Ketchikan Indian Community selected Trixie Bennett, a former tribal president, as the next Tribal Health Administrator, overseeing a clinic that serves the second-largest tribe in Alaska.
Cathy Sandeen details the efforts taken by the UAA community, from students to faculty to affiliated institutions, to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hospitals in urban and rural areas, telemedicine, and rural clinics with modern technology where previously none existed have made 21st century healthcare more accessible for Alaskans than ever before. But Alaskans still may need to travel Outside for specialized treatment, and often those travels lead to the Pacific Northwest.