Juneau, Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital is closing its high-intensity residential substance abuse treatment facility on Sept. 24.
A post on the hospital's website said its "serious financial position necessitated a thorough program evaluation of several services," including the Rainforest Recovery Center, which has been cross-subsidized by the hospital for several years.
"Understandably, the uncertainty of sustainable funding to support services at RRC has led to the resignations of several staff," the post said. "Currently, we do not have sufficient staffing to continue providing services beyond September 23, and we do not expect it to reopen before October 31. This closure date was previously set by the hospital board should efforts to obtain dedicated subsidy funding prove unsuccessful."
The hospital said it is collaborating with Juneau-based Gastineau Human Services on a transition plan and tentatively aims to begin providing some services at Gastineau on Jan. 6, 2025.