04/15/2026
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of Identity Health, both the Anchorage, Alaska Clinic site and efforts to bring a clinic to Spokane, Washington.
We are deeply grateful for the warm reception and community engagement you have given us as community members. This decision was not made lightly. It was made with careful consideration of what it takes to build something sustainable and truly worthy of the communities we serve.
The need for this care in Spokane remains real and urgent. While this chapter is ending, our commitment, as individuals, to a future where this care is accessible in the Inland Northwest has not changed. Dr. Amanda Oropeza remains committed to providing accessible and equitable healthcare for our community, as does Sloan in community support and advocacy.
We are actively supporting our Alaska patients through a careful transition to ensure continuity of care and minimize disruption.
Over the next few weeks, Identity will begin a fundraising effort to insure that patients and staff are supported during this transition. This fundraising will allow us to continue upholding our promise that no patient’s bill is turned over to collections.
“Identity’s story has always been a community story. That is what makes this moment so painful. This is not only the closure of an organization. It is the loss of a long-standing piece of community infrastructure that so many people helped build and sustain. Identity worked because people came together to fight for one another. That remains true now,”
-Tom Pittman, Identity’s Executive Director
For further information regarding the closure, please visit https://www.identityalaska.org/
As we focus our limited staff capacity on supporting patients through this transition, we are not able to actively moderate comments. We ask that you please be mindful of others when commenting.
