Oct. 5, 2013 marked 60 years of operations for the Alaska Nurses Association (AaNA) as the professional organization representing thousands of nurses across the state. The association has come a long ...

Wildflower Court, a long-term care facility, in Juneau, Alaska. The facility has had an outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but despite the vulnerable patient population, most cases have ...

Alaska’s nurse shortage is widely acknowledged, but there’s less consensus on how to manage solutions. A bill that aims to get nurses licensed and working faster by joining Alaska in a 40-state nurse ...

Long before COVID-19 arrived in Alaska, the state was in the midst of a nurse shortage. Now, health care industry professionals say the pandemic drew attention to the problem — and, in some cases, may ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday expanded the special session agenda to include bills dealing with nursing and telehealth amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. The ...

Jared Kosin, JD, MBA, will begin serving as president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association tomorrow. The nonprofit trade association’s membership includes nursing homes, ...

Jul. 5—First of two stories. Long before COVID-19 arrived in Alaska, the state was in the midst of a nurse shortage. Now, health care industry professionals say the pandemic drew attention to the ...