Anchorage Project Access

Thank you!

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:32 +0000

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of Anchorage Project Access, our heartfelt thanks for making our first fund raising event, Revolutions, Spinning for Health Care, a huge success. Your involvement helped make this a true community effort in helping our neighbors most in need with access to health care.

To all of our sponsors – a huge thank you. You’ve shown your continued support for our program throughout the years and continue to encourage us as we strive to assist our underserved neighbors. And to all the volunteers who showed up to help with the many jobs involved in putting on such an event – THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Your enthusiasm and sense of fun made for a very fun day.

All donations will be used for case management and pharmacy benefits for eligible patients.

Thank you again for your involvement and support. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Photos by George Stransky at Alaska Digital Visions. For more photos click here.

The Colleague Volume 8

jane — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:34:25 +0000

Volume 8, Summer 2009

The Colleague Volume 7

jane — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:33:07 +0000

Volume 7, Summer 2009

APA Honored as Gold Pan Finalist

jane — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:15:24 +0000

Anchorage Project Access was recently selected as a finalist in the category of Distinguished Community Service by an Individual, Organization or Small Business, in the 52^nd Annual Gold Pan Awards.

The Gold Pan Awards is a legacy event presented each year by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. On September 17, 2009 finalists were chosen from nominees who are active participants in the community who demonstrate outstanding community service, creativity and excellence and have significantly improved the city of Anchorage by achieving success in its business through growth and quality performance.

Congratulations to our very generous network of volunteer providers for this well deserved recognition.

Mt. Huntington Award

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:11:40 +0000

This award is granted to Anchorage Project Access providers for their commitment and generous service to our medically uninsured neighbors.

The story behind the award: Anchorage Project Access received a large framed aerial photo of Mt. Huntington as a gift from a grateful patient who received services in 2007. Mt. Huntington (elevation 12,240) is a steep rock and ice pyramid in the Alaska Range totally over shadowed by Mt. McKinley. This mountain represents to the patient the challenges that faced him while unemployed, uninsured and needing two hip replacements. The journey, while a steep climb, represents a successful summit with reclaimed health and employment.

Mt. Huntington Award Recipients

2009
Steven Menaker, MD
James O’Malley, MD
RBMS, a Meritain Company
Anne Morris, MD
Providence Imaging Center
Michael Mraz, MD
George Stransky, MD

2008
Buffinton Burtis, MD
Byron Perkins, DO and Heather Felder
Douglas Haghighi, MD
David McGuire, MD

KTVA News story about Anchorage Project Access

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:36:37 +0000

Courtesy of KTVA CBS-11.

Shining Lights Award Honors All Who Give

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:01:00 +0000

Drs. KC Kaltenborn and Cathie Schumacher, Anchorage Project Access founders, were honored on Sunday, May 17 as recipients of Congregation Beth Sholom’s 2009 Shining Lights Award. Congregation Beth Sholom hosts an annual banquet in honor of community members, whose work and life embody the Hebrew concept of Tikkun Olam, “repairing the world.” Speakers at this year’s event included Archbishop Roger Schwietz, Father Scott Medlock of St. Patrick’s Parish, Anchorage Project Access Board Vice-President Dr. Jerome List, and Tommie Brown, a former recipient of donated healthcare through Project Access, who expressed his deep and personal gratitude for creating the network of care that met his medical need in a life-changing way. Also appearing at the event to publically thank Drs. Kaltenborn and Schumacher were Senator Mark Begich, Acting Mayor Matt Claman, State Representative Les Gara and State Senator Hollis French.

As Drs. Kaltenborn and Schumacher accepted the Shining Lights Award, they shared briefly the convictions that guided them and acknowledged the numerous individuals in the community who were instrumental in bringing Project Access to fruition. Dr. Kaltenborn quoted Dr. Brian Green, Executive Director of Christian Health Associates, as saying, “Anchorage Project Access is too important to fail.” This sentiment was the energy that propelled the numerous founders during the Anchorage Project Access implementation period.

As was noted in the program and by many who came to the podium, this award honoring Drs. Kaltenborn and Schumacher also “pays tribute to all those providers and health-related facilities and institutions that make Anchorage Project Access possible.”

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff, congratulations to Drs Kaltenborn, Schumacher and the numerous physicians and business professionals responsible for launching Anchorage Project Access in our community. And to the volunteer network that makes Anchorage Project Access a reality—a heartfelt thank you. Anchorage Project Access would not exist without your ongoing generosity.

The Colleague: Volume 6

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:14:06 +0000

Volume 6, Spring 2009

Hospice of Anchorage 2009 Local Community Service Award

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:05:37 +0000

Anchorage Project Access was a recipient of the prestigious Heroes of Healthcare award presented April 4, 2009 at the Seventh Annual Awards Dinner and Auction held at the Sheraton Hotel. The award is presented annually by Hospice of Anchorage.

Our Annual Thank You Ad

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:09:17 +0000

Each year we recognize the physicians, donors, medical facilities and board members who make Anchorage Project Access possible. View our latest thank you ad.