Providence Alaska Medical Center

Providence Alaska Medical Center
Providence Health & Services
View of the hospital's main entrance in 2010.
Location on a map of Anchorage
Geography
Location	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Coordinates	61°11′18″N 149°49′08″W / 61.18833°N 149.81889°W / 61.18833; -149.81889Coordinates: 61°11′18″N 149°49′08″W / 61.18833°N 149.81889°W / 61.18833; -149.81889
Organization
Affiliated university	University of Washington
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	371
Helipads
Helipad	FAA LID: AK38
Number Length Surface ft m H1 130 40 Asphalt
History
Founded	1937 (as Providence Hospital in downtown Anchorage) 1962 (present location)
Links
Website	www.providence.org/...
Lists	Hospitals in Alaska

Providence Alaska Medical Center is Alaska's largest hospital, has 371 beds, 766 nurses and more than 850 physicians on staff. It is located at 3200 Providence Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. In the last year with available data, the hospital had 16,358 admissions, 69,133 emergency room visits, 5,350 annual inpatient surgeries and 7,770 outpatient surgeries. The hospital is accredited by the joint commission.

Some features include: The Children's Hospital at Providence, a Maternity Center, which houses the state's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart and Cancer Centers; Alaska's largest emergency department with LifeGuard air ambulance transport; full diagnostic, rehabilitation and surgical services; and both inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse recovery services for adults and children. Other programs include a Family Practice Center, Sleep Disorders Center, Providence Imaging Center, Providence Home Health Care and telemedicine services for other Alaskan communities.

Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage is part of the Providence Health & Services in Alaska, which oversees several other Alaska medical centers and long-term care facilities. With more than 3,000 employees, Providence Health System is the second-largest private employer in Alaska.

Providence Alaska Medical Center offers a Family Residency Program affiliated to the University of Washington.

Providence Alaska Medical Center is accredited through the Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation. The hospital holds national accreditation for its radiation oncology department through the American College of Radiology. The sleep disorder center is accredited through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

As of 2014, a $150.3-million expansion project that affects NICU, Prenatal and Mother-Baby Units, surgery, pharmacy, sterile processing, and materials management is complete. Providence Alaska Medical Center has transitioned to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.