Hospitals & Nursing Homes in AK

Last updated: August 2025.

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Fastest emergency rooms (median wait)

Hospital City ER median
Petersburg Medical Center Petersburg, AK 1h 55m
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Ctr Kodiak, AK 1h 56m
673rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson) Jber, AK 2h
Bassett Ach (Ft Wainwright) Fort Wainwright, AK 2h 3m
South Peninsula Hospital Homer, AK 2h 8m
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK 2h 10m
Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova, AK 2h 10m
Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center Ketchikan, AK 2h 10m
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK 2h 13m
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Palmer, AK 2h 14m

Median time from arrival to being seen. Lower is better.

Best RN staffing (nursing homes)

Nursing home City RN HPRD
Ketchikan Med Ctr New Horizons Transitional Care Ketchikan, AK 4.10
Searhc Sitka Long Term Care Sitka, AK 3.13
Cordova Community Med Ltc Cordova, AK 2.89
Polaris Transitional Care Anchorage, AK 2.76
Quyanna Care Center Nome, AK 2.63
Wrangell Medical Center Ltc Wrangell, AK 2.37
South Peninsula Hospital Ltc Homer, AK 2.35
Petersburg Medical Center Ltc Petersburg, AK 2.31
Polaris Extended Care Anchorage, AK 2.03
Yukon Kuskokwim Elder's Home Bethel, AK 1.96

RN HPRD = registered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher is better.

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