Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation

The drug, nirsevimab, was effective against respiratory syncytial virus infections when used in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a region known for high rates of that disease among infants, said the report.

This week, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation will fly to almost two-dozen villages across the delta to deliver RSV immunizations. It’s part of an effort to combat the region’s staggeringly high rates of respiratory illness among infants and young children.

Last month, Akiachak Native Community cut the ribbon on a brand new health clinic. Village health aides say the new, larger space will help them to better serve the community.

Bethel’s regional hospital and other Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation facilities were under lockdown for around an hour on June 24 after an unidentified man showed what appeared to be a firearm and made a verbal threat at a hospital facility.

What does rural healthcare in Alaska have to do with jobs? A lot, according to The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation. The regional healthcare provider is…