City terminates Anchorage’s beleaguered sleep-off center contractor and brings in temporary replacement

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City terminates Anchorage’s beleaguered sleep-off center contractor and brings in temporary replacement
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Securitas, which also operates Anchorage’s safety patrol van service, came under fire as short staffing led to unstable services and officials voiced concerns about the safety of citizens in the company’s care.

filed against the man accused of assaulting him. The business owner who reviewed the surveillance footage of the assault said at the time that McGeary was conscious but unable to walk. By the time he made it to the safety center he was unresponsive, police. He died in the hospital four days later. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in June 2022.

Dwight Greene alleges Securitas, which operates the Anchorage Safety Center, has not paid him for overtime he has worked. Photographed in Anchorage on September 20, 2023. was selected for an interim contract over another company that only had security experience and had not worked closely with the population served by the safety patrol, Fehribach said.SALA Medical worked with the municipality during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided medical screening services for people experiencing homelessness, she said. The company focuses in remote and mobile health care services.

“I think there’s a recognition that whoever has the contract does need to have a larger contract, just based on cost of materials, cost of labor, being able to be a competitive employer,” Fehribach said. “So there is an effort to try, just in general, to have the contract amount be a bit more.” Karen Bronga, who co-chairs the Assembly Health Policy Committee, said Friday that she feels hopeful about the upcoming transition.

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