Patients now have greater access to their limited health record and health care team thanks to MyHealth. MyHealth is a health management tool provided by Cerner® and a way for patients to access some of their health records online. MyHealth is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliant and provides you with the ability to securely view, store, and share your health information, and conveniently communicate with your health care provider. Organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health ...

The fall season often means the return of moose stew, moose burgers and moose meat. Thanks to a generous donation by a local hunter, ANMC patients will get to enjoy these comforting foods that help in the healing process. Joe Schuster, from Sportsman’s Air Service, Alaska Professional Hunting Association Board Member, donated four moose quarters to ANMC’s Traditional Foods Program on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Executive Chef Amy Foote (left), ANMC VP of Professional and Support Services Vivian Echavarria (middle right) ...

ANMC’s Magnet nurses provide culturally appropriate, family-centered care in a unique hospital environment, and they are constantly seeking ways to improve the services and care we provide. In an effort to further recognize our nurses for their outstanding work, ANMC partnered with the DAISY Award, an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses every day. Congratulations to ANMC DAISY Award honoree, Elizabeth Hesse, RN, in ANMC’s Critical Care Unit (CCU). Hesse ...

The Alaska Native Medical Center Cardiology department was recently reaccredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in the areas of Adult Transthoracic and Adult Stress Echocardiography. ANMC Cardiology has been granted a three-year term of accreditation, which means that a panel of IAC experts performed a thorough review of the department’s operational and technical components. The IAC only grants accreditation to facilities that provide high-quality patient care and are in compliance with national standards, determined through a comprehensive application process ...

Patient Housing at ANMC has been open for more than six months now, and our people are enjoying the new accommodations and the convenience it offers. Guest satisfaction for Patient Housing remains very positive, with our overall customer satisfaction at 91.1 percent based on the 1,202 surveys returned by our guests. While ANMC has had patient accommodations on campus in the Quyana House for many years, the new Patient Housing facility was a great undertaking for ANMC, from building a ...

Last week, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price met with Tribal leaders from across the state, hosted by ANTHC. The visit marked Secretary Price’s first trip to Alaska and offered the opportunity to learn more about our Tribal health system, partnership with the Indian Health Service and health care challenges facing Alaska Native people. These vary throughout the state, but with every region represented, Secretary Price heard about the importance of federal funding for health care and aging ...