Dr. Mimi Benjamin: founder of Bartlett Regional Hospital Hospitalist Program

Dr. Mimi Benjamin has been a family practice physician for over 35 years, the last 14 in Juneau. She is the former Medical Director and creator of the Bartlett Regional Hospital Hospitalist program, which started in 2017. She is the 2018 recipient of the Golden Stethoscope award from the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association (ASHNHA) for her relentless advocacy for patient safety, for serving as the physician champion of the electronic medical record, and for cofounding and serving as medical director of Bartlett’s antibiotic stewardship program. 

This interview was recorded in May of 2024 During legislative session, I rented an apartment from Mimi and her husband Brian who is also a physician. Somehow in my move back to Anchorage I thought I’d lost this audio, but I eventually found it. Dr. Benjamin offers an interesting perspective from her experience in Southeast Alaska on both the specific issues in Juneau but also on health care in general.