Crews are making significant progress with the construction of Zone Charlie. The interior framing is now complete except for the demising wall. The exam rooms have been painted and the headwall installation is underway. Construction Update The final drywall in Zone Charlie is being installed, and finishing touches, including paint, ceiling installation, and bathroom tiling, are being added to the space. Additionally, the installation of case work, wall protections, and floor preparation is underway. Outside, gravel fill, compaction, and waterproofing ...

In 2025, the Alaska Native Medical Center Cardiovascular Lab reached an impressive milestone. The Cardiovascular Lab has been credentialed through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for Echocardiography for 20 years, earning the hospital a Bronze accreditation milestone. IAC launched an accreditation milestone recognition program in 2022 for facilities that achieve a long-term commitment to quality patient care. While more than 5,200 sites across the U.S. and Canada are currently accredited in Adult or Pediatric Echocardiography, a select group of facilities ...

In honor of May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, ANTHC is promoting activities to turn mental health awareness into action for positive changes within our own lives and for family and friends.   Online Activity   This year, we will host an online activity for all Alaska residents. The activity will highlight four important strategies to improve mental health including: seeking help, supporting others, practicing self-care, and advocating for change. Complete the activity and take our survey for a chance to win $100 ...

The 31st annual Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management (ATCEM), organized by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), convened in Anchorage, bringing together Indigenous leaders, environmental experts, policymakers, and community stakeholders to share experiences, inform change, and drive action. This year’s event featured a range of discussions, workshops, and presentations customized to ATCEM’s six tracks: capacity building, community infrastructure, solid waste, contaminated sites, One Health and resilience. A central theme throughout the conference was increasing youth engagement and how ...

Reaching out far and wide to serve our diverse community in Alaska and leading the way in organ procurement. This month, the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) was recognized as a 2024 LifeCenter Northwest Achievement Award Winner for supporting the life-saving work of organ donation! This notable achievement is based entirely on performance, earned by hospitals with a process error rate of 5% or less. Each year, LifeCenter recognizes top-performing hospitals in Alaska, Montana, North Idaho and Washington for their ...

As winter fades and spring creeps into the air, many of us eagerly look forward outdoor activities, such as harvesting fiddleheads or subsistence bird hunting. For many regions in Alaska, the thawing of winter snow can bring risk.  Floods triggered by melting snow, often referred to as snowmelt floods or spring thaws, pose significant danger to both property and lives. As the snow melts, it can overwhelm rivers, streams and drainage systems, leading to rapid rises in water levels.  By ...

With Zone Delta open and running smoothly and 18 additional rooms added to the Emergency Services Department, construction on the rest of the Emergency Services Expansion (ESE) project continues.  Construction update: Interior framing is roughly 80% complete in Zone Charlie, with gypsum wallboard actively being installed and above-ceiling support going up for exam room lights. In-wall mechanical, electrical, and plumbing are also underway.  Most of the ANMC hospital’s east parking lot is fenced off for construction activities. In preparation for ...

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) recently acquired additional patient lodging capacity to meet the increased demand for Alaska Native patients traveling to Anchorage for health care. With these two additional locations, we also have a new designation for these properties – ANTHC Lodging. ANTHC Lodging at Midtown is at 100 E Tudor Road and ANTHC Lodging at Old Seward is located at 700 E 34th Avenue. These new locations will add more than 225 rooms, once renovations at ...

By Yereth Rosen – March 19, 2025 This story was published by the Alaska Beacon. With a new leader at the helm, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is working toward a long-held goal: ownership of the Anchorage hospital that it already manages. The Alaska Native Medical Center, the state’s largest Native hospital, stands out as the only facility in the tribal consortium’s sprawling Midtown campus that is owned by the Indian Health Service. That split between ownership and management ...