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| Agency | Contact | Services |
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Diabetes Education Support Group/Wilson Clinic |
Janet Hanna |
Monthly support group: provides one-on-one counseling as well as group classes to assist diabetic patients in self-managing their diabetes. The program is based on American Diabetes Association recommendations and guidelines. |
| Home Health & Volunteer Hospice/Ketchikan General Hospital 126 Washington St. Ketchikan, AK 99901 |
Shannon Updike Jerri Taylor-Elkins |
* Home Health: intermittent "skilled" care in home for those who are homebound but do not need 24-hour professional care.
* Services: Nursing, physical therapy, social work, occupational therapy, and home health. Aides work with patients and families to manage acute, chronic and terminal conditions. * Volunteer Hospice: respite and companion services provided by trained volunteers for terminally ill patients and families * Lifeline: installation of emergency call system unit for home safety |
Ketchikan Public Health Center |
Janis Endsley |
* Health education: speak to groups on a variety of subjects * Immunizations: flu, pneumonia, tetanus * Health Screening, blood pressure, infectious diseases, tuberculin skin testing, sexually transmitted infections |
| Southeast Alaska Prosthetics and Orthotics, LLC PO Box 7561 Ketchikan, AK 99901 |
Elizabeth Einset, CPO Ph: 254-1276 |
Orthotics specially made to fit and help support weak areas of the body. Evaluate patient's situation and history. |