South Peninsula Hospital recently submitted Letters of Interest to the State of Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year federal grant program to improve health care in rural areas across all fifty states. These letters are the first round of submissions, and are some of nearly 1,800 which were submitted from locations across Alaska. We […]
Join us for a free presentation with Dr. Giulia Tortora from Homer Medical Center, local estate planning attorney Lindsay Wolter, and Hospice of Homer Death Doula Morgan Laffert. With time for questions, the presentation will cover living wills, medical power of attorney, legal and medical decisions, and emotional considerations for end-of-life planning. Kachemak Bay Campus […]
South Peninsula Hospital invites you to a continuing conversation about the future of SPH. Join us on Wednesday, March 18 at the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College in Homer to hear plans for the future of your community hospital and give feedback on this or anything related to SPH. Board members and senior leadership will be on hand, and lunch will be provided. Doors open at 11:45am and the program begins at 12:15pm. Learn more about SPH strategic planning here https://www.sphosp.org/about/strategic-plan/
From health information to upcoming events, our Community Health and Wellness Department’s Healthy In Homer newsletter is a great way to stay up to date. Check out this month’s edition here!
Join us for Wellness Wednesday, we’ve got a great line-up this month!
Data Breach – SPH has been informed of a potential patient information data-breach in May, 2022 involving Professional Finance Company, Inc., a vendor contracted to recover outstanding payments. Personal identification information of approximately 250 patients was possibly accessed, and those patients have been mailed written notice. See letter and official notice below for additional information and advisement.
Patient Protections Against Surprise Billing
You have rights and protections against surprise medical bills when getting treated by out-of-network providers, and you have a right to get a “Good Faith Estimate” for services if uninsured or not using insurance. See our Pricing and Estimates page for more detail.