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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium now officially owns the Alaska Native Medical Center, a major step toward tribal self-determination in healthcare. After years of advocacy, ANTHC — which serves over 175,000 Indigenous Alaskans — takes full control of the Anchorage hospital previously managed under federal partnership. With this ownership, they can accelerate a $462 million expansion, including emergency department upgrades already underway, and leverage recent $400 million settlement funds for critical improvements. Patients and staff won’t see immediate changes, but the move unlocks greater autonomy and investment for long-overdue facility upgrades.

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