SEARHC Receives Long-Term Care Awards for Sitka & Wrangell Facilities

Charles Clement is an executive management professional with over two decades of experience across a wide range of firms, with the majority of these being in the health care industry. Since 2012, Charles Clement has served as president and CEO of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), which has invested in several facilities in recent years.

Two of these facilities, Wrangell Medical Center Long-Term Care (WMC LTC) and Sitka Long-Term Care (SLTC), have received a variety of accolades in recent years, such as the Gold Pans award, which SLTC was awarded at the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association. In addition, the facility was given the Quality Achievement Award at the same event.

During the conference, which was held on September 26, WMC LTC received the Quality Excellence Award and the Most Improved Award. WMC Hospital Administrator Leatha Merculieff notes that the awards acknowledge the exceptional service levels of the staff. She also highlights that winning the most improved award for the second consecutive year shows the dedication of the staff at the facility.

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The former chief operating officer of the Southcentral Foundation, Charles Clement has been the administrative head of the Southeast Alaska Regional Healthcare Consortium (SEARHC) since 2012. Charles Clement maintains strong affiliations with several other Alaska nonprofit organizations, including the Alaska Children’s Trust.

Although officially established more than 30 years ago, the Alaska Children’s Trust (ACT) didn’t launch a practical fight against statewide child abuse and neglect until it received its first multi-million-dollar investment from the state legislature in 1996. One of ACT’s major programs is the Alaska Afterschool Network.

Partnering with the State of Alaska Department of Education and several Alaskan afterschool programs and fundraising organizations, ACT established the Alaska Afterschool Network (AAN) in 2013. In particular, the nascent ANN benefited from a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

The fundamental mission of ANN centers on supporting and strengthening quality Alaskan afterschool programs that have shown an ability to increase academic performance and overall student well being. The organization has accomplished this by joining the afterschool community under a cohesive system, sharing critical information, promoting best practices, and advocating for afterschool programs before government representatives and /agencies at both the regional and national levels.

Ways to Support Alaska Children’s Trust

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As the president and CEO of SEARHC in Juneau, Alaska, Charles Clement oversees a health consortium with clinics, medical offices, and hospitals in over a dozen Southeast Alaska communities. In addition to his work at SEARHC, Charles Clement gives back the community through his support of groups such as Alaska Children’s Trust (ACT).

For over three decades, ACT has overseen several programs and activities focused on preventing child abuse and neglect in Alaska communities. Those interested in advancing ACT’s mission can get involved with the organization in a number of ways.

In addition to making a secure online donation via PayPal, supporters can visit the ACT website to purchase branded merchandise, including license plates and heirloom-quality birth and marriage certificates. The ACT KID license plate is $100, and the birth and marriage certificates are $55 and $65, respectively. All proceeds from the sale of merchandise directly support ACT’s programs and services.

ACT also participates in the AmazonSmile program, which gives people the opportunity to support their favorite charity while shopping online. Supporters simply visit smile.amazon.com and enter ACT as their charity of choice. Amazon will then donate 0.5 percent of the price of all eligible purchases to ACT. More information about ACT and the ways you can support the organization is available at www.alaskachildrenstrust.org.

SEARHC Completes Merger with Sitka Community Hospital

 

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Juneau-based healthcare executive Charles Clement has guided SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) since 2012. Under Charles Clement’s tenure, SEARHC recently expanded its network of healthcare providers into the city of Sitka through a recent merger.

To improve its ability to provide high-quality healthcare to its patients, SEARHC recently consolidated with Sitka Community Hospital. In April, SEARHC completed negotiations with Sitka’s Assemly to take over the city’s hospital facilities. After a delayed closing date, all transactions were completed on August 1.

More than 130 former Sitka employees will join SEARHC as staff. The healthcare group will now provide outpatient health services as well as urgent, long-term and emergency care at five facilities previously managed by the hospital.

All health systems will operate under new names associated with the SEARHC consortium. Sitka residents will be able to access all care services throughout the transition period. SEARHC has also expanded the city’s urgent care services to include imaging and lab testing.

Alaska Resilience Initiative Promotes Community Healing

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A Native of Tsimshian and Athabascan heritage, Charles Clement holds a degree in economics and political science from Northern Arizona University. Since 2012, he has led the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) as president and CEO. Outside of work, he supports charitable organizations including the Alaska Children’s Trust (ACT).

Since its establishment in 1988, the ACT has worked to prevent child abuse and other adverse childhood experiences through programs such as the Alaska Resilience Initiative (ARI). The ARI is a collaboration among non-profits, state, and government organizations aimed at healing systemic trauma and promoting mental health and justice. The ARI provides national and state-specific information about trauma, as well as resources such as tailored, in-person trainings. Volunteers join in the mission to prevent and heal childhood trauma by joining in periodic workgroupsthat advocate for policy and budget changes in hospital and school systems across the state. For more information about the Alaska Children’s Trust or the valuable work of the ARI, visit www.akresilience.org.