Patient Housing at ANMC has been open for a year and a half now, and our people are enjoying the additional accommodations on campus. Guest satisfaction for Patient Housing remains extremely positive, with our overall customer satisfaction at 89 percent based on surveys returned by our guests in June 2018. “We constantly receive positive feedback from our guests staying at Patient Housing at ANMC,” said Athena Midvag, General Manager for Patient Housing at ANMC. “Our guests love being connected to ...

ANMC Pharmacy and the Aurora Borealis Branch of Commissioned Officers Association partnered to join Project HOPE (Harm reduction, Overdose Prevention and Education) to help advance the Surgeon General’s initiative to equip individuals with the potentially lifesaving medication, naloxone. On July 12, 43 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers gathered to make 273 Project HOPE overdose response kits. According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) website, too much of an opioid can affect parts of the ...

Behavioral Health Aides/Practitioners (BHA/Ps) provide critical and ongoing services across Alaska, often with limited on-site resources or support. To help BHA/Ps provide behavioral health services in their uniquely Alaskan context, the Behavioral Health Aide Manual (BHAM) is now available electronically. The BHAM provides fundamental information and best practices for addressing many of the issues and concerns identified during client care visits. It is also intended as a guide for other providers who work with BHA/Ps; it will help providers to ...

For years, Alaska Native leaders negotiated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission to serve traditional foods to those who could most benefit from their healing and comforting effects. ANTHC is a long-time advocate for the positive aspects of harvesting and eating traditional foods – and the ability to serve them to our patients and visitors at the Alaska Native Medical Center. ANMC Food and Nutrition Services currently serves a variety of traditional foods to our people who are ...

ANMC recently opened a simulation learning space in the lower level of the hospital. This new learning space is used in the orientation and development of all new nurses, or nurses moving into critical care areas that require additional specialized hands-on training. With the addition of the simulation lab, nursing orientation is more comprehensive, focused on providing the care for several types of patients. Many studies show that the use of simulation training improves patient safety and quality of care, ...

Have a safe and happy Independence Day with these summer health and safety tips from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Boating safety: Boating safety tips from ANTHCEye safety when fishing: Fish on! Protective lenses help you keep your eyes on the prize this summer

Mental and behavioral health is a key aspect in the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s efforts toward our vision that Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world. The ANTHC Behavioral Health Aide Program has been hard at work expanding access to behavioral health services to our people across the state by developing and implementing training programs that are specific to Alaska’s Behavioral Health Aides (BHAs). Advancing our vision with her outstanding efforts at the forefront of the ...

“My first words were, ‘It’s so nice to have running water!’” said Eek Elder Xenia Black about having running water for the first time. “Before, I had to tell my son to haul water and do laundry, and he had to do it with a wheelbarrow. It’s nice to wash dishes, make coffee, and do lots of laundry. I don’t have to call my niece and nephew to come and take me to the laundromat.” The occasion is meaningful, since ...

There can often be connections between the health of our bodies and the health of our home. June is National Healthy Homes Month and is an opportunity to evaluate ways to keep people of all ages safe and healthy in your home. The ANTHC Healthy Homes initiative offers some simple tips that you can do to make your home healthier. Download the graphic by clicking the image below.

The Alaska Native Medical Center hospital recently received the Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Silver Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the treatment of patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital. According to the AHA, more than 200,000 adults and children have an in-hospital cardiac arrest each year. The Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation program was developed with the goal to save lives of those who experience in-hospital cardiac arrests through consistently ...