Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK
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About Providence Alaska Medical Center
Providence Alaska Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Anchorage, Anchorage Muny, Alaska. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (church-affiliated). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 401 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Alaska Psychiatric Institute, about 0.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.61
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.78
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.48
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.73
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 3.60
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.03
63% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys393
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
61.18979, -149.81894
Nearby hospitals
- Alaska Psychiatric Institute3700 Piper Street, Anchorage, AKPsychiatric hospital0.4 mi
- Alaska Native Medical Center4315 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.8 mi
- Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital1650 South Bragaw Street, Anchorage, AKPsychiatric hospital1.1 mi
- North Star Hospital2530 Debarr Rd, Anchorage, AK · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital1.4 mi
- Alaska Regional Hospital2801 Debarr Road, Anchorage, AK · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.4 mi
- St Elias Specialty Hospital4800 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AKLong-term care hospital2.2 mi
- 673rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)673 MDG 5955 Zeamer Ave, Jber, AK · Emergency roomMilitary hospital4.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Providence Alaska Medical Center located?
Providence Alaska Medical Center is at 3200 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 in Anchorage Muny.
Does Providence Alaska Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Providence Alaska Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 181 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Providence Alaska Medical Center?
Providence Alaska Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Providence Alaska Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Alaska EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Providence Alaska Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (907) 562-2211.
Would patients recommend Providence Alaska Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (393 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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