New Medicare Card
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revamped Medicare cards. From April to June, new cards were mailed to recipients.
Entries by Tiana Taylor
Honoring Women’s Health Week
Women’s Health Week, held this year on May 14 – 18, is an annual observance to encourage women to make their health a priority.
National Cancer Survivors Day Shows the Power of Hope
June 3 is National Cancer Survivors Day. On this day, we celebrate the survivors in our community and bring awareness to their individual struggles.
Rural Anchorage Service Unit Pharmacy Recognized
One of the most important services in any health care organization is that of the pharmacy. In rural Alaska communities, pharmacy services are especially important as approximately 10,000 customer-owners reside in the Rural Anchorage Service Unit.
Southcentral Foundation Creates Powerful Software to Aid in Strategic Planning
At Southcentral Foundation, all changes and improvements are driven by customer-owners. Customer-owner feedback is used at every level of the organization, from providing general direction for the organization, to specific suggestions about how processes and systems can improve the customer experience.
Raising Awareness for Mental Health
Mental health is defined by mentalhealth.gov as our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, affecting how we think, feel, and act. Mental health conditions currently affect one in five people in America, with more than half of the conditions beginning by age 14 and 75 percent developing by age 24.
Innovative Financial Approaches to Support Innovative Health Care Delivery
Imagine: needing primary care services, but being told that you must wait days, weeks, or even months to schedule an appointment with your provider; you identify a need for supportive behavioral health services or support groups but are unable to find any;
A Relationship-Based Approach to Handling Opioids
Southcentral Foundation has implemented a comprehensive approach to handling opioids and opioid addiction based on its system of relationship-based care and integrated behavioral health.
RAISE Program Develops Leaders
Southcentral Foundation’s RAISE Program began in 1997. The program blends work experience while introducing participants to health-related careers.
Centennial Celebration for SCF Elder Program Participant
As Anna Demientieff entered Southcentral Foundation’s Elder Program on April 27, she did so with a smile. For Anna, April 27, 2018 was a very special day, her birthday, and not just any birthday, it was a birthday celebrating being 100 years old.