Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) is the tribal health organization that provides hospital and clinic care for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta from Bethel. It operates the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital and sub-regional clinics serving 50 villages across the delta.
Bethel, AK, USA
Bethel commission to weigh $675,000 gravel trail to YKHC campus to replace closed boardwalk
Bethel commission reviews $675,000 City Sub-YK Trail plan Oct. 7: a gravel trail to the YKHC Primary Care Center replacing a closed elevated boardwalk.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
YKHC names interim chief Patricia Smith as permanent president and CEO
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation names Patricia Smith permanent president and CEO, succeeding Dan Winkelman, who left for Doyon; Elders Home expansion ahead.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Bethel police warn residents not to shoot suspected rabid animals in the head
Bethel Police Department guidance tells residents that shooting a suspicious animal in the head can destroy the brain tissue rabies testing requires, and directs all animal bites to a medical provider and the YKHC Office of Environmental Health.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Bethel health fair screens 48 for diabetes and promotes same-day services
A July health fair at Bethel's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital screened 48 people for diabetes and promoted the same-day services YKHC offers the region.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
IHS picks Sitka and Bethel tribal health groups for first-ever elder care construction program
The Indian Health Service selected SEARHC in Sitka and YKHC in Bethel for the first round of a federal long-term care construction program, marking the first time the Joint Venture Construction Program has funded elder care rather than general health facilities.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read