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Community health needs assessment now available for public review

The results for the southern Kenai Peninsula 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) are now available for public…

Michael and Jennifer Redding with South Peninsula Hospital's OB/Family Birth Center Director Joelle Burdick and their contribution of a CuddleCot in Homer, Alaska on July 15. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro.

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South Peninsula Hospital receives CuddleCot donation

Wasilla family with ties to Homer hopes to help provide infant care device across Alaska communities

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Community workshop tackles party safety

Health educators host event after instances of drink spiking earlier this year

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Family-friendly health fair Saturday

Annual Safe and Healthy Kids fair offers events, activities and fun for kids of all ages

Colleen James, left, poses with her daughter, Jessie James, RN, right at Homer Medical Center, during her retirement party at South Peninsula Hospital on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro.

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Colleen James, Emergency Department Clinical Forensic Services Coordinator at South Peninsula Hospital retires after 34 years of service

South Peninsula Hospital’s forensic nurse Colleen James is retiring at the end of February 2023 after providing 34…

Dr. Joe Llenos, right, poses for a photo in July in Homer, Alaska, with his wife Cindy, left, who also works in health care as a nurse. A board certified family medician physician, Dr. Llenos has joined the Homer Medical Clinic team. (Photo provided/South Peninsula Hospital)

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Doctors Martinez, Roberts join SPH hospitalist team

Change means SPH will have full-time hospitalist team.

South Peninsula Hospital Laboratory Director Laura Miller, second from left, and SPH Director of Marketing and Public Relations Derotha Ferraro, second from right, were honored by the Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay on Thursday, Feb. 17, at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, for their contributions to the health of southern Kenai Peninsula communities. Presenting the awards were Bernie Griffard, club president, far right, and Van Hawkins, co-chair of the annual Rotary Health Fair. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Rotary honors SPH’s Laura Miller, Derotha Ferraro

Hospital employees honored for work during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hospital board elects officers, welcomes new member to team

The South Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors re-elected Kelly Cooper as President at the board’s Jan. 26 monthly…

Volunteers distibute a meal to attendees at Project Homeless Connect on Jan. 29, 2020 at Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. The event is a one-day opportunity for the homeless to get access to necessary supplies and services. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Project Homeless Connect Homer offers free resouces Jan. 26

A free resources event has been planned for people experiencing homelessness at two southern peninsula locations.

At left Bonita Banks, RN, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) nurse at Homer Medical Center, and at right, Annie Garay, RN, Community Health Educator, pose for a photo at South Peninsula Hospital on Sept. 27, 2021, at Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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New hospital community health educator starts

Garay, a Homer raised nurse, came home to ride out COVID-19, wound up doing pandemic nursing.

Long Term Care staff celebrate receiving the five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Feb. 19, 2021, at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are Cathy Myers, Director of Nursing; Bella the dog, Nanet Minke, Certified Nursing Assistant; Nicole McKinney,CNA; Bonnie Betley, Registered Nurse; Susan Hubbard, CNA, Ana Jones, CNA; Leone Morra RN; and Melissa Dunkle CNA, in the front kneeling. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Hospital)

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Hospital’s Long Term Care home gets 5-star rating

The Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services recently granted a Five-Star rating in its Care Compare quality program to…

Peter Zuyus receives his first dose of the Moderna vaccine Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at a large-scale clinic put on by South Peninsula Hospital and the City of Homer at Christian Community Church in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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715 seniors get Moderna vaccine in Homer

Clinic put on by local hospital, city, public health and others

Workers on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, moved a new CT scanner into its new location at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. The scanner is now located close to the Emergency Department, which will shorten the time needed, for example, to get accident victims to the machine to help determine the extent of their injuries. (Photo by Brent Lautenschlager / South Peninsula Hospital)

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New CT machine installed in room closer to ER

Hospital’s new CT machine features murals to make patient experience more comfortable.