FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation saw its third positive case of COVID-19 on Friday, May 22, just one day after announcing its second positive case. The patient agreed to disclose their home community of Nome and started to Read More
COVID-19
NSHC COVID-19 Response
Press Release: Second COVID-19 Case Found in NSHC Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A second patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in the Bering Strait/Norton Sound Region. The patient has agreed to disclose their home community of Nome and has started to self-isolate immediately after being notified of the positive Read More
PSA: NSHC Slowly Reopens Outpatient Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Patient and employee safety remains number one priority Nome, Alaska – NSHC is slowly opening outpatient health care services in Nome and the village clinics. If you have delayed an in-person appointment, specialty procedure, an Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) Read More
NSHC Seeking Water & Sewer Stories
*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Norton Sound Health Corporation is seeking stories from around the region on what it’s like living without water and sewer. These stories can be sent in the form of videos, photos or written comments to help elevate the need for serving the region’s unserved communities. NSHC will pay $50 to each video submitter Read More
Press Release: NSHC Sees First COVID-19 Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – The first patient in the Bering Strait region has tested positive for COVID-19. The patient has been self-isolating and is in contact with State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing to ensure appropriate precautions Read More
PSA: NSHC Urges Public to Stay at Home
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Although there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Bering Strait Region, the state of Alaska has 69 confirmed cases, and NSHC is urging everyone to stay at home. What regional residents have done to prevent Read More
Identifying and Managing COVID-19
NSHC provided an update to Tribal Leaders on Monday, March 23, and included step-by-step information on how NSHC will identify COVID-19 in patients and treat them thereafter. NSHC also answered frequently asked questions, including questions from the basic symptoms of COVID-19 to NSHC’s level of preparedness to how to quarantine after potential exposure. That information Read More
COVID-19 Tribal Leader Call-In
Starting Monday, March 23, NSHC will host a daily Tribal Leader call at 11 a.m. to provide a daily briefing about the Coronavirus Pandemic preparation for your communities. The call-in line is 1-800-315-6338; access code: 03286# Please mute your phone until the end, when NSHC will answer any questions. Do you have questions in advance? Read More
PSA: Village Medical Travel Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – In an effort to safeguard and minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure to the region’s villages, NSHC will be temporarily changing how it does medical visits from Nome to the villages. These visits, which have typically been Read More
PSA: NSHC Encourages At-Home Self Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – On Thursday, March 12, the State of Alaska announced its first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in Anchorage. Officials say the patient self-disclosed and did not expose the public, and they expect the case to be isolated. Read More
