SEARHC and borough consider location for new medical facility

The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is considering building a new medical facility in Haines.

“I’ve been yakking at the SEARHC board for years, ‘It’s Haines’s turn. Wrangell has a hospital, now it’s our turn,’” said SEARHC board member and Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) tribal administrator Harriet Brouillette Tuesday. “There’s a very good chance SEARHC will be expanding its facilities. We’re just starting the discussion.”

Brouillette met with Haines Borough officials on Monday to…