On any given day, the Alaska Native Medical Center is caring for dozens of patients who no longer need hospital-level care. While they are well enough to leave the hospital, they are not quite ready to go home. The ANTHC Board of Directors approved construction of a short-term skilled nursing facility to address this gap in the continuum of care. Earlier this summer, ANTHC broke ground on the $69 million project, which will soon alleviate capacity pressure at the hospital. ...

Parking Update: Starting Friday, June 28, construction crews will begin to take more parking spots offline for construction activities. These parking spots are identified by the red blocks on the graphic above. Last week, construction crews extended their construction fence and took existing ADA accessible parking spots in front of the Southeast side of the ANMC hospital offline. The 11 impacted ADA accessible spots were relocated to the other side of the parking area. ADA accessible parking in this area ...

Parking Update: On Saturday, June 22, construction crews will extend their construction fence and take over existing ADA accessible parking spots in front of the Southeast side of the ANMC hospital. The green highlight in the graphic shows where the fence will be extended and the ADA accessible spots that will be impacted. The 11 impacted ADA accessible spots will be relocated to the other side of the parking area, as shown by the red block. A large portion of ...

The deadline to apply for our leadership development programs has been extended to Sunday, June 23. The programs are designed to help Alaska Native and American Indian professionals improve supervisory, management and leadership skills. They run from September 2024 to May 2025. Participants can and are encouraged to complete multiple programs. Pathways, LEAD and ANELP are designed to be complementary and progressive. Learn more about each program, including eligibility, and how to apply here: https://anthctraining.com/ For more information, please contact ANTHC ...

Construction Update: Demolition of the ANMC hospital east side exterior octagon and canopy footings will be completed this week. To prepare for the Temporary Emergency Department space, demolition of the south entrance area parking lot began this week. For the Temporary Emergency Department space, construction crews are working on interior framing and sheetrock installation, plumbing and duct removal continues and will be followed with the installation of new, and electrical work is ongoing. On Thursday, May 23, and Friday, May ...

CONSTRUCTION UPDATEConstruction crews worked this week on demolition of the east side ANMC hospital exterior canopy. Starting Monday, May 13, crews will begin demolition of the former Dental entrance octagon. While crews continue demolition on these structures there will be considerable noise, as crews are using a jackhammer attached to an excavator to demo the sidewalk and foundations. PARKING UPDATEA large portion of the ANMC hospital east side parking lot is fenced off for construction staging. Please remain alert and aware of construction activities ...

ANTHC is committed to developing its Alaska Native and American Indian workforce, but also extending opportunities for community partners to strengthen the Alaska Tribal Health System as a whole. Each year, ANTHC’s Training and Development offers professional development opportunities for Alaska Native and American Indian staff and Tribal health partners through three unique programs: Pathways to Leadership; Leadership Excellence through Advancement and Determination (LEAD); Alaska Native Executive Leadership Program (ANELP). The application for the each of these programs is May ...