Category: Healthy Medical Services
Despite the challenges of limited staffing and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) Colorectal Cancer Control Program – a five-year (2020-2025) grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – has achieved significant progress in increasing colorectal cancer screening rates across Alaska. Over the past five years, the average screening rate among Tribal health organization partners increased from 46% to 62%, representing a 35% improvement. This progress has contributed to a meaningful reduction ...
Construction of the 78-bed, 92,000-square-foot Skilled Nursing Facility is underway and is expected to be completed by summer 2026. Project Achievements & Upcoming Milestones: While construction on the facility began in August 2024, the foundation was recently completed in March of this year. The Concrete has been poured for the second elevator and stem walls. Backfilling has been completed in the areas where shallow underground work was done. Crews will begin erecting steel on May 27 and will continue to ...
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has partnered with two organizations to provide compassionate bereavement services at the Alaska Native Medical Center hospital. ANTHC is working with Rachel’s Gift and Sweet Grace Ministries to help provide comprehensive and compassionate bereavement care and comfort items for families experiencing perinatal loss. Both organizations provide resources to assist hospital staff caring for families experiencing the loss of an infant due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. This collaboration allows ANTHC staff to have ...
Observing Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 9-15
Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 9-15 and a reminder of the critical role patient safety plays in health care and the continuous efforts needed to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care. This week, our staff are reflecting on the importance of safe practices, celebrating progress and highlighting areas still in need of improvement. Patient safety matters Patient safety is at the core of every interaction at the Alaska Native Medical Center including travel, outpatient care, diagnosis, facility ...
Sean Fisher brings many years of diverse clinical experience to his role as Director of Nursing for the Emergency Services Department (ESD). Fisher has worked at ANTHC since 2004, where he started as a Lift Team Technician at the Alaska Native Medical Center. Prior to his promotion as ESD Director of Nursing, Fisher was a Clinical Nurse Manager in the ESD. In his role, Fisher oversees operations in the ESD. He is responsible for leading a high-functioning team, ensuring optimal ...
Emergency Services Expansion update – Nov. 22, 2024
Construction Update: Construction crews are nearly through with brick, footing and octagon demolition. As crews finish the last bit of this demolition work, it will continue to create noise and vibrations. For Phase 1B, which will add an additional 18 emergency exam rooms in March 2025, interior framing is complete; rough-in continues for mechanical, electrical, and sprinkler; drywall installation and taping are ongoing; and floor preparation has begun. The temporary shoring wall along the east margin of hospital has begun ...