Recently, ANTHC construction crews installed a new ocean sewer outfall on the coast of Sand Point in the Aleutians East Borough. A sewer outfall is a large pipe anchored to the bottom of the ocean that disperses treated sewage a safe distance away from a community. Built in the 1980s, Sand Point’s original outfall anchors failed and caused it to float twice, making replacement necessary. Typically, outfalls are assembled 20 feet at a time on the shore from where the ...

When the call for nominations came out for IHS Technician of the Year, a large number of employees at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), thought of the same person at the same time: Jolene “JoJo” Chikigak. Chikigak is a certified pharmacy technician and currently serves as the Pharmacy Compliance Technician for Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC), the largest IHS hospital in the nation. She is the first technician to fulfill this new role for the organization, and she ...

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 ...

October is National Pharmacy Month. We encourage you to learn more about medication usage, storage and safety! Medication safety is a team effort. You, your doctor, pharmacist, and other caregivers all have a role in making sure you get the right medication, take the correct dosage and avoid bad reactions. It’s important to know what questions to ask about a new medication and to speak up if something doesn’t sound right. Follow these tips and questions to ask your provider ...

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 ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic (BHWC) offers counseling services for our Alaska Native and American Indian patients across Alaska. This includes a variety of groups that you can access from the convenience of your personal computer or smartphone. To register for a group or to learn more information about the services available, call (907) 729-2492 or visit www.anthc.org/bhwc.  The BHWC is currently inviting adults to register for two special group series that begin in June. Healing Complicated Grief: June ...