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Heather Haugland
43:48 - 44:18
“I especially think if it's an issue that you don't have enough services to meet the demand and that residents are having to give up a bed or, you know, an appointment. For the sake of the visitors, that's something that would be bothersome, that would be a problem.”
- Speaker
- Heather Haugland
- Timestamp
- 43:48 – 44:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
Right, is that an economic impact? I suppose it's an impact in terms of, you know, I especially think if it's an issue that you don't have enough services to meet the demand and that residents are having to give up a bed or, you know, an appointment. For the sake of the visitors, that's something that would be bothersome, that would be a problem. I haven't encountered that in our studies yet. It was an issue in Prince Rupert because they're really remote and they get, you know, they have to have ambulances come from hours away.
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