ANTHC provides world-class care – but Indian Health Service (IHS) compact funding alone is not enough to support high standards of care. Secondary funding through private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, disability or Denali KidCare strengthens the Tribal health care system for everyone. T-SHIP began in 2013 and allows ANTHC and other Alaska Tribal health organizations to buy private health insurance coverage for IHS beneficiaries. In 10 years, this program has provided over 3,000 beneficiaries health insurance coverage, in addition to IHS ...
Online Tobacco Treatment Specialist training
The ANTHC Tobacco Prevention Program will host the Online Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training from May 1-June 23. The course was designed for direct-service Tribal health providers (doctors, nurses, CHAPs, DHATs, BHAs, other clinical and/or community engagement staff) working throughout Alaska, with an emphasis on those working with Alaska Native communities. The training is designed to meet the standards set forth by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs, which certifies and accredits this course. This course is also an approved ...
DHAT brightens smiles at Alaska Native Medical Center
Leandra Beech, Siberian Yupik, is making a positive impact on the dental health of some of the smallest patients visiting the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) hospital. Beech, a Dental Health Aide/Therapist (DHAT) Instructor/Practitioner, recently began screening patients and providing preventive services at ANMC Inpatient Pediatrics. “As an Alaska Native provider, I am honored and proud to provide care to my people,” Beech said. “I strive to make an impact on their dental care and hope to serve as a ...
Life gets busy for us all. It can be hard to keep up with our important health care appointments. To help improve the patient experience, ANTHC is launching an automated alert service to keep important medical appointments at the top of your list. Beginning mid-March, patients receiving care in ANTHC Specialty Clinics at the Alaska Native Medical Center will receive save the date, confirmation and reminder text messages on their cell phones for their medical appointments. This new automated service ...
March is Alaska’s Sobriety Awareness Month
Help us celebrate and cheer on our friends, neighbors, relatives and everyone in recovery! This March is Alaska’s sixth statewide Sobriety Awareness Month. We encourage everyone to wear a white ribbon throughout the month to promote awareness of mental health and substance misuse disorders, celebrate individuals in long-term recovery and acknowledge the work of prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Looking for ways to get involved? Here are some additional ways to help provide support:
ANTHC adds emergency services patient liaison position
In an effort to improve the patient experience, ANTHC recently added a new emergency services patient liaison position for our people and their families visiting the Alaska Native Medical Center Emergency Department (ED). This position provides support for our patients and their family members or escorts, by listening to and assessing patient needs, and taking the steps necessary to resolve any concerns or requests. The emergency services patient liaison helps facilitate interaction and communication between our patients and their family ...
From its inception, ANTHC has been dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of Alaska Native people. Meeting the unique public health challenges of rural Alaska’s communities takes more than dedication and perseverance. Sometimes it takes ingenuity. John Warren, a civil engineer and director of Standards and Innovation at ANTHC, knows the public health, safety and climate issues concerning rural communities. He works with ANTHC Environmental Health and Engineering engineers and public health specialists who turn ideas into ...
New ANMC visitor and masking procedure
Updates for patients and visitors of the Alaska Native Medical Center The Alaska Native Medical Center hospital is welcoming the new year with changes to masking requirements and visitation policies. Masking optional: Per CDC guidelines, masking is now optional for patients, visitors and staff at ANMC hospital when you are feeling well and have no symptoms of cold or flu. Masks will continue to be provided at all open entrances. Masking may be required in certain situations and staff will practice ...
Call for talent – 988 Create! art contest
Calling all young artists! Alaskans ages 10-25 are invited to submit to 988 Create! to inform their peers about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Submitted artwork, due March 1, should help inform your peers about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – and fit the contest theme of Safety, Hope, Encouragement and Support. Youth can submit their unique creation to the 988 Create! art contest, get a chance to win one of five $150 gift cards – and help ...
2023 ANTHC Board Scholarship application period March 1 – 31
Alaska Native and Native American full-time students interested in working in a health care related field can apply for one of the ten available $5,000 scholarships. The online application opens on March 1, 2023 and closes on March 31, 2023 at 5 p.m. Our Board of Directors established this scholarship to increase the number of Alaska Native and Native American people working in healthcare fields; this is a competitive scholarship that is open state-wide. Click here for the Application Checklist. ...