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
COVID-19
NSHC COVID-19 Response
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
PSA: Visitor Hour Restrictions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – As Norton Sound Health Corporation ramps up its preparation for the coronavirus, it is asking members of the public to avoid the hospital and village clinics, unless they are seeking medical care. This request extends to all Read More
PSA: Coronavirus Preparation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation medical staff has been watching a new strain of coronavirus that is spreading among people in Asia and in several other countries. There have also been a limited number of infections in the Read More
