Providence Alaska Medical Center

Providence Alaska Medical Center is Alaska's largest hospital, has 401 beds,[1] 1190 nurses and more than 850 physicians on staff. It is located at 3200 Providence Drive in Anchorage, Alaska, across the street from the main campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission.[2]

Providence Alaska Medical Center
Providence Health & Services
View of the hospital's main entrance in 2010.
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Geography
Location	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Coordinates	61°11′18″N 149°49′08″W
Organization
Affiliated university	University of Washington
Services
Emergency department	Level II trauma center
Beds	401[1]
Helipads
Helipad	FAA LID: AK38
Number Length Surface ft m H1 130 40 Asphalt
History
Opened	1937 (as Providence Hospital in downtown Anchorage) 1962 (present location)
Links
Website	alaska.providence.org
Lists	Hospitals in Alaska

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 LifeMed Alaska air ambulance transport and one of only two trauma centers in the state; 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, and part of the Providence St. Joseph Health System. With more than 3,000 employees, Providence Health & Services Alaska is the second-largest private employer in Alaska. Providence Alaska Medical Center is the most profitable hospital within the Providence St. Joseph Health System.

Providence Alaska Medical Center offers a Family Residency Program affiliated to the University of Washington.[3]

Accreditation

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.[4] The sleep disorder center is accredited through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.[5]

Expansion

In 2010, a $150.3-million expansion project including the NICU, Prenatal and Mother-Baby Units, surgery, pharmacy, sterile processing, and materials management began.[6] In January 2018, an expansion added a 13-bed Children's Emergency Care center to the Emergency Department.[7] Providence Alaska Medical Center has transitioned to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

References

1. Health Facilities Licensing Certification, State of Alaska Division of Health Care Services, March 22, 2018
2. "Hospitals: Providence Alaska Medical Center". Consumer Reports.
3. "Alaska Open graph title". alaska.providence.org.
4. Providence Alaska Medical Center (December 6, 2012). "Providence earns national accreditation for radiation oncology". Anchorage Daily News.
5. Staff Reporter (November 2001). "Providence sleep disorders center wins five-year accreditation". Alaska Journal of Commerce.
6. Press, The Associated. "Providence hospital in Anchorage plans $150 million expansion project". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
7. Angaiak, Samantha (4 January 2018). "New children's emergency care facility to open next week". KTUU. Retrieved 2020-07-28.