Alaska Native Tribes Now Own the Hospital They’ve Operated for Decades

Alaska Native Tribes Now Own the Hospital They’ve Operated for Decades

For nearly three decades, Tribal organizations have operated the programs and services of the Alaska Native Medical Center, but the federal government owned the hospital building. That mismatch ended on August 24, 2026, when IHS transferred the facility to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) after decades of advocacy by Alaska Tribal leaders. The…