The health corporation issued a written statement on Wednesday saying the corporation is operating at capacity and has adopted new clinical guidelines for dispensing care.
"Providence Alaska Medical Center"
First group of COVID-19 health care contractors reports for duty in Alaska
Once the healthcare workers arrive in Alaska, they take care of paperwork and are matched to hospitals that need their skill set.
Anchorage mayor blames vaccine mandates for hospital staff shortage. Hospitals say he’s wrong
Hospital representatives say there’s no evidence to support the mayor’s contention.
The quality of care is falling in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta as cases surge statewide
In the Y-K Delta, health care providers worry that the state’s overwhelmed hospitals could mean that if someone gets injured, medical care might not be available to them.
Alaska’s largest hospital expects health care rationing to last weeks
State health authorities say the vast majority of COVID-19 patients in the hospital are unvaccinated.
How Alaska’s largest hospital reached its tipping point
The virus is compounding all problems at the hospital because the staff is stretched so thin.
Alaska doctor gives a glimpse behind the walls of an overloaded ICU
The medical staff that practices at Providence declared Tuesday that they are in crisis and have begun rationing health care.
Providers are still waiting for guidance on COVID boosters
The Biden administration set a goal of Sept. 20 for booster shots to be available to the general public. But that date has been in flux as officials and scientists debate the merits of a third shot.
As Providence moves to crisis care, other Alaska hospitals grow strained
COVID-19 patients, most of whom are unvaccinated, are now using about half of the state’s intensive care beds.
Alaska reports another 7 deaths from COVID-19
The state also reported nearly 700 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.