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Family practice physician Christina Tuomi, D.O., (right) gets Homer's first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Emergency Department nurse Steve Hughes (left) on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. Tuomi has been the hospital's medical lead throughout the pandemic. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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First health care worker, long-term care resident get vaccinated in Homer

South Peninsula Hospital started offering vaccines to residents and front-line staff on Thursday

Bob Letson, former CEO of South Peninsula Hospital. (Homer News file photo)

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Former South Peninsula Hospital CEO dies of COVID-19

Bob Letson led several expansions, improvements in nearly 10 years in Homer

Registered Nurse Annie Garay puts the finishing touches on South Peninsula Hospital's new COVID-19 testing site, located at the lower level of the hospital's specialty clinic at 4201 Bartlett Street, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. It's a self-swab site where people register at one window, and collect a swab kit from a nurse at another window. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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3 new COVID-19 cases on Kenai Peninsula

South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing has moved

Signs on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the main entrance to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, warn visitors not to enter until they have been met by hospital staff. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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1 new COVID-19 case in Homer

Hospital to move testing location, further relax visitation rules

6 South Peninsula Hospital staff test positive for COVID-19

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6 South Peninsula Hospital staff test positive for COVID-19

Six staff members at South Peninsula Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past three weeks, according…

Signs on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the main entrance to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, warn visitors not to enter until they have been met by hospital staff. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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South Peninsula Hospital restarts most of it services

Precautions and COVID-19 screening are in place

Swains join South Peninsula Hospital health care team

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Swains join South Peninsula Hospital health care team

A husband and wife team have joined the South Peninsula Hospital health care team.

Homer health worker heads to New York to help during pandemic

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Homer health worker heads to New York to help during pandemic

Correction: This story has been changed to remove a reference that Lenox Hill Hospital treats only COVID-19 patients…

Signs on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the main entrance to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, warn visitors not to enter until they have been met by hospital staff. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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South Peninsula Hospital continues testing, preparations for COVID-19

As the state of Alaska slowly reopens sections of its economic sector, Homer’s local hospital continues its work…

South Peninsula Hospital staff practice using the alternate COVID-19 testing site being set up at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. The site will only be opened if increased referrals for testing necessitates it. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro)

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South Peninsula Hospital gets rapid test machine, sets up alternate testing site

As a public service to keep people informed on the COVID-19 pandemic, the paywall for all articles about…

A look inside the hospital’s alternate COVID-19 care site

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A look inside the hospital’s alternate COVID-19 care site

As a public service to keep people informed on the COVID-19 pandemic, the paywall for all articles about…

Anna Worster, RN, the Director of Surgical Services at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, stands in the surgery waiting room, which has been converted into a three-person inpatient room. The surgery department will be the area for patients hospitalized with other medical needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Hospital)

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Capacity expands at South Peninsula Hospital while Homer Public Health tracks down case contacts

With two Homer residents confirmed to have COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2, South Peninsula…

This 2014 photo shows the South Peninsula Hospital campus in Homer. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Hospital)

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Local hospital update: 37 COVID-19 tests have been performed

19 tests have come back negative; hospital further restricts building access