SEARHC workers look over the new SEARHC Medical Center on Japonski Island during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, April 23, 2026. Hundreds of people turned out to see the new 234,528-square-foot hospital, double the size of the existing building. The ceremony included speeches by SEARHC executives and Indian Health Service Deputy Director Benjamin Smith as well as Tlingit songs and dances. (James Poulson / Daily Sitka Sentinel)

SEARHC cut the ceremonial ribbon on its new $300…