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  1. 1922
    Radio connects remote Alaska villages to medical advice
    The U.S. Signal Corps establishes a radio network to link Alaska Native villages with doctors and nurses ...
  2. 1928
    Airplane transports rural patients to Anchorage
    The first air transport service for the sick and injured begins in Alaska. Its first flight brings patients ...
  3. 1939
    Providence Hospital opens in Anchorage
    The Sisters of Providence establish a large Providence Hospital in Anchorage. The hospital serves both ...
  4. 1945
    Ship carries medicine, doctors to southeast Alaska
    The Territorial Department of Health uses the ship the M/S Hygiene to deliver medical services to isolated ...
  5. 1964
    Formal training and salary for physicians’ aides
    Village “chemoaide” program begins training Alaska Native volunteers living in remote villages to help ...