Category: ANTHC
ANTHC’s Jason Hart receives Top 40 Under 40 Award
Jason Hart, ANTHC Executive Business Associate, was recently honored with the Alaska Journal of Commerce’s “Top Forty Under 40” award, recognizing Alaska’s top professionals younger than age 40 who have demonstrated professional excellence and a commitment to their community. Many people may know Hart from his current work in the Consortium’s Administration office or through his previous contributions to improving Human Resources Benefits, but he has also distinguished himself by his work for Alaska Native corporations and community volunteer work. ...
Dr. Anne Lanier, a longtime public health pioneer, dedicated clinician and mentor, was recently inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame. Dr. Lanier began her career in Alaska in 1967 at the Alaska Native Medical Center. As a family practice physician, medical epidemiologist, researcher and administrator, Dr. Lanier has spent a lifetime promoting health and wellness among Alaska Native people. She saw many young Alaska Native people dying of cancer. She asked why, and after finding no answers, sought ...
LeeAnn Garrick wins Women in Construction award
Congratulations to LeeAnn Garrick, Senior Director of Strategic Access, who was recognized by the Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction as a 2016 Alaska Constructive Woman. This award recognizes outstanding contributions of women in the construction industry. As leader of the ANTHC Strategic Access department, Garrick is responsible for capital construction projects, facilities operations and maintenance of our ANMC hospital. Her leadership inspires her project teams to deliver exceptional service and meet the targets that serve ...
This week, ANTHC was recognized for innovation in development of the Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network by Dennis McLerran, EPA Regional Administrator and JoAnn Chase, Director of the American Indian Environmental Office. We share this award with our LEO Network membership, consisting of more than 100 dedicated volunteer local environmental observers located across Alaska and the technical scientific support experts assisting from state and federal agencies. In addition to the award presented at the Alaska Forum for the Environment conference, ...
When the new patient housing facility opens on the Alaska Native Health Campus in Anchorage, the ANTHC facility will also be home to Alaska’s first Ronald McDonald House on the top floor of the six-story building. ANTHC and Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Western Washington & Alaska (RHMC) will expand their current partnership to provide programming and activities that enhance the “home away from home” environment for families of pediatric patients at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The partnership with ...
Patient housing rises on Alaska Native Health Campus
2016 will be an exciting year for our people traveling to ANMC for care, as the Patient Housing project continues to progress on schedule and within budget for opening later this year. Since we broke ground in May 2015, all steelwork has been completed, which gives structure to the six floors of interior construction to begin. The project is currently at 40 percent construction. At the start of December, a mock-up room was built on the second floor of the ...