Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Encyclopedia
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is a non-profit health
organization based in Anchorage, Alaska
which provides health services to about 130,000 Alaska Natives
and American Indians
in Alaska
. Established in 1997, ANTHC is owned and managed by Alaska Native tribal governments and their regional health organizations.
ANTHC is co-manager, with the Southcentral Foundation
, of the Alaska Native Medical Center
(ANMC), a 150-bed facility in Anchorage
with a staff including more than 250 physicians and 700 nurses. ANMC is Alaska's only level II trauma center, the highest level that can be achieved in Alaska. It has received Magnet Status for nursing excellence, a designation achieved by only about 1 percent of all hospitals nationwide. It is the only tribally-operated hospital with Magnet Status in the United States. ANMC opened in its current facility in May 1997.
ANTHC is part of the Alaska Tribal Health System and is one of 22 co-signers of the Alaska Tribal Health Compact, a self-governance agreement with the Indian Health Service
.
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
organization based in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
which provides health services to about 130,000 Alaska Natives
Alaska Natives
Alaska Natives are the indigenous peoples of Alaska. They include: Aleut, Inuit, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.-History:In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded...
and American Indians
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. Established in 1997, ANTHC is owned and managed by Alaska Native tribal governments and their regional health organizations.
ANTHC is co-manager, with the Southcentral Foundation
Southcentral Foundation
Southcentral Foundation is an Alaska Native health care organization established by Cook Inlet Region, Inc. in 1982 to improve the health and social conditions of Alaska Natives, enhance culture, and empower individuals and families to take charge of their lives. Alaska Native people own, manage,...
, of the Alaska Native Medical Center
Alaska Native Medical Center
The Alaska Native Medical Center is a non-profit health center based in Anchorage, Alaska which provides medical services to around 138,000 Alaska Natives and American Indians in Alaska. It acts as both the secondary and tertiary care referral hospital for the Alaska Region of the Indian Health...
(ANMC), a 150-bed facility in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
with a staff including more than 250 physicians and 700 nurses. ANMC is Alaska's only level II trauma center, the highest level that can be achieved in Alaska. It has received Magnet Status for nursing excellence, a designation achieved by only about 1 percent of all hospitals nationwide. It is the only tribally-operated hospital with Magnet Status in the United States. ANMC opened in its current facility in May 1997.
ANTHC is part of the Alaska Tribal Health System and is one of 22 co-signers of the Alaska Tribal Health Compact, a self-governance agreement with the Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service is an Operating Division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . IHS is responsible for providing medical and public health services to members of federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Natives...
.
External links
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Alaska Native Medical Center
- http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet/ProgramOverview.aspx Magnet Status
- http://www.chems.alaska.gov/EMS/Trauma_system.htm Trauma-Emergency Medical Services System in Alaska