FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On January 15, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive COVID-19 cases in Nome. On January 16, an additional patient tested positive in Brevig Mission. The first patient is a Nome resident and close contact of Read More
Press Release: COVID-19 Case Identified in Regional Village
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 30, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On December 29, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case in a resident of St. Michael. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing have been notified and will conduct further Read More
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
The COVID-19 Vaccine arrived to Nome yesterday. The QCC Residents and staff, direct patient care staff, and EMS/First responders/Fire Personnel in Nome are scheduled to receive the vaccine this week. The vaccine received yesterday, is very fragile and could not be shipped to the villages. However, NSHC will receive a special vaccine shipment next week, Read More
Press Release: Two COVID-19 Cases Identified in Nome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On December 14, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive COVID-19 cases in Nome. The first case is travel-related and the patient is a non-resident of the region. The second patient is a close contact of Read More
Turkey Trot 2020
Still a few days left to enter! If you’ve run, walked, skied or snowshoed, send a screenshot of your map or distance to to enter the raffle for a turkey!
Santa Claus Wants you to Spread Christmas Cheer- Not COVID-19 this Year!
To all the boys and girls in the Bering Strait Region, Watch this special message from Santa Claus! https://youtu.be/xgiT5pTToxA Did you know you can still write Santa Claus a letter before Christmas Eve and he will write you back? You can also submit a coloring page! Use this link to the North Pole Portal: bit.ly/NSHCSanta Read More
Additional Community Spread Case Identified
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 On December 7, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case. The patient is a Nome resident and is now safely isolating. The case is considered to be community spread, and will be investigated further by the State Read More
COVID-19 Testing Centers in Anchorage
Norton Sound / Bering Strait Region Residents: If you are traveling outside of the region, click here for some options to get a COVID-19 test in Anchorage. Click the arrow next to the bolded title to expand or condense testing center information including location, hours and contact information. Some of the testing options are free Read More
COVID-19 Weekly Data Dashboard
Please view NSHC’s weekly Data Dashboard: https://my.visme.co/view/q6xw84jw-data-dashboard
Press Release: Seven Positive COVID-19 Cases Identified Over Holiday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Over NSHC’s Thanksgiving and 50th Anniversary holiday, seven new COVID-19 cases were identified. On Thursday, November 26, one case of COVID-19 was confirmed in a Nome resident. The source of the virus is still under investigation. On Friday, November Read More
