Kathy Bell
9:18 - 9:46
"Theoretically, we will implement the regional model today. If we were going to implement it Today, we'd have 31 nurses at low acuity schools who would help provide coverage at higher acuity schools. A couple examples of this is like in the east region, there's four low acuity schools and nine high acuity schools."
“Theoretically, we will implement the regional model today. If we were going to implement it Today, we'd have 31 nurses at low acuity schools who would help provide coverage at higher acuity schools. A couple examples of this is like in the east region, there's four low acuity schools and nine high acuity schools.”
- Speaker
- Kathy Bell
- Timestamp
- 9:18 – 9:46
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 2, 2026
From the transcript
So something to keep in mind about acuity is that it can change throughout the school year. We saw it change a lot this school year. Theoretically, we will implement the regional model today. If we were going to implement it Today, we'd have 31 nurses at low acuity schools who would help provide coverage at higher acuity schools. A couple examples of this is like in the east region, there's four low acuity schools and nine high acuity schools.
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