NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The Department of Health (Department) has received an application for a Certificate of Need (CON) for the diagnostic imaging project described below.
Project Applicant/Activity: PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center (PHKMC) – Rural Surgical Transformation: Expanding Access and Modernizing Care
Project/Activity Service Area: Ketchikan
Project Description: PHKMC seeks to modernize its surgical capabilities through the acquisition and installation of robotic surgical systems, operating room equipment and infrastructure, and related surgical technology. The project would establish robotic assisted minimally invasive surgical capabilities for orthopedics, gastroenterology, urology, gynecology, and general services at the Ketchikan Medical Center in Ketchikan, AK, and Southern Southeast Alaska.
Project Estimated Cost: $6,967,728.14
Project Estimated Completion Date: May 1, 2027
Concurrent Review Notice: In accordance with 7 AAC 07.042, notice is hereby given that any person planning to submit a CON application for a similar activity in the same proposed service area must submit a Letter of Intent within 25 days of this notice to allow the Department to prepare a concurrent review of all applications.
The letter of intent must include:
- A clear, complete, and current description of the proposed activity, including a description of each component of the activity proposed to be undertaken.
- An estimate of the total cost of the project.
- An estimated starting date and completion date for the proposed activity.
To be reviewed concurrently:
- The letter of intent must be submitted no later than 4:30 PM, Monday November 30, 2026, via email to doh.orr.con@alaska.gov and mailed in hard copy to the following address:
CON Program
Department of Health, Certificate of Need Program
3601 C Street, Suite 978
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
- A complete CON application must be submitted within 60 days after the initial application for a service is declared complete. As soon as the initial application is declared complete, public notice will be issued and will include information on opportunities for public comment and the location where a copy of each certificate of need application can be reviewed.
DATE: November 6, 2026