More than half of ANMC’s patients travel to Anchorage for care and services, and historically, providing suitable housing for these patients can be a challenge. The ANMC Patient Housing project will improve access to high-quality care and services at the ANMC hospital for more than 143,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska, as well as provide appropriate travel lodging and support while they receive care and recover. This 170-room facility plus 30 pre-maternal home, which will be connected to the ANMC hospital via sky-bridge, will alleviate many of the lodging problems for traveling guests while providing a culturally appropriate home-away-from-home environment. With funding in place, construction work for the housing facility is anticipated to go out to bid in October. The project is currently near the end of the design phase and has a tentative groundbreaking date of May 2015. We hope to complete the project in spring or early summer 2016.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:43:49 +0000