Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association



State of Alaska COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Committee StatementThe federal government has stated that the initial release of COVID-19 Vaccine during Phase 1 will be limited. Due to the initial constrained inventory, it is important that the vaccine be prioritized for certain critical populations. At the national level, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will release recommended priority populations after the vaccine is authorized by the FDA.The Alaska COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, in cooperation with the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, has created the Alaska COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Committee. The purpose of the Allocation Committee is to guide the implementation of ACIP recommendations throughout the state. This Committee includes representatives from the areas of emergency medicine, family medicine, infectious disease, EMS, long-term care, AARP, pharmacy, and medical ethics. Alaska’s Allocation Committee is comprised of the following individuals:ParticipantOrganizationRoleTeresa HoltAARPExecutive DirectorTim BatemanAlaska Hospitalists GroupHospitalistJocelyn PembertonAlaska Hospitalists GroupChief Executive OfficerHolly Alfrey-VanAlaska Native Medical CenterChief Medical OfficerBob OndersAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumMedical Director / Interim AdministratorNancy MerrimanAlaska Primary Care AssociationExecutive DirectorEli PowellAlaska State Medical BoardOrthopedic Surgeon PhysicianNick PapacostasAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansEmergency Room PhysicianJohn BramanteCentral Peninsula HospitalInternal MedicinePaul MuellerEastern Aleutian TribesChief Executive OfficerMike LevyEMS Medical Director (multiple orgs)EMS PhysicianAngelique RamirezFairbanks Memorial HospitalChief Medical OfficerDenise EveyFred Meyer (Kroger) PharmacyPharmacistMark BohrerFred Meyer, District 9 Pharmacy Practice CoordinatorPharmacistMark G. PetersonNorton Sound Health CorporationMedical DirectorPreston SimmonsProvidence St. Joseph HealthChief Executive, AlaskaMark CarrProvidence St. Joseph HealthMedical EthicistKaren MailerProvidence Transitional Care CenterMedical DirectorKay TurnerSEARHC Sitka LTC + SEARHC Wrangell LTCAdministratorRyan SmithSouth Peninsula HospitalChief Executive OfficerMichael CooperSouthcentral FoundationFamily MedicineDaniel HartmanSouthcentral FoundationMedical DirectorElliot BruhlSoutheast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumChief Medical OfficerRuth JohnsonWildflower CourtAdministratorEllen HodgesYukon Kuskoskwin Health CorporationChief of Staff ................
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