Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Invests US$257 million to Expand Emergency Services in USA
Introduction:
ANTHC plans to invets US$257 million project to expand emergency services at the Alaska Native Medical Centre in USA.
Features:
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) has initiated phase 1 of the emergency services expansion project at the existing medical centre. This phase involves renovating and expanding the emergency services department on floors 1-3 and the basement. Phase 1 enhancements comprise:
- Adding 21 more patient care spaces in the Emergency Department to enhance patient experience with improved openness and navigation.
- Introducing 12 new beds in the Clinical Decision Unit for short-term treatments in a comfortable environment.
- Establishing 15 dedicated spaces for behavioural health treatment to address emergent mental health and substance misuse cases effectively.
- Installing 10 additional surgery recovery bays to enhance the efficiency of day surgery operations, thereby increasing procedure capacity.
- Creating a new, dedicated drive-through ambulance entrance
- ANTHC is also progressing with Phase 2 construction (floors 4-6), which includes:
- Introducing 60 new inpatient beds to accommodate more patients.
- Transitioning to private inpatient rooms from semi-private ones for improved patient recovery experiences.
- Adding 32 new adult inpatient beds.
- Constructing a helipad to augment trauma services.
Specifications:
Name Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Type New Construction
Budget US$257 million
