Do you know a breastfeeding super supporter? How about a breastfeeding mighty mom? World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7 and is a time to recognize the importance of working together to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action honors breastfeeding through a week of promotion and recognition by acknowledging that “in Read More
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NSHC to use ANMC to Coordinate Medicaid Travel
Effective June 25th, the ANMC Travel Management Office will take over coordinating Medicaid travel for all NSHC patients. Download information on how the coordination will work here.
DHAT Grad is NSHC’s Fifth Tribal Member to Complete Program
Homegrown DHAT to work in sub-region after preceptorship ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Norton Sound Health Corporation is celebrating the graduation of its newest Dental Health Aide Therapist (DHAT), Melinda Gray. Gray was among the most recent graduating class of the Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program, a partnership between Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Ilisagvik Tribal College. Read More
NSHC Names Kelly Bogart VP of Hospital Services
Locally raised Nomeite to become NSHC division leader NOME, ALASKA -Norton Sound Health Corporation hired a new Vice President of Hospital Services to replace outgoing administrator Phil Hofstetter. Kelly Bogart will take over leadership of the large NSHC division, which includes most hospital-based departments, and she will also take on the role of Nursing Home Read More
Vote NSRH as a Most Beautiful Hospital!
Norton Sound Regional Hospital is once again in the running to become one of the Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S. In 2017, NSRH ranked 9th in the listing, and has placed 6th and 11th in 2016 and 2013, respectively. On June 1, Soliant, a leading specialty healthcare staffing provider, announced the finalists Read More
NSHC Offers All-Expenses-Paid Wellness Camp
Download the application form here. It is due June 8th! You can turn in the form to the CAMP office in Nome, by fax (443-4571) or by email. Download a copy of the flyer here.
Kaniqsirugut News – Spring 2018 Issue
Download Kaniqsirugut News Spring 2018 Issue here.
GE Healthcare Feature: “The Frozen Frontier”
NSHC is featured on GE Healthcare’s online media site “The Pulse” this month. GE tells the story of moving two new X-ray machines into the Gambell and Savoonga clinics, what it took to get them there, and how it will impact care in the communities. “The quality of the images with our new X-ray system Read More
May is Mental Health Month!
Join Mental Health America this May as we challenge ourselves each day to make small changes – both physically and mentally – to create huge gains for our overall fitness. HOW DOES IT WORK? Each day during the month of May, Mental Health America will post a challenge of the day online. ON OUR WEBSITE: Read More
NSHC Vice President of Hospital Services Departs
Phil Hofstetter to leave NSHC after 20 years of service Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation’s Vice President of Hospital Services Phil Hofstetter will be leaving to become the Chief Executive Officer of the Petersburg Medical Center. Hofstetter accepted the position in mid-April and will be moving to Petersburg, Alaska at the end of Read More
