SPH Submits Letters of Interest to Rural Health Transformation Program

South Peninsula Hospital recently submitted Letters of Interest to the State of Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year federal grant program to improve health care in rural areas across all fifty states. These letters are the first round of submissions, and are some of nearly 1,800 which were submitted from locations across Alaska. We expect to learn sometime in April, 2026 if any of our submittals are invited to complete full applications. Complete program information for Alaska can be found here: https://health.alaska.gov/en/education/rural-health-transformation-program/

South Peninsula Hospital’s Letters of Interest for 11 projects are found below. Please note that the first five pages of the LOI submittal have been redacted to remove contact information and other sensitive company information. Three additional submittals were submitted in cooperation with other applicants, listed here is the project summary only.

South Peninsula Hospital Letters of Interest:

• Addition of Cardiopulmonary Therapy
• AI Scribe
• Air Handler Replacement
• Automated Medication Dispensing System
• Digital Displays
• Housing Coordinator
• Infusion Expansion & Pharmacy Relocate
• Kitchen Upgrades
• Long Term Care Lift
• Remote Patient Safety Monitoring
• Surgery Robot

Inquiries made in conjunction with other entities:

• Collaborative Project for a Shared Medical Office
• Collaborative Project for Value Based Care
• Collaborative Food as Medicine Pilot Program