Providence Alaska Medical Center
| Providence Alaska Medical Center | |||||||||||
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| Providence Health & Services | |||||||||||
View of the hospital's main entrance in 2010. | |||||||||||
| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°11′18″N 149°49′08″W / 61.18833°N 149.81889°W | ||||||||||
| Organization | |||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Washington | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 401 | ||||||||||
| Helipads | |||||||||||
| Helipad | FAA LID: AK38 | ||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1937 (as Providence Hospital in downtown Anchorage) 1962 (present location) | ||||||||||
| Links | |||||||||||
| Website | alaska | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Alaska | ||||||||||
Providence Alaska Medical Center is Alaska's largest hospital by revenue and number of beds. It has 401 beds, 1190 nurses and more than 850 physicians on staff. It is often ranked the largest private employer in Alaska. It is located at 3200 Providence Drive in Anchorage, Alaska, across the street from the main campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission.