FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Five Nome residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 21, in connection with a cluster of cases identified the day prior. The addition of the latest cases brings the active COVID-19 case count in the region to Read More
Press Release: Delta Variant Arrives in Alaska
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 that has ravaged India has made its way to Alaska. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has identified 13 cases of the Delta variant in positive COVID-19 swabs. Alaska’s Read More
Press Release: Four Test Positive for COVID-19 in Koyuk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Four close contact individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in Koyuk on Tuesday, June 22. Norton Sound Health Corporation determined the cases to be acquired through community spread. The patients’ close contacts have been notified. Due to potential Read More
Wellness and Training Center Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour around NSHC’s new Wellness and Training Center in Nome, Alaska. The center opened in mid-May 2021 and houses NSHC’s Behavioral Health Services, Tribal Healing, Chronic Care Active Management Prevention (CAMP), EMS Training, and Health Aide Training programs. The video is about 25 minutes long and features elements recorded both before and Read More
Press Release: Additional Community Spread COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A Nome resident tested positive for COVID-19 on the afternoon of Friday, June 4. The individual acquired the virus through community spread. The patient is safely isolating, and close contacts are being notified. This case brings the Read More
Press Release: Two New Cases and Four Variant Cases Confirmed in Nome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive cases of COVID-19 in Nome and received confirmation that four previous infections were caused by the infectious P.1 variant of COVID-19. The first new case occurred on Thursday, June 3, Read More
Press Release: Three COVID-19 Cases Identified with P.1 Variant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A more transmissible variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the region. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services notified Norton Sound Health Corporation that three individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 in Nome earlier this Read More
Press Release: Three Close Contacts Test Positive for COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Three Nome residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 5. The individuals are considered close contacts to one another, and Norton Sound Health Corporation believes they acquired the virus through community spread. The individuals are safely Read More
Press Release: NSHC Supports LGBT Individuals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation honors and respects its patients, community members, and employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identification or expression. Approximately 5-10% of the general population is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. In the Norton Read More
Press Release: Close Contact Tests Positive for COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A Nome resident tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, April 26. The individual is a close contact to a previously identified case. The patient’s close contacts have been notified, and the patient is safely isolating. Norton Sound Read More
