Alaska Native Medical Center

What Alaska Native Medical Center does

Alaska Native Medical Center is a 182-bed, Joint Commission-accredited tertiary hospital located in Anchorage, Alaska, jointly operated under a Joint Operating Board by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Southcentral Foundation (SCF). Founded in 1953, ANMC serves as the statewide referral hospital for the Alaska Tribal Health System, providing primary, specialty, and emergency services to Alaska Native and American Indian people. It is the only Level II Trauma Center in Anchorage and operates the first comprehensive pediatric emergency department in Alaska, supported by services in oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, surgical pathology, OB/GYN, and behavioral health. The nursing workforce is Magnet-designated, with more than 80% of nurses holding BSN degrees and 45% holding specialty certifications, and the facility has received recognition from the American Hospital Association. As a tribal 638 facility, ANMC operates within a treaty-based obligation framework that defines its eligible patient population and shapes its federal funding relationship.

The hospital's technology footprint is anchored by the MyHealth patient portal shared across tribal health organizations and the 2021-launched Tinitun wayfinding mobile application, supplemented by participation in the CommonWell Health Alliance for health information exchange. Field clinics and community health aide programs extend the operational reach into remote Alaska Native villages, creating a hub-and-spoke delivery model. The facility has pursued a multi-year capital expansion, including the 2014 bond-financed Patient Housing project and the 2017 Ronald McDonald House partnership for pediatric family lodging.

ANMC's business model blends Indian Health Service compacts and contracts, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, private insurance, and sliding-fee self-pay arrangements. The organization employs between 1,001 and 5,000 staff and is governed through a joint operating structure that aligns ANTHC's statewide infrastructure role with SCF's primary-care and customer-owner service model. Capital is raised through tax-exempt bond issuance and philanthropic contributions rather than equity financing, consistent with its nonprofit, tribal-affiliated status. There is no disclosure of AI/ML, proprietary technology platforms, or commercial product lines.

Name

Alaska Native Medical Center

Legal name

Alaska Native Medical Center

Website

https://anmc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Alaska Native Medical Center is a 182-bed tribal hospital in Anchorage, jointly operated by ANTHC and Southcentral Foundation. It serves Alaska Native and American Indian people as the sole tertiary referral center for the Alaska Tribal Health System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tribal Acute Care Hospital

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Tribal healthcare services
• Acute care hospital
• Primary care services
• Specialty medical clinics
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Indian Health Service Funding: Indian Health Service provides funding for a portion of Tribal health needs; Alaska Native and American Indian patients are eligible under ANMC Policy #703 for direct health services, supplemented by Tribally Sponsored Health Insurance Program (T-SHIP).
2. Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Denali KidCare and VA Benefits Billing: ANMC bills private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Denali KidCare and VA benefits for services to eligible Alaska Native and American Indian patients; using benefits strengthens Tribal health funding. Patients are responsible for co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs.
3. Out-of-pocket Patient Payments: Pay Bill Online via Stripe payment gateway for patient out-of-pocket costs; pricing transparency disclosures and No Surprises Act compliance.
4. State-Endorsed Cleft Lip and Palate Program Billing (Sliding Fee Scale): Alaska's Cleft Lip and Palate Program (the first state-endorsed program in Alaska) bills major insurance, Medicaid, and Denali KidCare; offers sliding fee scale based on household size and annual income; facility fees are always out-of-pocket.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is a Joint Commission-accredited 182-bed acute care hospital jointly operated by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Southcentral Foundation (SCF) under a Joint Operating Board. It provides comprehensive acute, specialty, primary, and behavioral health care to Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska, and houses Alaska's first Level II Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. The hospital works in close partnership with rural tribal health facilities statewide and serves as the referral center for high-risk pregnancies and trauma within the Alaska Tribal Health System.

Product overview

Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is a single integrated acute-care hospital platform plus a portfolio of co-located specialty and outpatient service lines, digital patient tools, and administrative support programs — rather than a single discrete software product. Its core offering is the 182-bed ANMC Hospital (Alaska's first Level II Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center), operated jointly by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Southcentral Foundation (SCF) under a Joint Operating Board. Layered around that core hospital are inpatient units (4th Floor Inpatient Units, 5th Floor Inpatient Units, Critical Care Unit, Hospitalist Service, Inpatient Pediatrics with NICU/PICU, Inpatient Palliative Care), specialty outpatient clinics (Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Clinic, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology & Hematology with Infusion Center, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pain Management, Podiatry, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Rheumatology, Urology, Alaska's Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Child and Family Developmental Services, Physical Therapy), general outpatient services (Walk-in Clinic, Primary Care at the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, Emergency Department, SCF ED Fast Track, Obstetrics & Gynecology with Maternal-Fetal Medicine), diagnostic and support services (Radiology, Laboratory and Pathology, Pharmacy, Biomedical Engineering), and patient- and provider-facing digital tools (MyHealth Patient Portal powered by Cerner IQHealth / HealtheLife, Tinitun wayfinding app on Connexient, ANMC Shuttle Tracker, Clinical Guidelines Library, Specialty Care Resources / Referral Guidelines, DAISY and BEE Awards, Patient Rights and Responsibilities program, Health Benefits Specialists and T-SHIP, ANHRAP, Quyana Care Coordination Center, ANTHC Patient Housing, and the Traditional Foods Donation Program).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyHealth: ANMC's secure online patient portal that allows customer-owners to access medical information, message providers, view test results, request appointments, and more; powered by Cerner/HealtheLife.
• Tinitun
• The DAISY Award
• BEE Award (Being Excellent Every Day)

Products and services

• Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) Hospital Joint Commission-accredited 182-bed acute care hospital jointly operated by ANTHC and Southcentral Foundation, housing Alaska's first Level II Trauma Center and a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, providing acute, specialty, primary, and behavioral health care to Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska.
• ANMC Emergency Department
• Walk-in Clinic (Healthy Communities Building) Non-emergency walk-in clinic at 3900 Ambassador Drive, open 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Friday and 10 a.m.–6 p.m. weekends and holidays (365 days/year).
• Primary Care (Anchorage Native Primary Care Center) Full-spectrum primary care for adults and children using the medical home model; each customer selects a primary care provider supported by an integrated care team of medical assistants, care coordination nurse, case management support, and assigned specialists.
• Cardiology Clinic Cardiology specialty clinic on the second floor of the Healthy Communities Building; holds Intersocietal Accreditation Commission reaccreditation in Adult Transthoracic, Adult Transesophageal and Adult Stress Echocardiography.
• Oncology & Hematology Clinic Oncology and hematology clinic on the fourth floor of the Healthy Communities Building, with an infusion center (7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday–Friday).
• Obstetrics & Gynecology (with Maternal-Fetal Medicine) OB/GYN service including gynecologic care, gynecologic oncology, midwifery, obstetrics, childbirth education, lactation, perinatology/maternal fetal medicine, labor & delivery, NICU, and Nutaqsiivik nurse home visiting; located in the Gottlieb Building; more than 1,500 babies delivered annually.
• Pediatrics (Inpatient and Outpatient) Pediatric care including inpatient pediatrics, NICU, PICU, pediatric trauma, pediatric subspecialty care (pulmonology, endocrinology, rheumatology, neurology, nephrology), outpatient clinic in the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, and pediatric dental, audiology, optometry/ophthalmology, behavioral health/psychiatry, and dietitian services; nearly 1,000 children admitted annually.
• General Surgery General surgery clinic on the first floor of the ANMC hospital (southeast hallway near Dental), open 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.
• Alaska's Cleft Lip and Palate Program (ACLP) State-endorsed, multidisciplinary cleft care program run by Southcentral Foundation that holds six clinics per year and serves both Alaska Native and non-Native children throughout Alaska. Team includes audiologists, ENT, plastic surgeons, oral surgeons, orthodontists, pediatric dentists, SLPs, behavioral health consultants, nutritionists, pediatricians, RN case managers, and a parent navigator; bills major insurance, Medicaid, Denali KidCare, with a sliding fee scale.
• ANMC Laboratory and Pathology 24/7 laboratory offering diagnostic services, inpatient phlebotomy, and the only surgical pathology facility in the Alaska Tribal Health System; accredited by the College of American Pathologists and the American Association of Blood Banks.
• ANMC Radiology Radiology clinic on the first floor of the ANMC hospital offering general X-ray, CT scans, mammography (FDA and ACR accredited), MRI, ultrasound (ACR accredited), and bone densitometry, with 24/7 staffing for emergencies.
• ANMC Pharmacy Outpatient pharmacy open 8 a.m.–8 p.m. daily (9 a.m.–8 p.m. Wednesdays) with a toll-free refill line (877) 320-4321 that refills and mails prescriptions to customer-owners in the Anchorage Service Unit.
• Child and Family Developmental Services (CFDS) Interdisciplinary pediatric service (developmental-behavioral pediatrics, speech and language therapy, occupational and physical therapy, behavior analysis, behavioral health) with two sensory/motor gyms and telehealth capability, located in the Gottlieb Building, 4441 Diplomacy Drive.
• Critical Care Unit (CCU) Multidisciplinary intensive care unit providing cardiac, hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring, cardio versions, trans-esophageal echos, endoscopies, continuous renal replacement therapy, central line insertions, temporary pacemakers, bronchoscopies, and telemetry for geriatric, adult, and occasional pediatric critically ill patients statewide.
• Quyana Care Coordination Center 24/7 patient travel and lodging coordination service providing one toll-free phone number (1-855-482-4382) for all travel, lodging, specialty clinic appointments, and airport/hotel transportation needs of customer-owners traveling to ANMC.
• ANTHC Patient Housing Patient housing operated by ANTHC that provides a 'home away from home' for patients traveling to Anchorage for ANMC care.
• Alaska Native Health Resource Advocate Program (ANHRAP) Resource and referral service created in 1997 that helps Alaska Native people living outside Alaska connect with health, social, educational, legal, employment, disability, treatment, housing, and health insurance programs and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,500 babies delivered annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core, minor and core.

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANTHC and Southcentral Foundation established a Joint Operating Board to ensure unified operation of health services at ANMC. ANTHC is described as the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, providing hospital and specialty clinic job opportunities, news media coordination, and administration of many clinical departments (pharmacy, biomedical engineering, traditional foods program, etc.). ANMC providers and clinical guidelines are largely managed by ANTHC.
• Southcentral Foundation (SCF)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCF co-operates ANMC with ANTHC under a Joint Operating Board. SCF operates the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, the Walk-in Clinic, ED Fast Track, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Child and Family Developmental Services, Dental, and Physical Therapy & Exercise. Provides integrated primary care teams using the medical home model.
• Crothall HealthcareminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCrothall Healthcare, a premier healthcare support services provider, employs individuals in housekeeping/environmental services at ANMC; employment application available on ANMC careers page.
• CommonWell Health AlliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationANMC participates in the CommonWell Health Alliance network, allowing participating health care practitioners access to patient health information nationwide regardless of where care occurs. Patient opt-out/opt-in form is available, and FAQs for Tribal health partners are published.
• Cerner (Oracle Health)coreTechnology or IntegrationCerner powers the MyHealth patient portal (also branded as IQHealth / HealtheLife mobile app). MyHealth is shared with multiple tribal health organizations across the Alaska Tribal Health System.
• The Joint CommissioncoreOthersAccredits ANMC hospital — the gold standard of quality care for health care organizations. Patients have the right to submit concerns to The Joint Commission's Office of Quality and Patient Safety. Biomedical Engineering passed a recent Joint Commission inspection with no deficiencies.
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)coreOthersAccredits ANMC's Laboratory and Pathology Department — considered the gold standard for hospital laboratories and indicates quality and patient safety.
• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)coreOthersAccredits ANMC's Laboratory and Pathology Department alongside the College of American Pathologists.
• American College of Radiology (ACR)coreOthersAccredits ANMC's Ultrasound Department and Mammography Department. ACR-accredited imaging is referenced on Radiology service page and Press Releases.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)coreOthersAccredits ANMC's Mammography Department alongside ACR.
• Seattle Children's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlaska's Cleft Lip and Palate Program maintains a relationship with Seattle Children's Hospital for cases that require special care; SCF and ANMC refer severe and syndromic cases to this major center.
• DAISY FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerANMC partnered with the DAISY Foundation (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) to present the DAISY Award quarterly to an RN who goes above and beyond; DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes.
• Ronald McDonald House CharitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPress release of January 11, 2016 announced the Ronald McDonald House at the Alaska Native Medical Center to open in 2017 — providing a 'home away from home' for pediatric patient families.
• Aleutian Pribilof Island Association, Chugachmiut, Copper River Native Association, Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Kodiak Area Native Association, Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium, Native Village of Eklutna, Norton Sound Health Corporation, Southeast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThese tribal health organizations participate in ANMC's MyHealth patient portal, sharing electronic health records across the Alaska Tribal Health System for continuity of care.
• Acentra Health (KEPRO)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as a contact for Medicare beneficiaries who have concerns regarding quality of care, Medicare coverage, or premature discharge from ANMC.
• State of Alaska Department of Health and Social ServicescoreOthersState of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services — Health Facilities Licensing & Certification listed as a contact for patient complaints; also runs the Pediatric Facility Recognition Program (with Alaska EMS for Children Advisory Board) which recognized ANMC as Alaska's first comprehensive pediatric emergency care facility in 2015. State also originally sponsored the Cleft Lip and Palate clinics before transferring to SCF.
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)minorOthersReferenced as a clinical guidelines resource in the Specialty Outpatient Clinical Guidelines on anmc.org.
• LifeMed AlaskacoreOthersLifeMed Alaska is referenced in ANMC's Women's Health Clinical Guidelines for maternal flight protocols — used for perinatal transport and referral from rural Alaska.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC): ANMC's joint operator and the largest, most comprehensive tribal health organization in the U.S. ANTHC provides hospital administration, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, public relations, and patient housing, and co-manages clinical guidelines. It is the most structurally comparable entity because it shares ANMC's mission, governance overlap, and statewide tribal health footprint.
• Southcentral Foundation: ANMC's other joint operator via the Joint Operating Board. SCF runs the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center, walk-in clinic, ED Fast Track, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Child and Family Developmental Services, and primary care under the medical home model. Highly comparable because it shares ANMC's patient population, Alaska Native service mission, and joint-operating relationship.
• Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority: A tribally operated acute care hospital in Cherokee, North Carolina, serving the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Comparable because it is a tribal 501(c)(3) hospital with similar size and scope, federal IHS funding dependency, cultural integration model, and referral-center role within a smaller tribal population.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Health Service (IHS): The federal agency within HHS that funds and operates healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native people. IHS is the federal counterpart and primary funding source for ANMC; comparable because it serves the same eligibility population nationwide but operates as a much larger, geographically distributed federal system rather than a single integrated delivery network.
• Seattle Children's Hospital: A quaternary pediatric academic medical center that ANMC's Cleft Lip and Palate Program refers severe and syndromic cases to. Comparable because it serves as the upstream pediatric specialty referral destination for ANMC patients and represents the clinical benchmark for the pediatric trauma and subspecialty services ANMC is building in-house.
• CommonSpirit Health (formerly CHI/Dignity): One of the largest U.S. nonprofit health systems, operating Catholic Health Initiatives Alaska (which includes hospitals in the state). Comparable as a large nonprofit multi-state health system with rural referral hospital exposure, though it operates a far broader commercial footprint than ANMC's IHS-funded tribal mission.

Regional players

• Providence Alaska Medical Center: The largest private hospital in Anchorage and ANMC's primary non-tribal tertiary care competitor. Comparable because it is a regional referral center in the same metropolitan market with overlapping trauma, oncology, and surgical service lines, though it serves a broader commercial population and is not restricted to the Alaska Native/American Indian population.
• Alaska Regional Hospital: A 250-bed HCA-affiliated acute care hospital in Anchorage. Comparable as another Anchorage-based acute care referral facility with overlapping emergency, surgical, and maternal-child service lines, though it serves a commercial/Medicare population rather than ANMC's IHS-eligible cohort.

Others

• Cerner Corporation (Oracle Health): Vendor of the MyHealth patient portal and underlying EHR that ANMC shares with 11+ tribal health organizations. Included as an enabling technology peer because the depth of ANMC's Cerner integration is itself a structural asset; comparable vendors (Epic, Meditech) are alternatives in the same category.
• Connexient: Vendor of the indoor GPS/wayfinding platform that powers ANMC's Tinitun campus navigation app. Included as an enabling peer because the Tinitun deployment is one of the more visible consumer-facing technology assets at ANMC and a meaningful patient experience differentiator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ANTHCtoday
• Facebookfacebook.com/ANMCtoday
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alaska-native-medical-center

Compliance14 records

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