Mattie Dawson
10:51 - 11:36
“Staffing and operating capacity matter too, and the current methodologies have limited ways to account for those factors. You all know firsthand how those factors affect care in your communities, from staffing challenges and patient travel to changes in how and where services are delivered. Your experience can help us understand where the current standards capture those realities and where they may miss something important.”
- Speaker
- Mattie Dawson
- Timestamp
- 10:51 – 11:36
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 30, 2026
From the transcript
Staffing and operating capacity matter too, and the current methodologies have limited ways to account for those factors. You all know firsthand how those factors affect care in your communities, from staffing challenges and patient travel to changes in how and where services are delivered. Your experience can help us understand where the current standards capture those realities and where they may miss something important. We're also updating the application materials, and your perspective can help us identify questions that are unclear, information that's difficult to provide, or places where the application doesn't give you a good way to explain your project.
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