Chilkat Valley Medical Center will close its doors Nov. 1 after nine years of operation, marking the end of the last private medical practice in Haines.
Linda Keirstead, the clinic’s only doctor, announced the closure in a letter sent to the center’s patients this week.
“This is not a decision we take lightly, and we have explored many alternatives looking for one that would allow us to continue practicing without being consumed by the enormous…

