Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

ANTHC Food and Nutrition Services accepts whole or gutted salmon, salmon heads, bellies and eggs! Fresh or frozen in non-vacuum sealed bags. If you are out harvesting please consider donating to help us heal patients! If you are interested in donating traditional foods, please contact 907-729-2682 or email nativefood4life@anthc.org.

ANTHC is partnering with communities across Alaska to improve water and sanitation for Alaska Native people. This is possible thanks to the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA funding is being used to ensure that Alaska Native people have access to a safe supply of drinking water, reliable sewage systems and solid waste disposal facilities. ANTHC is working with Tribes and communities to expand access to clean water to more people in rural Alaska. To learn more about the IIJA, visit anthc.org/water-wellness

The Alaska Native Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research-and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gxM6_9iz

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is among countless organizations experiencing operational challenges related to a global IT outage. While we have organized an incident command to urgently restore all systems at the Alaska Native Medical Center and campus-wide, our emergency services and specialty clinics remain open. Patients needing health care can visit the hospital or clinic for care. We are prioritizing solutions in clinical areas, using downtime procedures as needed, and continue to provide the highest level of patient care possible.

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 gypsum wall board (GWB) installation, and taping and painting are nearing completion. Finish work has begun – the installation of cabinetry and window sills is underway. The final installations of sprinklers, new plumbing and ducting, and electrical into trim out are underway. Ceiling grid and hard lid installation has begun. For Phase 1B, selective demolition of the former Orthopedics Clinic space is well underway. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing demolition is ongoing, and the GWB demolition is complete. ANMC hospital east side exterior site work is underway. The new curb installation is complete. Heat tubing installation at the new Temporary ED entry is underway, and canopy trim-out, painting, and roofing will start soon. Bollard and fence installation started this week. The final grade and compaction work have begun and landscaping work will start soon. PARKING UPDATE: Last week, construction crews significantly extended their construction footprint in the ANMC hospital east side parking lot. Day parking is no longer be available in the ANMC hospital east lot – with the exception of some ADA accessible parking and short-term parking for Emergency Room patient drop-offs. A traffic flagger is present in the lot to ensure drivers are aware of alternate parking locations and do not park in designated emergency vehicle areas. Additional parking locations include: the ANMC Patient Housing Parking Garage (north of the hospital), the Denali Parking Garage (east of the hospital), and the Flattop Mountain Parking Garage (south of the hospital). There is a marked pedestrian path from the Denali Parking Garage for all foot traffic between the garage and the ANMC hospital.

The EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. They are designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments. Learn more about eligible organizations, including federally-recognized Tribes, here: https://lnkd.in/g-Q9t_U5

For those of us with access to clean, running water, something as simple as handwashing may be taken for granted. But for Alaskans facing the challenge of water insecurity, maintaining hand hygiene is a conscious effort every single day. That’s why ANTHC is partnering with communities across Alaska to improve water and sanitation connections for more Alaska Native people. Learn more about our process at anthc.org/water-wellness

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Starting Friday, July 12, the Alaska Native Health Campus will 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 traffic pattern changes and detour signage. The remainder of the ANMC east side parking lot will be taken offline for construction activities beginning on Friday, July 12. A three-week partial road closure of Tudor Centre Drive will begin on Tuesday, July 16. UPCOMING ROAD CLOSURE: Starting Tuesday, July 16, a portion of Tudor Centre drive will be closed for three weeks. Construction crews will be doing underground utility work, which requires closure of a portion of Tudor Centre Drive between the northeast side of the ANMC hospital/Denali Parking Garage and the Nuka Learning and Wellness Center. This road closure is expected to continue into the week of August 5. Please remain alert and aware of construction activities when driving or walking on campus. PARKING UPDATE: Starting Friday, July 12, construction crews will begin to extend their construction footprint in the ANMC east side parking lot, taking spaces offline as cars leave the lot. This process will continue throughout the weekend and the construction fence will be extended. At this point, day parking will no longer be available in the ANMC hospital east lot – with the exception of some ADA accessible parking and short-term parking for Emergency Room patient drop offs. There will be a traffic flagger present in the lot to ensure drivers are aware of alternate parking locations and do not park in designated emergency vehicle areas. Additional parking locations include: the ANMC Patient Housing Parking Garage (north of the hospital), the Denali Parking Garage (east of the hospital), and the Flattop Mountain Parking Garage (south of the hospital). Stay up-to-date with the latest Emergency Services Expansion project news and information here: https://lnkd.in/gSZfTkq9

Make sure your student can receive emergency health care when they are away for school! Enroll in the ANTHC Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) Student Medical Program before traveling out of state for school. PRC enrollment needs to be done each semester; students need to provide ANTHC PRC the following: - A notarized official letter from the school verifying the student’s full-time attendance. - Patient registration worksheet with current mailing address and telephone number while going to school outside Alaska. - Beneficiaries are required to be screened for alternate health resources. Please call 907-729-5696 to be screened by Outreach and Enrollment. - Once the student has graduated or discontinues full-time status, medical coverage is limited to emergency care for a period up to 180 days. For more information, visit: www.anthc.org/prc/

ICYMI: 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. Read how the ANTHC Board of Directors approved construction of a short-term skilled nursing facility to address this gap in the continuum of care: https://lnkd.in/gCbVWYJY