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JBER opens direct-access clinic for women experiencing menopause symptoms
A new clinic at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is expanding healthcare options for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. The 673rd Medical Group recently opened the Women’s Mid-Life Optimizations Direct Access Clinic, offering services such as diagnostic lab testing and hormone therapy to help patients manage symptoms linked to hormonal changes.
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AROUND ALASKA: Hospital Parking, Festival Artwork and Halloween Pumpkins
Attention anglers and boaters in Kodiak. Fish and Game just announced that some upgrades are coming to the St. Paul Harbor Boat Launch. Plans call for a new two-lane concrete plank boat ramp, along with a new boarding float and updated fish cleaning station. There will soon be more parking...
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Alaska Providence hospital gets international recognition for stroke, brain injury care
Anchorage-based Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital earned stroke and brain injury specialty program accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International. Alaska has one of the highest rates of trauma and brain injury in the nation, and the highest rate of traumatic spinal cord injury in North America,...
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Wellness Vending Machines Spread to Juneau, Seward, and More
Located right outside the door to the tribal office on Third Avenue, Seward’s community wellness vending machine offers 24/7 easy access. Access to basic health-and-wellness supplies should not depend on whether someone has money in their pocket, transportation, an appointment or the courage to ask for help. Free wellness vending machines throughout the state are addressing that issue.
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New Anchorage center to provide specialized behavioral health care for teens
A new facility in Anchorage will soon provide specialized behavioral health care for Alaska teenagers. Providence Alaska says it will open the Providence Youth Behavioral Health Center later this fall. The 16-bed facility will serve adolescents ages 12 to 17 who need 24-hour psychiatric care. Typical stays will range from...
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Monday, September 21, 2026 — Ownership transfer of Native medical center promises a new era of healthcare sovereignty in Alaska
Alaska tribes just took over ownership from the federal government of the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, making way for growth that officials have been advocating for years. The new owners, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, were among the first Native organizations to assume health care sovereignty in 1998, but officials say underinvestment in the facility by the federal Indian Health Service was blocking much-needed expansion of both services and capacity. Although it’s in Anchorage, the center serves as a hub of health care for Alaska Native patients from all across the state, counting almost 172,000 specialty cases and 56,000 emergency room visits a year. Under the new arrangement, the SouthCentral Foundation will oversee primary care. We’ll talk about the legacy and new future prospects for healthcare sovereignty in Alaska.
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New Chief Administrator for Providence Hospital
The chief administrator of Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage is being reassigned to the nonprofit healthcare network’s largest hospital in Alaska. Jessica Oswald has been named Chief Administrative Officer of Providence Alaska Medical Center, in charge of executive leadership and operational oversight for clinical and support service lines, working closely with the chief medical officer and chief nursing officer to advance strategic priorities and enhance patient care.
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Providence Alaska hospital taps chief administrative officer
Jessica Oswald has been named chief administrative officer of Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, effective Oct. 5, according to a Sept. 10 news release. In her new role, Ms. Oswald will provide executive leadership and operational oversight across the hospital’s clinical and support service lines. She will work with the chief medical officer and chief nursing officer to enhance patient care delivery, achieve organizational goals and advance strategic priorities.
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Providence Hospital to Offer Targeted Treatment for Rare Neuroendocrine Cancers
Providence Alaska Medical Center has become the first treatment center in the state to offer Lutathera, a targeted radioactive therapy used to treat certain rare cancers that develop in the pancreas, stomach, intestines, and other parts of the digestive system. The treatment is approved for adults and patients 12 and...
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Anchorage schools remind families about vaccines as more students return
More students are back in school today in Anchorage, with grades 10 through 12 starting the new school year. With students back together, the Anchorage School District is reminding families to make sure their children are up to date on vaccinations. Alaska requires students to receive certain vaccines, including those...
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Two major projects could reshape mental health care for Mat-Su youth
A pair of new mental health facilities coming to Mat-Su in the next two years could have a dramatic impact on youth mental health support, giving clinicians a way to help more people in need of services while avoiding sending them to Anchorage or out of state for treatment. In...
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Providence Alaska earns robotic surgery Center of Excellence status
Providence Alaska Medical Center has received national recognition for its robotic surgery program. Providence Alaska Medical Center has been accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation. The accreditation recognizes hospitals that meet standards for robotic surgery, including procedure volume, patient outcomes, equipment, and...
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A behavioral health recovery center opening in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood will focus on mobile outreach
A behavioral health recovery center slated to open in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood will not operate a walk-in crisis clinic as previously planned. True North Recovery signed an agreement this week with the Fairview Community Council, appeasing some critics of the project. Assembly member Sydney Scout represents the area and...
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Sarah Louden: Best of ASCO Anchorage 2026 by Total Health
Sarah Louden, CEO and Founder of Total Health, shared on LinkedIn:. “This is a very personal post. The physicians we have here at our meeting represent nearly HALF of the oncologists in Alaska. Like Hawaii and Puerto Rico, Alaska allows us to bring community education alongside American Society of Clinical...