Myra Roberts Clinic — Venetie, AK
Myra Roberts Clinic is a community health center clinic at 101 Main Street, Venetie, AK 99781, open 45 hours a week. That is 5 more hours than the typical Alaska clinic (40 a week). It is run by Council of Athabascan Tribal Government, which serves 1,442 patients across 4 clinic locations.
- Address: 101 Main Street, Venetie, AK 99781 · Directions
- Phone: (907) 849-8712
- Website: www.catg.org
- Weekly hours: 45 (Alaska clinic median: 40)
- Operated by: Council of Athabascan Tribal Government (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Council of Athabascan Tribal Government
Patients came to Council of Athabascan Tribal Government for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 400 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 105 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 51 | children had checkups |
| Cervical cancer screening | 24 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 51 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 19 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 65 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 162 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 24 | patients with asthma |
Council of Athabascan Tribal Government also provides care by telehealth.
Who Council of Athabascan Tribal Government serves
1,442 patients used Council of Athabascan Tribal Government in 2025. 66% live at or below the poverty line and 89% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 66% | 47% | 65% | +19 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 89% | 80% | 92% | +9 pts |
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 13% | 16% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 60% | 28% | 42% | +32 pts |
| Medicare patients | 8% | 16% | 11% | −7 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 19% | 33% | 24% | −14 pts |
Quality of care at Council of Athabascan Tribal Government
Council of Athabascan Tribal Government is at or above the Alaska median on 1 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | AK median | U.S. median | vs AK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 57% | 58% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 40% | 53% | 54% | −13 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 24% | 44% | 54% | −20 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 36% | 44% | 44% | −8 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 24% | 67% | 77% | −42 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 21% | 73% | 86% | −52 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 78% | 64% | 79% | +14 pts |
Staffing at Council of Athabascan Tribal Government
The health center employs 29 full-time-equivalent staff, including 7 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 2 dental staff and 5 mental health staff. That is 206 patients per clinical provider against the Alaska median of 715 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 5,394 visits, about 3.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 99781
315 Council of Athabascan Tribal Government patients live in ZIP 99781, and 13% of them are uninsured.