It’s been a year since we held the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Chugachmiut Regional Health Center in June 2023 in Qutekcak (Seward). Since 1987, Chugachmiut has operated the North Star Health Clinic in Seward, and by March 2025, the new 19,475-square-foot healthcare facility will be up and running. This facility will serve as Chugachmiut’s regional medical hub, offering medical, dental, and behavioral health services to Alaskans in medically underserved areas within the Chugach region.
Key benefits of the completed project include:
- Bringing an estimated $60 million in federal funding to Alaska over the next 20 years.
- Creating new jobs through the hiring of local contractors and construction personnel.
- Employing 48.5 permanent healthcare positions, including 24 new jobs specifically for this facility.
- Improving access to healthcare for underserved populations.
Quyanaa, AwA’ahdah, and thank you to our partners and supporters for their continued support!
Project Partners & Supporters
Indian Health Services
Qutekcak Native Tribe
City of Seward Council
Converge Project Management, PROJECT MANAGER
Architects Alaska, ARCHITECT
Roger Hickel Contracting, CONTRACTOR
USDA Rural Development
Northrim Bank
Senator Lisa Murkowski
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Construction is underway in Seward, and we’re on track for our planned opening in March 2025. Get ready to experience state-of-the-art healthcare services in the region and stay tuned for more updates.
“Thank all the staff and everyone that put all of their hard work into this project. This project has been on the board’s strategic plan to accomplish this. We are very excited to be here today with you.”
– Fran Norman, Chair, Chugachmiut
“I am really happy to have contributed a little bit to this great endeavor of ours.”
– Larry Evanoff, Vice Chair, Chugachmiut
“I just want to welcome everybody here. This is a project that has been a long time coming. It is great to see it finally come to fruition. Thank you to everyone who had a part in making this happen.”
– Arne Hatch, Director, Chugachmiut
“We would not be here today without the many, many partnerships we’ve developed up to now. On behalf of every man, woman, and child, this clinic and its staff will bring back to health or help to prevent or ease a serious illness or death, I express the deepest gratitude to our partners. A huge thank you to the City of Seward and the Seward City Council. Thank you so much for going through your process and agreeing to sell this piece of land to us. This is a fine site.”
– Angela (Jan) Vanderpool, Executive Director
“This new regional health care facility in Seward, and the expanded services it will offer, is an example of how committed the Biden-Harris Administration is to providing culturally-responsive care and decreasing wait time and the need to travel for medical, dental, and behavioral health services for people who live and work far from major cities.”
– Julia Hnilicka, State Director, USDA Rural Development
