°µÍø½ûÇø (°µÍø½ûÇø) is a tribally owned and operated, independent, nonprofit healthcare organization, founded in 1970 to meet the health care needs of the Inupiat, Siberian Yup’ik and Yup’ik people of the Bering Strait region. °µÍø½ûÇø is governed by a 21-member board of directors that represents all communities and areas of the Bering Strait region, a 23,000 square-mile section of northwestern Alaska.
°µÍø½ûÇø puts the patient first. This principle applies equally at the new Norton Sound Regional Hospital and at the 15 village clinics managed by °µÍø½ûÇø.
Every day, °µÍø½ûÇø’s approximately 700 employees demonstrate their commitment to our mission: providing quality health services and promoting wellness within our people and environment.
°µÍø½ûÇø is a model of how Indian Self-Determination is meant to work, with tribes taking responsibility for their own health and well-being.
