In order to create positive health outcomes, we first must be well informed about the overall health of our people. The Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, also known as the EpiCenter, recently published the second edition of the Alaska Native Health Status Report, which covers a range of health indicators and provides data for Alaska Native people. The report provides a statewide overview of the health status of Alaska Native people living in Alaska. The data can help demonstrate significant health ...

ANTHC offers a specialty clinic, the Walk-in Clinic at ANMC, for non-emergent health care services for our people while visiting Anchorage. The Walk-in Clinic at ANMC is for patients of all ages who have an illness or injury that needs immediate care but are not experiencing a medical emergency. Here are some reasons to visit the Walk-in Clinic at ANMC: medication refills vaccinations fever school and Dept. of Transportation physicals sinus and ear infections sore throats and colds cuts and ...

ANTHC is currently recruiting for two executive-level positions to join our team. Learn more about the positions and apply using the links below. Chief Operating Officer The System Chief Operating Officer (System COO) manages the day-to-day operations and ensures effective and efficient performance for the organization’s operational controls, administration, and reporting procedures.  Provides leadership and fosters an accountable and success-oriented environment by encouraging productivity and building a highly inclusive culture. Additionally, the System COO is responsible for motivating, coaching, and mobilizing ...

Our growth at ANMC focuses on improving access to care as well as improving the quality and experience of the care we provide for our people. This week, ANMC’s Internal Medicine, Podiatry and Pulmonary Clinics opened in our new location in the Healthy Communities Building (HCB) on the west side of the Alaska Native Health Campus. These new clinics add an additional 20,000 square feet of clinic space to our campus. The third floor of the HCB was remodeled for ...

At the Alaska Native Medical Center, we continually strive to provide high-quality, compassionate care for all of our patients and families. Patient feedback in the form of comments, concerns, complaints and compliments, helps inform us of where we need to make improvements to better the patient experience. How do we collect your feedback? One way is by conducting a follow-up survey after a hospital stay. After you or a loved one return home from your hospital stay at ANMC, you ...

Beginning in 2015, with a funding award from the National Cancer Institute, the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) cancer education team launched a series of interactive, online cancer education modules (CHAP Distance Learning Network releases new cancer education modules) to address a need for accessible cancer education in rural Alaska. The education program has continued to develop and rollout engaging learning modules as they are completed. The ninth module, “Tobacco and Cancer,” was recently released; the final module “Eating Well, ...