Facilities

Acute Care -- 8 Beds
The acute care facility is a fully-licensed, full-service hospital. All rooms have piped-in suction, oxygen, electrically-operated beds, color television and telephone.

Long Term Care--14 Beds
The long term care facility is fully-licensed for skilled nursing or intermediate nursing home care. The environment is as home-like as possible and includes a day room for dining, socializing and crafts. Organized activities provide for a variety of opportunities both inside and outside the facility.

Staff

Medical - Dental
Local physicians provide on-call coverage at all times and include two dentists who perform oral surgery in the hospital. In addition, consulting physicians routinely provide specialty clinics.

Specialty Clinics
The Stikine Family Clinic at Wrangell Medical Center is the center for visiting professionals who conduct clinics on a regular basis. Included are the following specialties.

Nursing
Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurse aides are included on the full-time staff. Extra nurses are called to help when needed. All have quality education and meet annual requirements for continuing education.

Service Units

Emergency
Wrangell Medical Center has a dedicated emergency room equipped with a portable cardiac monitor and defibrillator as well as with several Medevac units for transfer to special and/or trauma centers. A physician is on call 24-hours a day.

Cardiac Care
In addition to the services described in "Emergency" and "Special Care", Wrangell offers cardiac stress testing. Appointments may be made through Dr. Patel.

Dietary
The food services manager is fully trained to prepare special diets as ordered by a doctor. To ensure that personnel have current information in a changing field, a dietician regularly visits the hospital to discuss diets and menus and to consult on problem cases, as well as holding outpatient clinics.

Laboratory
The facility features a full service laboratory staffed by three nationally certified Laboratory Technologists, and meets all federal and state regulatory requirements.   the laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art instruments which are all Y2K compliant.  The laboratory also offers pre-surgical autologous blood services for off-site and in-house surgeries.  Microbiological testing for domestic water is also available.

Obstetrics
Local organizations, such as the Hospital Auxiliary, have provided highly specialized equipment for the labor and delivery rooms. Included are a radiant heater with infant heart monitor and an incubator for intensive care. Although there are three bassinets in the nursery, a new mother may choose to have her baby "room-in".

Physical Therapy
A physical therapy room is equipped with a Hydro Tub whirlpool bath, an ultrasound heat treatment machine, exercise equipment, hot wax, and hot packs.

Service is provided by a full time Physical Therapist.

Special Care
A cardiac, intensive care room is equipped with a modern heart monitor-defibrillator, an EKG machine and other special equipment, including a central monitoring system.

Surgery
Elective surgery is performed at Wrangell Medical Center in a completely equipped operating room. Regular visits by a nurse anesthetist (CRNA) provide opportunities for patients to schedule surgeries when visiting physicians are available. For many procedures this eliminates the need for patients to travel.

Additional Support

Central Supply
Supplies are requisitioned from a central storeroom to all departments. There is gas and steam autoclaving.

Housekeeping and Maintenance
The staff gives great care to the cleanliness and maintenance of Wrangell Medical Center. Major equipment is covered by preventive maintenance agreements.