NSHC Resumes Expansion of Quyanna Care Center, Doubling Size and Adding 12 Beds
Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) has resumed construction of its Quyanna Care Center (QCC) expansion project. Residents may notice new temporary fencing around the site, the first steps in a major project aimed at enhancing elder care in the region. When QCC was founded “Quyanna”, the Inupiaq word for “thank you”, was chosen as part […]
NSHC Donates $100k to Five Communities for Outdoor Basketball Courts
Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) has announced funding for the construction of outdoor basketball courts in five communities. The move comes as the predominant healthcare provider in the Bering Straits works to ensure all communities in the region have access to outdoor basketball courts. The funding from NSHC’s FY2023 Board Donations Budget includes $100,000 each […]
From Memory to Momentum: Reviving Iñupiaq Through Collective Learning
The second annual Ilisaqativut brought 20 people from around the state to Nome to immerse in Iñupiaq for two weeks.
NSHC Promotes Nome-Grown Kelly Bogart to Hospital Services VP
Bogart is the first NSHC administrator since 2003 to be raised in Nome and has served as assistant vice president of Hospital Services since 2015.
NEST Receives $54k to Support Permanent Housing in Nome
The Nome Emergency Shelter Team will receive $54,639 to support permanent housing for residents without a home.
Norton Sound Women Gather to Discuss Environmental Health
More than a dozen women from around the region came together to share their concerns and ideas at the 2nd Norton Sound Indigenous Women’s Gathering.
GCI Expands High-Speed Broadband to Norton Sound Villages
Residents of six Norton Sound villages can expect to see high-speed terrestrial broadband coverage from GCI by the end of 2017, the company says.
Inside Gambell’s New Health Clinic, Now Open to Patients
After years of making do with an overcrowded building, Norton Sound Health Corporation employees in Gambell now have a bigger and newer space to accommodate the community’s needs.
KNOM’s Unsung Volunteers
In the past 50 years, not all of KNOM’s support volunteers have been reporters or broadcasters. In the mission’s early days, many volunteers were nurses and doctors.
What’s cookin’?
The hosts of KNOM’s Morning Show – volunteers Dayneé Rosales and Lucus Keppel – have been cooking up lots of great things this year. Literally. For months now, Lucus and Dayneé have collaborated with representatives from the CAMP Department, a division of Nome’s hospital that specializes in nutrition and healthy lifestyles. CAMP’s Katie Gonzales and […]