Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage

3200 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 562-2211
www.providence.org/alaska/pamc/default.htm
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings

The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Religiously operated
Total beds: 364
Administrator:
Parent system: Providence Health & Services
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (child)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (child)
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Help with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 17,002
Inpatient surgeries: 5,354
Outpatient visits: 325,405
Outpatient surgeries: 7,465
Emergency room visits: 65,633
Births: 2,489
Beds: 364

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
N/A
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Total full-time faculty:
N/A
Total part-time faculty:
N/A

Notes

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated June 2009.

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