Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital | 98 min, 91st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital |
| 2 | Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center | 109 min, 83rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center |
| 3 | Providence Seward Hospital | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 54.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Providence Seward Hospital |
| 4 | Alaska Native Medical Center | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Alaska Native Medical Center |
| 5 | 673Rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson) | 124 min, 71st percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | — | Compare 673Rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson) |
| 6 | Petersburg Medical Center | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Petersburg Medical Center |
| 7 | Providence Valdez Medical Center | 128 min, 67th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 63.0%, 26th percentile | Compare Providence Valdez Medical Center |
| T8 | PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 55.0%, 27th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center |
| T8 | Cordova Community Medical Center | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | Compare Cordova Community Medical Center |
| 10 | Mat-Su Regional Medical Center | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 51.0%, 14th percentile | Compare Mat-Su Regional Medical Center |
| 11 | Alaska Regional Hospital | 135 min, 61st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 47.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Alaska Regional Hospital |
| 12 | South Peninsula Hospital | 137 min, 59th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | Compare South Peninsula Hospital |
| 13 | Bassett ACH (Ft Wainwright) | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | — | Compare Bassett ACH (Ft Wainwright) |
| 14 | Central Peninsula General Hospital | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 19.0%, 1st percentile | Compare Central Peninsula General Hospital |
| 15 | Bartlett Regional Hospital | 169 min, 36th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare Bartlett Regional Hospital |
| 16 | Fairbanks Memorial Hospital | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Fairbanks Memorial Hospital |
| 17 | Providence Alaska Medical Center | 181 min, 29th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 68.0%, 32nd percentile | 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.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.