Providence Alaska Medical Center is part of Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers, physicians, clinics, health plans and affiliated services. Providence Health & Services extends across the five-state area of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Montana.

Providence Alaska Medical Center is the largest hospital in Alaska. Located in Anchorage, it offers full-service, comprehensive care to all Alaskans – a role unmatched by any other medical facility in the state.

About the Area
Anchorage is surrounded by mountains and water in scenic South Central Alaska. The Chugach Mountain Range embraces the city to the east and south, while to the west and north is Cook Inlet, named after the explorer Captain James Cook, who sailed into the area in 1778. With a population of approximately 280,000, Anchorage is a perfect place to enjoy urban life while surrounded by spectacular wilderness. Residents and visitors enjoy easy access to the great outdoors, from fishing for salmon in the heart of downtown or stepping onto a glacier a few miles down the road, to hiking or skiing in the nearby mountains or strolling along Anchorage’s many miles of scenic trails.

Programs and Services
Providence Alaska Medical Center continues the tradition of the Sisters of Providence – who arrived in Alaska more than 100 years ago – by providing health services, facilities, equipment and care that benefit all Alaskans. As the largest medical center in the state, we have the technology, expertise and resources to treat everything from broken bones to complicated births. Providence Alaska Medical Center is also the most advanced medical center in the state, making it possible for Alaskans to stay in state for complicated treatments such as heart procedures and inpatient oncology care. Our goal is to keep Alaskans close to their homes and families while they heal.

Providence Heart & Vascular Center
Located within the medical center, Providence Heart & Vascular Center has six labs with advanced technologies including two state-of-the-art electrophysiology labs and an advanced interventional radiology lab. The center provides services such as pre- and post-cath lab observation, echo, ECG, cardiac rehab and pulmonary rehab. Our labs are staffed with experienced technicians, nurses and cardiologists who perform complicated procedures not available elsewhere in Alaska, from infant patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure to percutaneous aortic aneurysm repair. Patients needing inpatient treatment are cared for in the center’s Coronary Intervention Unit. Providence Heart & Vascular Center plays a leading role in diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of cardiovascular conditions.

Providence Cancer Center
Emphasizing a team approach to cancer care, our center offers a holistic environment for healing. The 35,000-square-foot center provides access to specialized cancer physicians and other oncology professionals, the latest in radiation therapy technology unavailable elsewhere in Alaska, a variety of clinical trials, navigators for one-on-one guidance, oncology rehabilitation and genetic counseling. An educational resource center is available to all Alaskans.

Surgery Services
Our state-of-the-art surgery facility includes 17 operating room suites where some 12,700 inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures are performed each year. Specialties include open heart and thoracic, neurological, general, gynecologic, genitourinary, orthopedic, dental, plastics, pediatric, urology, orthopedics, and eye, ear, nose and throat. We have been using robotic-assisted surgery since 2005 and offer the most advanced surgical robot in the state.

Adult Critical Care
Our full-service, high-acuity critical care unit consists of 28 beds for intensive care, including medical-surgical, cardiac, cardiovascular surgery, trauma and neurological patients. The unit is staffed by an experienced team of ICU nurses, critical care pharmacists, and respiratory therapists and is served by an intensivist group. Among the many procedures performed on the unit are sustained low-efficiency daily dialysis, intra-aortic balloon pump therapy, ventricular assist device management, and intracranial pressure monitoring. An additional layer of support is offered through an eICU that is staffed with nurses 24 hours a day and with eICU physicians overnight from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., seven days a week.

The Children’s Hospital at Providence
With the only children’s hospital in the state, we cater to the special needs of young patients. Our medical specialists are able to care for children with all levels of illness and medical conditions. Programs and services include maternity, pediatrics, pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric subspecialty clinic, pediatric neurodevelopment clinic, pediatric hematology and oncology center, pediatric infusion center, specialized child abuse evaluations and treatment, and the state’s only Level III neonatal intensive care unit.

Behavioral health
We provide the only psychiatric emergency department in Alaska along with a full range of inpatient and outpatient adult and adolescent behavior health services. We also offer the only voluntary adult behavioral inpatient health unit in Anchorage.

Statistics of Interest
Employees of Providence Alaska Medical Center: 3,630
Active medical staff members: 541
Licensed beds: 371

Annual (2009 data):
Births: 2,867
Admissions: 17,306
Emergency department visits: 72,849
Average daily census: 256
Average inpatient length of stay: 5.45 days

Special Recognition
100 Best Companies designation, from Working Mother magazine (2005, 2006, 2009)

“Success By 6” work/family award, from United Way (2009)

“Get With The Guidelines” Gold Performance Achievement Award, from the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry (2009)

“Get With The Guidelines” Silver Performance Achievement Award, heart failure category, from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (2010)

Quality Achievement Award, from Mountain Pacific (2009)

Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program designation, from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons (2008-2011)

Full accreditation by The Joint Commission

Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification by The Joint Commission

Contact Us
For more information about physician opportunities with Providence Health & Services, please visit us online or contact:

Providence Physician Services & Development
psd@providence.org
866-504-8178

3200 Providence Drive • Anchorage, Alaska 99519
www.providence.org/alaska