Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center

Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center stands as the only hospital on Kodiak Island and provides a wide range of health care services with 25 acute care beds, including four birthing suites for expectant mothers, two beds for intensive care, and two beds for psychiatric care, which comes in handy for those who need extra attention or special circumstances, and the hospital carries a critical access designation from The Joint Commission, which means it covers emergency services and is equipped as a Level IV trauma center by the State of Alaska, and the hospital uses general practitioners and visiting specialists such as Dr. Hans Ulrich Tschersich and Dr. John P. Dohrman to take care of most medical needs, offering diagnosis and treatments for lots of different conditions. Radiology services are available with professionals using advanced machines like an MRI and a 64-slice CT, so patients can get clear scans and images when doctors need them, and there's also ENT care for sore throats, runny noses, hoarse voices, and ear infections. Patients can find care across cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, orthopedics, pediatrics, maternity, primary care, urgent care, palliative care, and same-day care, and there are palliative care programs and support for advance care planning for those thinking about long-term or whole-person care. The hospital offers plenty of help with billing through online tools, price estimates, and a "Help Paying Your Bill" service, making it a little easier to keep track of costs and payments, and the Providence App and MyChart let folks schedule appointments, see their health records, pay bills, and even get care virtually, which seems to make things more organized for people who may not make it in person. The staff works with both regular and visiting specialists, focusing on everything from newborn and children's health, to handling tough conditions like cancer and heart disease, to urgent and emergency needs, and since the hospital covers so many different areas and offers both in-person and online care, locals don't have to leave Kodiak Island for most of their medical needs.