Dahl Memorial Clinic
The Clinic is owned and operated by the City of Skagway although it contracts management
services through an agreement with Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. The clinic is the only
healthcare provider in Skagway servicing the primary as well as urgent care needs of the
community.
Although Skagway is a small town of 880 year round residents, our clinic must be equipped to
handle the approximate 1,500 seasonal residents who live here during the summer months
and the one million plus visitors from all over the world who come to Skagway each year.
Skagway is a federally designated Medically Underserved Area and a Health Professional
Shortage Area. Geographic isolation and weather create an exceptional need for
community-based comprehensive health services since the closest hospital in the United
States is a 45 minute flight away. , The Clinic is overseen by an administrator and staffed by
two mid-level providers - a Physician's Assistant and a Nurse Practitioner - along with support
staff. A Medical Director out of Juneau oversees the medical services of the Clinic.
The Clinic offers a variety of services including: routine family medicine, urgent care, x-ray
facilities, laboratory services, and a limited dispensary. Itinerant physicians also make regular
visits to Skagway utilizing the clinic's facilities. These include a dentist, pediatrician, public
health nurse, and other specialists visit Skagway on a rotating basis. The mammogram
mobile van visits Skagway on a biannual basis and funds are available from the Fran Delisle
Cancer Awareness Fund for financial assistance.
The nearest available hospitals are in Juneau and Whitehorse. These cities also provide a
broad range of medical and dental services equal to that of any comparable sized community
(30,000 pop.).
The City of Skagway is currently working with the Denali Commission to design, and
construct a new clinic facility. This new clinic is expected to be a modern, state of the art
facility with telemedicine, and digital radiography capabilities. The conceptual phase has
identified the current and future needs of the community resulting in a clinic that is
approximatewly 11,000square feet (almost 4 times the size of the current clinic) and ensured
that the new design meets all of the codes that the current clinic does not. The design phase
is expected to begin in late 2006 and completed by June 2007. The City has been diligently
raising the funds for the estimated $8.0 million construction costs. The new clinic is scheduled
to be completed by the end of 2008.
Emergency Services have limited highway, marine, air, floatplane, and helicopter access.
Emergency service is facilitated by 911 telephone service and provided by Skagway
Volunteer Fire Dept/EMS and the Skagway Police Department.
Fourth of July Fireworks
Skagway School District
Report Card to the Public shows just how well the students in the Skagway
School tested in the 2004-2005 school year.
Operated By: City of Skagway
Total Number of Schools: 1
Grades: K through 12, and Preschool
Number of Teachers: 12 certified plus 3 Instructors
Number of Students (2005): 105 (K-12) + 13 Preschool
Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.1
Dropout Rate (9-12 Grade): 0.0 %
Graduates - 2005 6
Percent Native Students: 6.2 %
Geographic Cost Differential: 1.098
Expenditures Per Student (FY 2005): $12,825
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Lake Tutshi (Yukon Territory) only 45
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Source: Alaska Department of Education
Educational attainment for Skagway residents are summarized
in the table below.
University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
The University of Alaska Southeast is a growing regional university with the
main campus located in Juneau and extended campuses in Sitka and
Ketchikan.
Each campus of the University of Alaska Southeast, and the communities in
which they're situated, offers learning experiences and outside-the-classroom
opportunities that are totally unique.
The University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus (90 miles from Skagway)
is the scholastic home to about 700 full-time and 2,000 part-time students. It
offers a variety of degree and certificate programs including master's and
bachelor's degrees. All degree programs, and especially programs in public
administration and business administration, take advantage of the campus'
location in the state capital. Small classes, personal attention and interaction
with faculty, a dynamic location and real educational value are all key
components of a UAS education.
The University of Alaska is one statewide institution serving Alaskans and
nonresident students through its many campuses.
UAS Campus in Juneau (foreground) with
the Mendenhall Glacier in the background.
Copyright 2004: UAS
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Skagway Development Corporation
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Health Care & Education
No Child Left Behind - Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report
The Skagway School District has been rated the number one
district in the State of Alaska for two out of the past three
years. The District's AYP results, for Grades 3 through 10,
demonstrate the community's commitment to ensuring the
children of Skagway receive the highest quality education
possible. The table below shows the AYP results for the last
four school years.
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9th -12th Grade (no Diploma)
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Source: 2000 US Census
