We want our patients to feel empowered to take responsibility for their health and ask questions. Not only about your health profile, your Care Team, or preventative measures you can take to stay healthy, but even about your provider’s credentials and training and KANA’s practices as a whole. Our recent accreditation means that you can be confident that some of your questions are already answered.

In February of 2015, KANA was awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. AAAHC was founded in 1979 to encourage and assist ambulatory health care organizations to provide the highest achievable level of care for recipients in the most efficient and economically sound manner. The AAAHC accomplishes this by operating a peer-based assessment, consultation, education and accreditation program. Since its inception, the AAAHC has promoted a voluntary, peer-based, consultative, and educational survey process to advance patient care.

KANA’s patients can be assured that the services they receive have been evaluated by an independent agency and have been certified to meet or exceed national health care standards because of the accreditation process. This accreditation is applied to our medical, dental, and behavioral health services, as well as some specialty features in our main facility in the City of Kodiak. We have also asked for evaluation of our village clinics and look forward to celebrating even more good news very soon.

We have also been named a Patient Centered Medical Home, which means we provide care teams for our patients, involving their Primary Care Provider, Behavioral Health Clinician, and Dentist of choice in all health care decisions. 

Accreditation is a tremendous milestone in the ongoing process of improving customer service, quality improvement and stewardship.

KANA has always been committed to ensuring its patients receive the best care and services but we also recognize that there is always room for improvement. Our Patient Centered Medical Home Certification requires increased patient feedback and involvement in services, we look forward to working more closely with patients to ensure we are meeting our mission to elevate the quality of life of the people we serve.