Hospitals in Anchorage, AK
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Anchorage, Alaska, has 5 hospitals, 4 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 15 min, 5 min longer than the Alaska median of 2 hr 10 min. The shortest is at Alaska Native Medical Center (2 hr 2 min). The highest Medicare star rating among its 3 rated hospitals is 3 out of 5, at Providence Alaska Medical Ctr.
Hospitals
5
834 beds
With an ER
4
emergency departments
There are 5 hospitals in Anchorage, Alaska, in Anchorage County. 4 of them have an emergency department. By type: 3 acute care hospitals and 2 psychiatric hospitals.
The median emergency department visit in Anchorage lasts 2 hr 15 min, 5 min longer than the Alaska median of 2 hr 10 min. The shortest is at Alaska Native Medical Center, 2 hr 2 min.
Anchorage hospitals
Showing all 5 hospitals
- Alaska Native Medical Center 4315 Diplomacy Dr, 99508 · (907) 563-2662 2 hr 2 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 140 beds
- Alaska Psychiatric Institute 2900 Providence Dr, 99508 · (907) 269-7100 psychiatric hospital 79 beds
- Alaska Regional Hospital 2801 Debarr Rd, 99508 · (907) 276-1131 2 hr 15 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 194 beds
- Charter North Star Behavioral 2530 Debarr Rd, 99508 · (907) 258-7575 Emergency room psychiatric hospital 80 beds
- Providence Alaska Medical Ctr 3200 Providence Dr, 99508 · (907) 562-2211 3 hr 1 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 341 beds
No Anchorage hospital matches that. .
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Community health centers near Anchorage
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 1.0mi SCF Detox 4330 Elmore Rd, Anchorage, AK · Southcentral Foundation 907-729-6690
- 2.4mi Covenant House Alaska Health Clinic 755 A St, Anchorage, AK · Southcentral Foundation 907-272-1255
- 2.4mi Georgetown Clinic #1 Clinic Road, Anchorage, AK · Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp 907-675-4556
- 2.6mi Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. 4951 Business Park Blvd, Anchorage, AK 907-743-7200
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Find doctors in Anchorage
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Anchorage, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Family doctors 167 Internal medicine doctors 88 OB-GYNs 57 Orthopedic surgeons 53 Psychiatrists 51 General surgeons 49 Psychologists 42 Cardiologists 36 Oncologists 27 Nurse midwives 27 Gastroenterologists 27 Ophthalmologists 26 ENT doctors 25 Pulmonologists 24 Neurologists 21 Nephrologists 17 Urologists 16 Pediatricians 16 All doctors in Anchorage
People and health care in ANCHORAGE
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of ANCHORAGE.
Population
288,976
Median age 35.2
Hospitals per 100,000
1.7
5 hospitals listed
No health insurance
9.9%
above the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
12.9%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$103,284
U.S. $80,734
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Questions about hospitals in Anchorage
How many hospitals are in Anchorage, Alaska?
There are 5 hospitals in Anchorage, Alaska. 4 of them have an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Anchorage?
The median emergency department visit in Anchorage lasts 2 hr 15 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Alaska median is 2 hr 10 min.
Which hospital in Anchorage has the shortest ER wait?
Alaska Native Medical Center reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Anchorage at 2 hr 2 min.
Which hospital in Anchorage has the best Medicare star rating?
Providence Alaska Medical Ctr has 3 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 3 Anchorage hospitals CMS rates.
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.