Petersburg’s hospital board will go over the status of the new hospital facility at a regular meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m.
Part of the facility is already underway. Petersburg Medical Center’s contractors are on track to start building out part of the new facility in April: the foundation of the Wellness, Education & Resource Center, which will house PMC’s community resources, telehealth offices, and MRI system. Their goal is to install the building’s roof by September.
The main hospital building is still in its early stages of planning and isn’t fully funded yet. The design documents are 35% complete. The contractors and design team are currently working on detailed cost estimates.
Hospital CEO Phil Hofstetter and several borough officials met with Senator Bert Stedman this month to talk about a state capital grant to complete the design and start building out the shell and core of the main hospital building.
Hofstetter is currently attending the Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association Legislative Fly-In session. He plans to follow up with state Senators Donny Olson of Nome and Lyman Hoffman of Bethel to discuss capital budget funding for the replacement facility. They are co-chairs of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Senator Stedman, who represents Petersburg.
The medical center is also preparing for a community health and safety fair on March 23rd. They’re offering discounted blood draws in the weeks leading up to the event. Over 200 community members are already signed up for the bloodwork special, which will take place between late February and early March.
After the hospital board has looked over each report, they’ll break into an executive session — closed to the public — to discuss staff appointments and legal matters.
Again, Petersburg’s hospital board will hold their regular meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers. KFSK will broadcast the meeting live.
