Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Alaska
Last updated: June 2026.
At a glance
25
Hospitals
20
Nursing homes
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Highlights
Top-performing facilities in Alaska based on official federal data.
Fastest emergency rooms
Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):
| Hospital | City | Wait |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital | Dillingham | 1h 39m |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Ctr | Kodiak | 1h 49m |
| Providence Seward Hospital | Seward | 1h 50m |
| Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center | Ketchikan | 2h |
| Alaska Native Medical Center | Anchorage | 2h 4m |
| Petersburg Medical Center | Petersburg | 2h 6m |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center | Valdez | 2h 7m |
| Cordova Community Medical Center | Cordova | 2h 7m |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | Anchorage | 2h 9m |
| Bassett Ach (Ft Wainwright) | Fort Wainwright | 2h 9m |
Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing
Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):
| Nursing home | City | RN hrs |
|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Med Ctr New Horizons Transitional Care | Ketchikan | 4.10 |
| Searhc Sitka Long Term Care | Sitka | 3.13 |
| Cordova Community Med Ltc | Cordova | 2.89 |
| Polaris Transitional Care | Anchorage | 2.76 |
| Quyanna Care Center | Nome | 2.63 |
| Wrangell Medical Center Ltc | Wrangell | 2.37 |
| South Peninsula Hospital Ltc | Homer | 2.35 |
| Petersburg Medical Center Ltc | Petersburg | 2.31 |
| Polaris Extended Care | Anchorage | 2.03 |
| Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home | Bethel | 1.96 |