Citing numerous flaws, the Department of Health last week rejected the hospital’s application to build a satellite ER on the Old Seward Highway.
State officials have rejected Alaska Regional Hospital’s application to build a freestanding emergency room in South Anchorage.in a sharply worded letter that faults numerous basic steps in the process and finds the new facility would neither improve access to quality care nor reduce patient costs.building a $17.6 million freestanding emergency department in South Anchorage by the end of next year.
And the hospital, which in its application referenced a critical shortage of emergency beds in Anchorage, used incorrect methodology when calculating the need for new emergency beds, health officials found.A Regional spokeswoman on Monday emailed a statement from hospital CEO Jennifer Opsut expressing disappointment with the decision and saying hospital officials “believe there is a need for more emergency care in our community and remain focused on finding ways to enhance our services. ...
Regional last year had the highest emergency department volume in its history, averaging more than 2,400 patients per bed, according to the application, which predicted higher numbers this year. It also said the new ER would be connected to Alaska Regional by a “virtual hallway” and promised any transports between the two facilities would be free to patients.
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