This story was one of ANTHC’s top news items in 2018. The original story was published in April 2018. As she arrived on the scene on Badger Road, midway between North Pole and Fairbanks, her heart raced faster than the whirling red and blue lights from the emergency vehicles. On her way home from work just a few days after Christmas, Hilda Johnson received a phone call that her son, Jamie, was in a car accident. Jamie’s girlfriend called and ...

Recent earthquake activity in Anchorage had ANMC and Anchorage residents thinking about earthquake safety. This article was pulled from the Mukluk Telegraph archives. When it opened on November 29, 1953, the Anchorage Medical Center of the Alaska Native Service was the largest civilian building in Alaska. The hospital experienced a great deal of change in its first 11 years in downtown Anchorage, but few things altered the facility more dramatically than the 9.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Alaska on Good Friday ...

Download Safe Sleep tips graphic from above by clicking here. In 2018, nearly 1,600 babies were born at ANMC. The safety and health of every baby delivered at our hospital is important and we want to provide families who choose to deliver at ANMC with the best resources to ensure the well-being of their child. Thanks to the many individuals who either made one-time donations or have donated every pay period through payroll deduction, our Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation (HANF) ...

Each year, the March of Dimes Alaska Chapter honors Alaska’s exemplary registered nurses whose leadership and contributions make a significant impact in their community and in the profession of nursing by giving Nurse of the Year Awards. Sixteen caregivers were honored for their extraordinary level of patient care, compassion, integrity, professionalism and leadership in the nursing profession at the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards. Approximately 300 guests attended the dinner Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Hilton Anchorage. ...

In September, the National Indian Health Board honored national, regional and local champions in Indian Health for their invaluable service to Indian Country. Three individuals from the Alaska Tribal Health System were recognized with awards for their impactful work serving Alaska Native and American Indian people in the IHS Alaska Area. Local Impact awardsThese awards recognize an individual or organization whose work has affected change or impacted health care on the local and/or Tribal level. Robert Henrichs, Native Village of ...

To address the need for grief support for children ages 6 to 12 who have experienced the death of a loved one from cancer, the ANTHC Cancer Program created a one-day grief camp called Camp Coho. The most recent camp, June 2018, hosted five male campers between the ages of 6 to 11 who experienced a safe, supportive environment with other kids just like them in Anchorage. Often, loss from cancer in rural Alaska can have a widespread impact on ...