Central Peninsula Hospital

Juniors at Soldotna High School had the opportunity to learn the basics of career choices last week during what the organizer says was the school’s first-ever job shadow day. Students were placed alongside mentors in industries ranging from law enforcement to veterinary care.

The Nikiski Fire Service Area got a more than $300,000 state grant in 2021 to set the program up.

Central Peninsula Hospital held an educational fair Saturday to recognize cancer’s impact on the community. As part of the event, Central Emergency Services unveiled a shiny new fire truck, which is pink.

Central Peninsula Hospital will host a drive this week to register potential bone marrow and stem cell donors. The goal of the event is to find a match for a Soldotna leukemia patient in need of a stem cell donor.

Central Peninsula Hospital held an event honoring cancer survivors and people undergoing cancer treatment. The event featured a bone marrow match dive, a chance for people to register themselves in the National Marrow Donor Program.

The facility comes after the hospital’s community needs assessment, which determined that expanded mental wellness services were a top concern. The clinic is currently accepting new patients through a referral process.

The center opened in October after a 2022 Central Peninsula Hospital needs assessment determined diabetes care was one of the community's primary needs.

Central Peninsula Hospital has unveiled a magical mailbox for children to send their holiday wishes to Santa Claus. The annual tradition ensures a direct route to the jolly man himself, who will write back to each child who sends a letter.

This week is National Suicide Prevention Week, an annual campaign geared at educating and engaging both health professionals and the public about suicide prevention. In 2021, over 48,000 Americans died by suicide.

Several hospital doctors and primary care physicians have recently left the central peninsula. Why are they leaving, and what could their absence mean for the availability of care in the area?