With cold weather encouraging people to stay inside near a warm fire, now is a good time to think about how the proper maintenance of our woodstoves can protect our safety and health, as well as the longevity of the stove. It’s important to keep tabs on what you are burning and how it burns. For instance, a black, soot-filled window on your woodstove can be an indication that maintenance is needed, or burning practices need to be changed. A ...

The Community of Koyukuk held a grand opening for their recently constructed clinic on May 29. Attendees included community members and representatives from ANTHC, Tanana Chiefs Conference, and the State of Alaska. During the opening ceremonies, former health aides and other long-time residents expressed their appreciation for the progressive improvements in local health care, culminating in their new facility. The newly opened clinic features several important upgrades from the original facility, with the most significant improvement being a sewer system ...

Adding lifesaving treatment options for our patients is a high priority for ANMC. Recently, the ANMC Critical Care Unit (CCU) purchased a Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS), which removes protein-bound and water-soluble toxins with albumin dialysis for patients with liver failure. The new system takes less time than traditional MARS treatment and has reduced the average length of stay for patients receiving the treatment. MARS treats toxin-induced liver failure from overdoses or poisoning, and grade 3 to 4 hepatic encephalopathy ...

In its first full year, the new Strategic Access department helped manage the addition of 30,000 square feet of patient care space on the Alaska Native Health Campus. ANTHC is constantly working to increase and improve the care and services we provide. This year we remodeled and expanded several clinics and inpatient areas that added capacity to our hospital and helps ensure specialty clinic appointments are available when needed. Areas include: Maternal Child Health, Family Birthing Services, Cardiology, Neurosurgery and ...

When ANTHC construction crews completed work for the Koyukuk health clinic and community water treatment facility this summer, they helped make sure that the job was completed to the end. This meant assisting the city-owned landfill in a clean-up project from leftover construction materials, which helps to sustain the landfill for future use and health and safety of residents. ANTHC’s work in Koyukuk included building a gravel pad for the new community health clinic, a remodel of the water treatment ...

A new public service announcement from the Healthy Futures program shows how Alaska Native role models across Alaska stay active, thanks to support from ANTHC, Skiku Nordic ski program and music group Pamyua. The video highlights the importance of daily physical activity to reduce childhood obesity and encourages participation the Healthy Futures Challenge that offers rewards and incentives for students at participating schools. The video and a list of participating schools are available at healthyfuturesak.org. Healthy Futures empowers Alaska’s youth ...