July 15, 2010
Senator Lisa Murkowski made a stop in Bethel during a Senate holiday recess. Dr. Ellen Hodges, Hospital Chief of Staff, speaks with the Senator along with Patient Care Services Administrator Patti Smith, Medical Director Dr. Joseph Klejka, Chief Financial Officer Tommy Tompkins, and Administrative Vice President Dan Winkelman at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital in Bethel.
Nunam Iqua Clinic reopens with VPO, Council assurance
The village clinic in Nunam Iqua reopened last month after closing in April
Pitkas Point Clinic reopens
The Pitka's Point clinic is open and ready to provide patient care after several years of closure.
The season of sunlight
The Summer Solstice may have recently passed, but the sun is still shining brightly for most hours of the day. The long hours of summer sunlight make it easier to complete all of the subsistence activities that need to be done.
Rediscovering Fishcamp
In our traditional Yup'ik culture, "fishcamp" usually means that the boys or men go out fishing by drifting or checking the set net and that the women de-head, gut, split, and hang the fish on the racks to dry and then bring them into the smokehouse to smoke and dry some more.
SUMMER ON THE WATER: Boating Safety
As every experienced boater knows, traveling on the river can be full of surprises.
My Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
My name is Theresa Ferguson. I was a tobacco user for most of my life and I used tobacco during my pregnancies...
The Word from WIC: WIC's New Addition
Welcome to Khadija Alharbi, the new WIC Coordinator.
The Pharmacy Window: Medication Safety for the Elderly
They kill between 44,000 and 98,000 people in the U.S. each year. More Americans die from them than vehicle accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. What are they? Mistakes.
Prevnar 13 approved
Prevnar 13TM vaccine is now approved and licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has replaced the Prevnar® vaccine as the routine pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for pediatric use.
Health Aide of the Month
Hooper Bay Health Aide Tanya Matchian
YUUT and Dental Team Up for Additional Trainings
YKHC, in conjunction with Yuut Elitnaurviat contracted two trainers from the University of Alaska, Anchorage for a week-long training that began June 28 and ended on July 2.
