Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center - Behavioral Health - SEARHC
Behavioral Health • Sitka, AK
About
Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center (MEMC) in Sitka, operated by SEARHC Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, is expanding its behavioral health services as part of the new MEMC campus. Highlights include: - Outpatient behavioral health services launching at MEMC - MEMC location: 227 Tongass Drive, Sitka - Central to recent MEMC openings and ribbon-cutting milestones (2026) - MEMC houses a broad range of services beyond behavioral health, including primary care, emergency, radiology, rehabilitation, and more If you’re seeking specific behavioral health programs, appointments, or staffing, SEARHC’s MEMC site and announcements around the MEMC opening are the best sources for current details.
Clinic Type
Behavioral Health
Address
227 Tongass Dr, Sitka, AK 99835
Phone
907.623.1950
recovery@searhc.org
Opening Hours
Mon–Fri: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sat–Sun: Closed
Emergency Care
Mon–Sun: 24/7 Emergency Services (at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center Hospital Services)
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
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Mon–Fri: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Sat–Sun: Closed
Languages Spoken
Current Offers
Accepting New Patients — null
FAQs
Is Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center – Behavioral Health accepting new patients?
Yes, accepting new patients.
Are you accepting new patients?
Yes, Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center – Behavioral Health is accepting new patients.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Vivian Health: 4.7/5 (15)
- Recovered (SEARHC Sitka OTC): 3.87/5
- Recovery.com (SEARHC Sitka OTC): 2.3/5 (3)
- MedicalRecords.com: 4.3/5 (8)
Patients praise
- Highly regarded care once in the exam room with providers
- Professional, kind, and compassionate staff interactions
- Some positive experiences with specific specialists and surgical care
Common complaints
- Difficulties navigating phone systems and scheduling appointments
- Long wait times for care and call-backs, particularly in behavioral health
- Systemic issues with leadership and transparency
- Frustrations regarding reorganization of services for elders
- Concerns about HIPAA compliance
"I heard so many times – I heard about the great care that you are already receiving when you get into that exam room with your providers, so that was inspiring to me, and we don’t want that just some of the time. We want that all of the time."
— SEARHC Chief Medical Officer Cate Buley (Juneau Empire)"The employees that I see when I go to my appointments are excellent at SEARHC. They’re professional, they’re pleasant, they’re kind. I think the main issue is the upper echelons, who we hardly ever get to reach or talk to."
— Dr. Marilyn Coruzzi (KCAW)"Blossom Teal-Olson told the panel she had to wait for a week before receiving a call back from SEARHC’s behavioral health call center."
— Juneau EmpireSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- SEARHC opens $300M ‘space age’ hospital in Sitka — Apr 25, 2026
- SEARHC opens long-awaited new hospital in Sitka - KCAW — Apr 27, 2026
- SEARHC opens Sitka hospital to patients - KCAW — Jul 2, 2026
- SEARHC opens new $300 million Mt. Edgecumbe hospital - Chilkat Valley News — Apr 28, 2026
- SEARHC opens Sitka hospital to patients | Alaska Inside Passage — Jul 2, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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