Alaska hospitals: 25 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 25 Medicare-certified hospitals in Alaska in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Editorial note: Alaska is a state where source-cited public-data coverage is materially thinner than national averages — Fonteum prioritizes full provenance + state context here.
Alaska hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Alaska’s 25 Medicare-certified hospitals.
By hospital type
| Critical Access Hospitals | 13 |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 8 |
| Acute Care - Department of Defense | 2 |
| Psychiatric | 2 |
By ownership
| Tribal | 6 |
| Government - Local | 5 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Church | 3 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 3 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 2 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 1 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 5 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 1 |
| 1 of 5 ★ | 1 |
Hospitals in Alaska, ranked by CMS overall rating
8 of 25 Alaska hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 2.88 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Regional Hospital | Juneau | 5 / 5 |
| Alaska Native Medical Center | Anchorage | 3 / 5 |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital | Fairbanks | 3 / 5 |
| Mat-su Regional Medical Center | Palmer | 3 / 5 |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center | Anchorage | 3 / 5 |
| Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium | Sitka | 3 / 5 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | Anchorage | 2 / 5 |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital | Soldotna | 1 / 5 |
| 673rd Medical Group (joint Base Elmendorf-richardson) | Jber | — |
| Alaska Psychiatric Institute | Anchorage | — |
| Bassett Ach (ft Wainwright) | Fort Wainwright | — |
| Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital | Dillingham | — |
| Cordova Community Medical Center | Cordova | — |
| Maniilaq Health Center | Kotzebue | — |
| North Star Hospital | Anchorage | — |
| Norton Sound Regional Hospital | Nome | — |
| Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center | Ketchikan | — |
| Petersburg Medical Center | Petersburg | — |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Ctr | Kodiak | — |
| Providence Seward Hospital | Seward | — |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center | Valdez | — |
| Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital | Barrow | — |
| Searhc Wrangell Medical Center & Ltc | Wrangell | — |
| South Peninsula Hospital | Homer | — |
| Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Reg Hospital | Bethel | — |
Alaska hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Alaska?
- 25 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Alaska as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 8 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 2.88 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Alaska have?
- Alaska's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 96.0% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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