Norton Sound Heath Corporation has clinics in each of the 15 villages of the Norton Sound region. Many essential health care services are provided at the village clinics, minimizing the need to travel to Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome.
Norton Sound Regional Hospital is the center of Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s hospital services, including inpatient and emergency treatment, preventive care and laboratory services.
When Â鶹ӰÊÓ Indian Health Services(I.H.S.) patients are in need of medical care that is above the level Â鶹ӰÊÓ provides, such as surgery or MRIs, they are transported to the in Anchorage. In an emergency situation, staff may fly to a village to transport the patient to Anchorage. When Â鶹ӰÊÓ non-I.H.S. patients are in need of medical care that is above the level Â鶹ӰÊÓ provides they are referred to or .
