Lack of Ski/snowboard Injuries Forces New Business Plan for Girdwood Clinic
When it stops snowing, people stop skiing and snowboarding. When people stop skiing and snowboarding, they stop crashing. And when people stop crashing, they stop going to the Girdwood Health Clinic to get put back together.
After two years of poor snow conditions at Alyeska Resort, the clinic came close to going out of business in 2015. Winter care for injured skiers and snowboarders with health insurance had allowed it to provide community care year-round, including for seasonal hotel workers and summer visitors without the ability to pay.
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