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Hospitals in Alaska with the lowest time in emergency department

17 Alaska hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, Providence Seward Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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17 hospitals ranked in Alaska by time in emergency department; 8 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	162 min		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	1.00
1	Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak HospitalDillingham, AK · Critical access	98 min, 91st percentile	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	—	15	Compare Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital
2	Providence Kodiak Island Medical CenterKodiak, AK · Critical access	109 min, 83rd percentile	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	—	25	Compare Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
3	Providence Seward HospitalSeward, AK · Critical access	114 min, 79th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	Compare Providence Seward Hospital
4	Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · Acute care	122 min, 72nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.1%, 14th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.67, 1st percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	167	Compare Alaska Native Medical Center
5	673Rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)Jber, AK · Military	124 min, 71st percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare 673Rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
6	Petersburg Medical CenterPetersburg, AK · Critical access	126 min, 69th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	—	12	Compare Petersburg Medical Center
7	Providence Valdez Medical CenterValdez, AK · Critical access	128 min, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	Compare Providence Valdez Medical Center
T8	PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical CenterKetchikan, AK · Critical access	130 min, 65th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	—	25	Compare PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center
T8	Cordova Community Medical CenterCordova, AK · Critical access	130 min, 65th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	Compare Cordova Community Medical Center
10	Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer, AK · Acute care	134 min, 62nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	15.3%, 3rd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.82, 98th percentile	74	Compare Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
11	Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage, AK · Acute care	135 min, 61st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	250	Compare Alaska Regional Hospital
12	South Peninsula HospitalHomer, AK · Critical access	137 min, 59th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	—	22	Compare South Peninsula Hospital
13	Bassett ACH (Ft Wainwright)Fort Wainwright, AK · Military	139 min, 57th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Bassett ACH (Ft Wainwright)
14	Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · Acute care	146 min, 52nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	0.83, 97th percentile	49	Compare Central Peninsula General Hospital
15	Bartlett Regional HospitalJuneau, AK · Acute care	169 min, 36th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	10.4%, 62nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.81, 98th percentile	57	Compare Bartlett Regional Hospital
16	Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · Acute care	172 min, 34th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	15.7%, 2nd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.79, 99th percentile	162	Compare Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
17	Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · Acute care	181 min, 29th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	13.7%, 97th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	401	Compare Providence Alaska Medical Center

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate: Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).