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Description

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Alaska Native Medical Center
In 1969 Alaska Natives began a long journey to a triballygoverned Alaska Native health care system Their efforts led to a sophisticated and comprehensive triballyowned and managed health care system that provides integrated programs to more than 138000 Natives from all parts of our vast state This Alaska Tribal Health System represents the power of unity among Alaskas tribes and reflects the perseverance intelligence and vision of our tribal health care leaders

MISSION
The Alaska Native Medical Center shall fulfill the mission and vision of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Southcentral Foundation by working together with the Native community to achieve wellness by providing the highest quality health services for all Alaska Natives

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History

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HISTORY
Beginning in the 1940s the US Indian Health Service began providing health care for Alaska Native people By 1998 transition to Alaska Native ownership was completed with the transfer of ANMC to ANTHC and SCF Today ANMC has become a world leader in health care where advanced technology meets human caring ANMC is also a gathering place where longtime friends can celebrate life events learn ways to maintain wellness or simply visit one another