Events in December 2018

  • - Walk with a Doc! with SPH Clinical Dietician Patte Doran, RDN on "Holiday Treats: How to stay healthy AND enjoy them!"
    Walk with a Doc! with SPH Clinical Dietician Patte Doran, RDN on "Holiday Treats: How to stay healthy AND enjoy them!"

    Walk with a Doc! with SPH Clinical Dietician Patte Doran, RDN on "Holiday Treats: How to stay healthy AND enjoy them!"


    December 1, 2018

    Join South Peninsula Hospital and Patte Doran, RDN at SPARC (600 Sterling Hwy next to Homer Middle School) for our next “Walk with a Doc”! All are welcome Saturday, December 1st from 9:00 am-10:00 am for Patte's brief talk on staying healthy and enjoying your Holiday treats and spend the rest of the hour walking at your own pace, chatting & asking any questions. This is a free event, open to all ages and abilities! There is parking up at the SPARC and down below in the Homer Middle School Parking lot as well as a newly paved walking path from the Middle School parking lot! Find out more on Facebook or our page on the Walk with a Doc National website!

    Walk with a Doc is a nationwide walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! While you walk at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by local physicians.

    There will be free blood pressure screenings, prizes, and refreshments!

    Please bring clean indoor walking shoes.

    Upcoming walk: December 15th with Homer Medical West Wing Midwife & care provider Julie McCarron, CNM, ANP for her To Be Announced topic!

    Email wellness@sphosp.org, or call the Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0970 with questions or for more information!

  • - FREE FLU SHOTS - Walk-In Clinic at the Homer High School - ONE DAY ONLY!
    FREE FLU SHOTS - Walk-In Clinic at the Homer High School - ONE DAY ONLY!

    FREE FLU SHOTS - Walk-In Clinic at the Homer High School - ONE DAY ONLY!


    December 8, 2018

    Free flu shots will be available on a walk-in basis from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Saturday, December 8th at the Homer High School as part of a community-wide emergency preparedness exercise coordinated by the Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing in cooperation with numerous local emergency preparedness partners.

    Preservative-free flu shots will be available for children 6 months and older, adults, pregnant woman, and in high dose formula for seniors!

    No appointment needed.  Please wear clothing that allows for easy access to your upper arms.

    Contact (907) 235-0370 for more information.

  • - Walk with a Doc! with Homer Medical West Wing Midwife Julie McCarron, CNM, ANP - How to Identify Toxins Hidden in Everyday Products
    Walk with a Doc! with Homer Medical West Wing Midwife Julie McCarron, CNM, ANP - How to Identify Toxins Hidden in Everyday Products

    Walk with a Doc! with Homer Medical West Wing Midwife Julie McCarron, CNM, ANP - How to Identify Toxins Hidden in Everyday Products


    December 15, 2018

    Julie A. McCarron, CNMJoin South Peninsula Hospital and Julie McCarron, CNM, ANP from the West Wing  at SPARC (600 Sterling Hwy next to Homer Middle School) for our next “Walk with a Doc”! All are welcome Saturday, December 15th from 9:00 am-10:00 am for Julie's brief talk on identifying toxins hidden in everyday products and spend the rest of the hour walking at your own pace, chatting & asking any questions. This is a free event, open to all ages and abilities! There is parking up at the SPARC and down below in the Homer Middle School Parking lot as well as a newly paved walking path from the Middle School parking lot! Find out more on Facebook or our page on the Walk with a Doc National website!

    Walk with a Doc is a nationwide walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. What better way to start your weekend than on your feet making strides to help your heart and improving your general health to live longer! While you walk at your own pace, you’ll have the opportunity to have questions answered by local physicians.

    There will be free blood pressure screenings, prizes, and refreshments!

    Please bring clean indoor walking shoes.

    Upcoming walk: January 5th with Dr. John Halligan from the Peninsula Radiation Oncology Clinic for "Open Mic on Cancer"!

    Email wellness@sphosp.org, or call the Health & Wellness Department at (907) 235-0970 with questions or for more information!

  • - South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

    South Peninsula Hospital Monthly Board of Directors Meeting


    December 26, 2018

    Monthly Board meetings are generally held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the hospital’s conference room. The public is welcome.

    South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is non-profit organization governed by a nine-member board of directors which ensures the hospital is fiscally sound while maintaining the quality of care and types of services desired by the residents in the Southern Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area.

    The board is an all-volunteer board, with members appointed to three-year terms upon completing an interview process by the board’s Membership Committee.

    The Board welcomes and encourages community input for the direction of your hospital. Please plan to attend a meeting (public comments are welcomed at the beginning and end of the meeting), or email a message to them at sphbod@sphosp.org.

    South Peninsula Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2
    4300 Bartlett Street
    Homer,