Facility Name: BETHEL HOSP | ||||||||||||||||
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About BETHEL HOSP | ||||||||||||||||
YKHC administers a comprehensive health care delivery system for 50 rural communities in southwest Alaska. The system includes community clinics, subregional clinics, a regional hospital, dental services, behavioral health services including substance abuse counseling and treatment, health promotion and disease prevention programs, and environmental health services. YKHC is a Tribal Organization authorized by each the 58 federally recognized Tribal councils in its service area to negotiate with the Federal Indian Health Service to provide health care services under Title III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. YKHC, along with 12 other Tribal Organizations, is a co-signer to the Alaska Tribal Health Compact, a consortium which secures annual funding agreements with the federal government to provide health care services to Alaska Natives and Native Americans throughout the state. |
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Location: | Bethel, AK | |||||||||||||||
Type of Program: | Tribal | |||||||||||||||
Service Unit: | YUKON-KUSKOKWIM | |||||||||||||||
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IHS Area: | ALASKA | |||||||||||||||
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Number of dental operatories: | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Total dental clinic staffing: | 80 | |||||||||||||||
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Nearest city with > 50,000 people & distance: | Bethel, AK | |||||||||||||||
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