Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital announced plans over the summer to open an outpatient mental health care office in Haines, but due to turnover at the hospital’s highest level of management, the plan has been delayed indefinitely.
In mid-August, Haines Borough Mayor Douglas Olerud sent a letter to Bartlett’s CEO Rose Lawhorne requesting assistance with mental healthcare to meet needs associated with the December weather event and the pandemic. “Our response is absolutely yes to…