Providence Alaska Medical Center

Providence Alaska Medical Center sits in Anchorage and has 401 beds, and the place covers a lot from urgent care to big specialty areas like cancer, heart care, and orthopedics, so if you need a doctor fast they have same-day care, scheduled visits, and even can see you by phone through virtual care, and it's easy to get hooked up through the MyChart portal for appointments or online bill pay and to get price estimates or help with your bills, and the hospital's built for wheelchair access everywhere with air conditioning and valet service plus easy onsite parking and restrooms, things like that. They do a bunch of services for people who have diabetes or need nutrition advice, or those struggling with chronic health conditions, and the Alaska Vein Clinic is there for people with vein trouble like varicose veins or leg pain, and they'll do advanced treatments like ablation or sclerotherapy if you need it. The center has a lot going on-oncology with national accreditation through the American College of Radiology, radiation oncology, a sleep disorder center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a big NICU for babies, maternity care, a Children's Hospital right inside the building, and lots more kid-focused services including an emergency care center just for children added in 2018. They have a Level II trauma center, Alaska's biggest emergency room, and they're part of Providence Health & Services in Alaska, so they work with other centers and help with telemedicine across the state. You'll find inpatient care, outpatient options, adult and adolescent mental health treatment, substance abuse recovery for folks both young and old, bariatric services, critical care, and the Alaska CARES program, and if you need imaging, surgery, rehab, or anything that's family medicine or primary care, they've got departments ready for it. Billing support folks can help you pay bills, set up price estimates, or organize online payments, and the EHR transition means your medical records are managed electronically so doctors see your whole history. There's a heliport marked FAA LID: AK38 for emergency flights, and right now, they're in the middle of a big expansion adding more for mothers, children, surgery, and pharmacy, and this state's only Level III NICU is here. The place has parking, restrooms, air that stays cool, and is built for people to come and go easily, covering people who need constant help or are just dropping by with a new ache or little worry, and while it's the largest place of its kind in Alaska, it works like a small city designed to deliver all kinds of health services in one large, busy building.