This year, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium launched a multi-year, $257 million project to improve and expand emergency services at the Alaska Native Medical Center. Construction on Phase 1A of this project is nearing completion and we are excited to provide patient care in this new space! Construction Update: Construction is nearly complete on the Alaska Native Medical Center’s Temporary Emergency Services Department (ESD)! We anticipate seeing patients in this space beginning the week of September 9. Please stay ...
Please join ANTHC and Tell Your Heart Story in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September. Connecting with protective factors makes us resilient during challenging times. Protective factors are strengths and supports that promote health and well-being. Throughout September, ANTHC will host weekly activities to promote connections to our strengths and supports. After completing the weekly activity, visit anthc.org/TYHS and complete a survey for a chance to win $100 in Amazon gift cards. Participation is open to all Alaska ...
Ambassador Drive at Elmore Road will be closed starting Tuesday, Aug. 27 and will reopen Sunday, Sept. 8. Tudor Centre Drive will reopen with one lane on each side the morning of Friday, Aug. 23 and will fully reopen the morning of Monday, Aug. 26. ANTHC is working on site preparation for future construction activities for a short-term Skilled Nursing Facility on the corner of Elmore Road and Ambassador Drive. Starting Tuesday, Aug. 27, construction crews will be doing underground ...
2024-2025 ANTHC Board Scholarship award recipients
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 ANTHC $5,000 Board Scholarship. The ANTHC $5,000 Scholarship was established by the Board of Directors to help support Alaska Native and American Indian students pursuing higher education in health care related fields. Students may use the scholarship for room/board, tuition, books, or fees during the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 terms. Applicants Selected: 1. Angela Anelon School: University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Degree Seeking: Bachelors, Nursing Occupational Goal: Nurse Practitioner ...
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory illness caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. Toxins caused by the bacteria can cause airway inflammation. With kids across Alaska starting school next week, this is a good time to ask your primary care provider about vaccination if you or your children are not already vaccinated. The best way to prevent pertussis is to get vaccinated. How does pertussis spread?The bacteria that cause whooping cough spread easily from person to person through ...
Each year, ANTHC recognizes multiple employees for their contributions over the past year. We’re proud to announce the 2023 Team of the Year, Presidential Service Award winner and Employees of the Year, who are being recognized for their dedication, passion and knowledge. Please join us in congratulating our honorees for their contributions and outstanding work this past year! Team of the Year: Presidential Service Award: Employees of the Year: Working at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is more than a ...
Starting Friday, Aug. 9, the second closure of Tudor Centre Drive will begin. The Alaska Native Health Campus will continue to see significant traffic and parking impacts due to construction activities for the Emergency Services Expansion project. Please allow yourself more time to get to campus and remain alert for detour signage and traffic pattern changes. The remainder of the ANMC hospital east side parking is offline for construction activities, except for limited ADA accessible parking and short-term parking for ...
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have recommended over $74.9 million in projects serving nearly 100 Alaska Native communities statewide per an announcement from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo made last week. According to the statement, awards are being made under the Biden Administration’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “This is the single largest federal grant focused on climate resilience in Alaska Native communities in ...
The Alaska Native Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the ...
ICYMI/Reminder: A three-week partial road closure of Tudor Centre Drive is currently underway and expected to last through August 5. Last weekend, the remainder of the ANMC hospital east side parking lot was taken offline for construction activities. Please allow yourself more time to get to campus and remain alert for traffic pattern changes and detour signage. Construction Update: Construction for Phase 1A of the Temporary Emergency Department (ED) is ongoing and crews are making great progress! Framing is complete. The final ...