Salard files appeal in court

Local physician Greg Salard has filed an appeal in Alaska trial court concerning the Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) Board of Director’s decision not to grant him privileges to work at the hospital.

The appeal was filed in Wrangell court March 9, exactly a week after the WMC board, acting as the “fair hearing committee,” voted in favor of denying Salard permanent privileges to practice at the hospital.

“We’re appealing the board’s decision to the court,” Salard said this week.

Salard is employed through Alaska Island Community Services (AICS) and was previously contracted to practice at WMC on a...