Our state faces so many challenges when it comes to delivering healthcare, especially in our rural areas. Medications often have to be delivered through the mail and can take weeks to arrive. We have few high level trauma centers and face a constant challenge of retaining skilled healthcare workers. Just a few weeks ago, a woman who was giving birth on a remote island in western Alaska had to be airlifted by the Air National Guard to the closest hospital, which was 660 miles away. (00:22–00:29)
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Asserts that Alaska has few high-level trauma centers and struggles to retain skilled healthcare workers.
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