
Source of News:
Ketchikan General Hospital
www.peacehealth.org/SoutheastAlaska/
Ketchikan General Hospital
is part of PeaceHealth,
a Bellevue, WA-based not-for-profit health care system with medical
centers and clinics in Alaska, Washington and Oregon that serves
more than 57,000 patients annually. Sponsored by the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Peace, Ketchikan General Hospital has provided
medical care to residents of Southeast Alaska since 1923.
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