Norton Sound Health Corporation
Tribally owned nonprofit providing hospital, clinic, community, behavioral and preventive health services to communities across the Bering Strait region of northwestern Alaska.
Norton Sound Health Corporation is a tribally owned and operated independent nonprofit healthcare organisation serving the Bering Strait region of northwestern Alaska. Founded in 1970, it provides health services and promotes wellness for the people and environment of a region spanning some 44,000 square miles, serving Inupiat, Siberian Yup'ik and Yu'pik communities. The organisation is governed by a 22-member board of directors representing all communities and areas of the region.
Its services are anchored by Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome, which provides inpatient and emergency treatment, preventive care and laboratory services. Beyond the hospital, NSHC operates numerous village clinics across the region, bringing care directly to remote communities, alongside community health services, behavioral health care and wellness programmes promoting thriving in mind, body and spirit. The organisation's work spans primary healthcare delivery, hospital and inpatient care, emergency medicine, preventive care, laboratory services, community and village health services.
NSHC describes its guiding standard as "Excellence in Tribal Health". Stated core values include integrity, cultural sensitivity, respect for traditional values, continual learning, compassion, teamwork and pride, with a commitment to honouring cultural heritage and traditional ways of life. Further information is available at nortonsoundhealth.org.