Small Hospital Committee/Network
The Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA) provides support and technical assistance to the small and rural hospitals in Alaska.
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The committee serves as a network of hospitals that come together to address the common and diverse needs of Alaska’s small and rural hospitals. The Committee acts as an umbrella for a variety of projects or activities to support hospitals. Each project/activity may involve all hospitals or just a sub-group based on needs.
The following hospitals are members of the Committee/Network:
| Hospital | Administrator | Status |
| Cordova Community Medical Center | Theresa Carte | CAH |
| Kanakanak Hospital | Lorraine M. Jewett | CAH & Tribal |
| PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center | Patrick Branco | CAH |
| Manilaq Health Center | Robert Ottone | CAH & Tribal |
| Mt Edgecumbe Hospital/SEARHC | Marty Grasmeder | Tribal |
| Norton Sound Regional Hospital | Angela Gorn | CAH & Tribal |
| Petersburg Medical Center | Liz Woodyard | CAH |
| Providence Kodiak Medical Center | Don Rush | CAH |
| Providence Seward Medical Center | Joe Fong | CAH |
| Sitka Community Hospital | Hugh Hallgren | CAH |
| South Peninsula Hospital | Bob Letson | CAH |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center | Jeremy O’Neil (interm) | CAH |
| Wrangell Medical Center | Marla Sanger (interim) | CAH |
CAH – Critical Access Hospital
Priorities for 2012
- Develop and expand peer network/collaborative groups for CFOs, QI, HIT, Nurses, and others.
- Develop quality program at ASHNHA. Identify quality and safety focus areas to work on collaboratively using evidence-based practices.
- Financial and operational improvement –CFOs to set direction. Develop financial benchmarks and best practices to monitor and improve performance. Training and support on ICD-10.
- Support HIT/EHR implementation and telehealth.
- Develop infrastructure & technology to support the Small Hospital Committee and peer networks/collaborative groups through listservs, videoconferencing, website, and other communication structures.
- Education and training to ASHNHA members and hospital staff on areas such as: manager/leadership training, IRS/community needs assessment, EHR/meaningful use, other regulatory drivers and emerging issues.
- Planning and policy analysis on issues relevant to small hospitals such as F-CHIP, value-based purchasing, federal CAH funding changes, telehealth, trauma, etc.
- Strengthen small hospital initiatives with funds from Flex, SHIP, & others.