Anchorage-based Native nonprofit health system serving Alaska Native and American Indian people across south-central Alaska. Co-owns Alaska Native Medical Center with ANTHC. Pioneer of the Nuka System of Care.
Anchorage, AK, USA
Senate sends Anchorage Quyana Clubhouse land transfer to president
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday giving Southcentral Foundation ownership of the Anchorage parcel under Quyana Clubhouse, a step the foundation says it needs to finance a larger mental health facility
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Visiting dentist to hold five-day clinic in Nondalton
A dentist will hold a five-day clinic in Nondalton starting Sept. 21, with a dental hygienist in Tyonek and a physician in Akutan the same week.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Three Southcentral villages get visiting primary care this week
Southcentral Foundation is running primary care clinics in Chenega Bay, Nanwalek and Tyonek this week, with Chenega Bay's running through Sept. 21.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Southcentral Foundation sends visiting providers to Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek next week
Southcentral Foundation has four visiting clinics starting Sept. 14 in Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek, including a dental clinic in Tyonek. Between visits, Tyonek's care rests on one community health aide, and primary care providers reach the village once every two months.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Tribal consortium takes ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center
The Indian Health Service transferred ownership of the Alaska Native Medical Center to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on Aug. 24, 2026, a conveyance documented only by the recipient's own announcement.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read
Southcentral Foundation asks Congress to make IHS contract support costs mandatory
In March 17 testimony to a US House Appropriations subcommittee, Southcentral Foundation Vice President Leanndra Ross asked Congress to shift Indian Health Service contract support costs and section 105(l) lease payments to mandatory appropriations, shielding rural clinic care from shutdowns.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Three remote Aleutian villages are getting traveling dental and medical clinics this month
Southcentral Foundation has scheduled visiting clinics in three Aleutian communities: dental care in Sand Point and Akutan from Aug. 24 to Sept. 4, and primary care in Atka Aug. 23-26.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
In Tyonek, one health aide holds the village's care together
Robert Stephan is the sole community health aide in Tyonek, a remote Alaska village, filling the gaps between infrequent provider visits as he prepares for PA school.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Decades-old rules cap buildings at a Tudor Road corner. The Assembly may start to lift them.
The Anchorage Assembly is considering a land use plan amendment that would redesignate two Southcentral Foundation parcels in the Century Village subdivision from 'Neighborhood Center' to 'Main Street Corridor.' The change would not itself alter zoning but could support a later effort to remove a 40-year-old special limitation capping building heights at 25 feet.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Southcentral Foundation treats traditional food as medicine at a free Anchorage gathering
Southcentral Foundation is hosting a free Traditional Foods Gathering July 27-28 at 4501 Diplomacy Drive in Anchorage, with in-person seats capped at 150 on a first-come basis and a virtual option available.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Anchorage clinic offers kuspuk, beading, and talking circle classes
Southcentral Foundation's Traditional Healing Clinic at 4320 Diplomacy Drive is running at least four cultural classes this month, ranging from beadwork to a three-session kuspuk sewing series to a talking circle ceremony introduction on Wednesday.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Southcentral Foundation offers cultural education classes in June
Traditional Healing Clinic is running cultural education classes in late May and early June teaching Alaska Native language preservation, traditional food preparation, and craft skills. The programming addresses cultural continuity concerns raised by tribal communities.
by Alaska News4mo ago1 min read
Alaska Native Heritage Center collects traditional foods for typhoon relief
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is coordinating traditional food donations for families displaced by Typhoon Halong. Donors can deliver subsistence foods to the Anchorage campus using designated drop-off windows.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 4mo ago1 min read
Anchorage health facility secures federal approval for land transfer to expand services
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs unanimously approved eight bills Wednesday benefiting tribes in Massachusetts, Washington, Alaska, and California, even as members sharply criticized the administration's proposed budget cuts to tribal programs.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read