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The transition from paper to electronic files in patient records is a move Wrangell Medical Center is currently in the middle of completing – thanks to the implementation of a new, computerized record keeping system at the hospital.

According to WMC Chief Executive Officer Marla Sanger, the conversion from paper to digital is currently being implemented.

“WMC continues to make progress with the electronic medical record,” Sanger wrote in her monthly report to the WMC Board of Trustees during their May 15 regular meeting. “The large number of visitors and activities the first week in...