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Clinic director warns of surging locum costs; proposes Portland House walk-in clinic
Summary
Donald Memorial Clinic director Al Wall told the assembly that locum-provider costs and an increase in emergent services are pressuring the clinic budget and proposed opening a nonprofit walk-in clinic at the Portland House (aiming for June 1) to reduce provider-team expenses.
Donald Memorial Clinic Director Al Wall told the Skagway assembly on May 7 that the clinic faces rising costs in its locum-tenant line after staff changes and a marked increase in emergent services in 2025. Al Wall said the municipality shifted roughly $375,000 into payroll lines when two providers were hired as staff, and that one provider left in March, creating a budget gap that required moving funds…
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