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Getting around in Juneau can be difficult enough with standing water, snow berms, and bears to contend with. Barriers to access such as curbs, stairs, and narrow or obstructed paths all make walking, not to mention using a wheelchair, much more difficult but can be remedied once they are identified, unlike horizontal rain.

KETCHIKAN - In an effort to further enhance patient safety, Ketchikan Medical Center (KMC) will become the first hospital in the PeaceHealth system and the fourth facility in Alaska to implement the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge in its Operating and Delivery Rooms. The SurgiCount system provides a proven solution to prevent one of the most common surgical errors, retained medical devices. Without the system, sponges get left inside one patient in every 6,000 surgeries in the U.S.

ACOA/CODA Meeting, Wed. and Fri., Noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St; Sun. 11 a.m.-Noon, CBJ Assembly Chambers.